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- However, there’s always room for improvement, and one area that still frustrates me as an Android user is the process of migrating to a new phone.
- After using the past few generations of iPhones, I’ve noticed how excellently seamless and straightforward Apple’s iPhone migration process is, and it’s one of the first things I miss when I switch back to Android flagships.
- Google, it’s 2026, and it’s high time you copied Apple’s simplicity in migration.
- What do you think about Android's backup and restore process?0 votesIt’s perfect: Everything transfers exactly as it was on my old phone. NaN%It’s good, but imperfect: Most things move over, but I still have to log into apps. NaN%It’s hit-or-miss: It works well within the same brand, but breaks across different ones. NaN%It’s broken: I’ve lost photos, messages, or data during a transfer. NaN%Apple gets iPhone-to-iPhone transfers just rightAamir Siddiqui / Android AuthorityIf you’re jumping between Android and iOS, you’ll have a headache-inducing experience.
- But for Apple users who are switching from one iPhone to another iPhone, Apple has made the data transfer experience mind-bogglingly easy. You have to place your new iPhone next to your old one, and iOS will transfer practically everything by itself — including messages, photos, all your apps and their sign-in states (really!!!), your passwords, your home screen, and everything else.
