How to Switch from Android to iPhone [before/after Setup]

Liam Miller
Jul 07, 2025 / Updated by Liam Miller to iPhone

To get a seamless iOS ecosystem, more and more people are switching from Android to iPhone, such as those who have moved from Samsung to iPhone, Google Pixel to iPhone, and OnePlus to iPhone, among others. The good news is that moving contacts, photos, videos, and apps is easier than you think. You can keep all your important data and memories on a new iPhone with the proper steps.

What You Need to Prepare

How to Move from Android to iPhone [Anytime & Flexible]

Compared with the Move to iOS app, allows users to transfer contacts, messages, videos, music, photos, and other types of data after setup. You can preview, edit, and select multiple files before transferring data. It is also time-saving to move data in GBs to an iPhone. Simply connect your Android and iPhone to the Windows computer using USB cables. Later, you can transfer everything from an Android to an iPhone quickly.

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Step 1.Open AnyRec PhoneMover. Connect your Android and iPhone to PC via USB cables. Or you can scan the QR code to transfer data from Android to iPhone wirelessly. Follow the on-screen instructions to access phone data.

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Step 2.Select your Android's name from the top dropdown list. Now, click the file types in the left panel. You can select everything or choose specific files for going from Android to iPhone.

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Step 3.Double-click to preview any file you want. After selecting files, click the "Export to Device" button at the top. Choose your iPhone's name. Now you can export Android data to an iPhone.

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How to Switch from Android to iPhone [During iPhone Setup]

If you purchased a new iPhone and want to switch data from your old Android phone, Apple's Move to iOS app is also a good choice. You can transfer photos, MMS, SMS, contacts, albums, videos, bookmarks, call history, and some free apps available on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. The Move to iOS transferring time depends on the total data size and Wi-Fi speed. To be more specific, it takes over 30 minutes to transfer phone files exceeding 30GB. Now, let's see how to transfer all data from Android to iPhone completely.

Step 1.When you get a new iPhone, you should set up the language, network, password, and other settings. Once you see Apps & Data, tap the "Move Data from Android" button. Then search for and download the Move to iOS app from the Google Play Store on Android.

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Step 2.Go to the Find Your Code screen and tap the "Continue" button. A code will be generated on your screen. Enter the code on your Android phone and tap the "Connect" button. This will create a temporary Wi-Fi connection, which you should use to transfer your data.

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Step 3.On your iPhone's "Transfer Data" screen, select from Messages, Contacts, Calendar, Google Account, Camera Roll, WhatsApp, and Accessibility Settings. Tap the "Continue" button to move on. When the "Transfer Complete" screen appears on your iPhone, tap the "Done" button to migrate Android to iPhone.

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Quick Solutions to Transfer Data from Android to iPhone

If you want to transfer specific files without resetting iPhone, you can use AnyRec PhoneMover or follow steps below quickly. Some cloud services and built-in app transfer functions can do Android to iOS movement partially. Read and check the Android switching to iPhone tips.

Transfer WhatsApp Chats to iPhone

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Conclusion

Different people have different answers to the "Is iPhone better than Android?" question. But when you decide to switch from Android to iPhone 16 and later, you have made the choice. You can use Move to iOS to switch from Android to new iPhone during setup. But if you want to transfer data from Android to iPhone after setup, using AnyRec PhoneMover is a better choice. You can select, organize, preview, edit, and transfer phone files from Android (or Windows, iPad, another iPhone) to iPhone without data loss.

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