{"id":24340,"date":"2015-12-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2015\/12\/17\/how-to-move-from-apple-to-android-mobile-devices\/"},"modified":"2015-12-17T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T16:00:00","slug":"how-to-move-from-apple-to-android-mobile-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/how-to-move-from-apple-to-android-mobile-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move from Apple to Android Mobile Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5076\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/moving_from_apple_to_andr_110988_205463.jpg\" alt=\"moving_from_apple_to_andr_110988_205463\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Apple jealously guards its ecosystem. That\u2019s been true since the first Macs rolled off the assembly line, and some people love it. Others, however, find it a bit restrictive. If you\u2019re one of those and have been eyeing the freedom and flexibility of the Android platform, but you don\u2019t want to lose all your contacts and important data, you\u2019re in luck! There are ways of getting (most of) your critical data out of the Apple ecosystem and into an Android device. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p>The first thing you\u2019ll want to do is to get a Google account, because you\u2019ll need one. You don\u2019t necessarily have to have a Gmail account, but it certainly wouldn\u2019t hurt, so that part\u2019s up to you. One way or another though, you need a Google account in anticipation of the move.<\/p>\n<p>On your Apple device itself, everything revolves around the iCloud. On your Apple device, log into your iCloud account and toggle \u201con\u201d all the things you\u2019d like to move to your planned Android device. Specifically, look at your Contacts, Bookmarks and photos\/videos.<\/p>\n<p>Of the three, contacts are the easiest. If you\u2019re planning to use Chrome on your new device, then it\u2019s all done for you. Even better, you can download and start using Chrome on your Apple device, importing all your bookmarks before you even move. They\u2019ll be there waiting for you when you boot up your new Android smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>Contacts are also pretty easy to move, although it\u2019s a two-step process. Once they\u2019re on the cloud, you need to go to the iCloud website, click the little \u201cgear\u201d icon and export your contacts to vCard. Then, log into your Google account and import from vCard. That\u2019s it! Note that if you already have a Gmail account, you may have some cleanup to do, because you\u2019ll probably have some duplicate entries, but the good news here is that this is a one-time thing.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and videos are pretty straightforward too, because you can get the Google Photos app on your Apple device, so do that before the move, and log in with your Google account, importing all your photos and videos to that app. They\u2019ll be waiting for you when you install the app on your new Android, and you won\u2019t lose a thing.<\/p>\n<p>Your apps themselves are another matter. The Google Play store has a big listing of apps, but of course, there\u2019s no overlap between Google\u2019s and Apple\u2019s stores, so there\u2019s no way of proving that you\u2019ve paid for an app in the Apple store to get credit for it in Google\u2019s. If you\u2019ve got any paid apps, you\u2019ll have to repurchase them in the Google Play store, or find a free alternative. Even so, the tips above can see you transferring most of your important data over, without missing a beat! If you have any questions, problems or concerns about the transfer, seek the advice of an IT professional who can help guide you to ensure that you don\u2019t miss or lose anything when making the switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple jealously guards its ecosystem. That\u2019s been true since the first Macs rolled off the assembly line, and some people love it. Others, however, find it a bit restrictive. 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