Move content from your Android phone to iPhone

MikkA · September 17, 2014

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You can move your email, contacts, and calendars to your iPhone in a few ways.

Add email accounts

Use an app

Sign in to social media

Add email accounts

If you have multiple email accounts or use a different email address for your Apple ID, you can still get your email, contacts, and calendars on your iPhone. Just add each email account to your iPhone, and choose to include your contacts and calendars.

Or when you set up your iPhone for the first time, you can use your existing email account for your Apple ID. During the setup process, you can choose to include any contacts, calendars, or notes that are associated with that email account.

Use an app

If you saved your contacts and calendars to your Android phone, you can usually move them to your iPhone with a data-transferring app. Many apps can even transfer your data over WiFi, so you won't need to connect your phone to a computer. You can find several data-transferring apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play store, depending on your country. Here are some examples of data-transferring apps:

Copy My Data for iOS and Android
AT&T Mobile Transfer for iOS and Android

Just go to the App Store on your iPhone, find the app you want to use, and install it. If you also need to install the app on your Android phone, download it from the Google Play store. The app will walk you through the steps to transfer your contacts and calendars.

Sign in to social media

If you store your contacts and calendars in a social media account like Facebook, Twitter, or Weibo, you can use the apps to get them on your iPhone. Follow these steps:

Go to the App Store on your iPhone and install the Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo, or other social media app.
Go to Settings, and tap Facebook or Twitter.
Sign in with your account name and password.
Turn on Calendars and Contacts.

Get help

If you need help moving your email, contacts, and calendars to your iPhone, contact Apple Support.

PHOTOs and VIDEOs

Use an app

Use iTunes

Use an app

An easy way to move photos and videos to your iPhone is with a data-transferring app. Many apps can even transfer your files over WiFi, so you won't need to connect your phone to a computer. You can find several data-transferring apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play store, depending on your country. Here are some examples of data-transferring apps:

Copy My Data for iOS and Android
PhotoSync for iOS and Android
AT&T Mobile Transfer for iOS and Android

Just go to the App Store on your iPhone, find the app you want to use, and install it. If you also need to install the app on your Android phone, download it from the Google Play store. The app should walk you through the steps to transfer your photos and videos.

After you move your photos and videos, you can find them on your iPhone in Photos > Albums.

Use a computer with iTunes

You can move photos and videos to your iPhone using iTunes on a Mac or PC. Just find the photos and videos on your Android phone, move them to your computer, and sync them to iTunes. Follow these steps:

Connect your Android phone to your computer and find your photos and videos. On most devices, you can find these files in DCIM > Camera. If you’re using a Mac, install Android File Transfer. Then go to Android File Transfer > DCIM > Camera.
Choose the photos and videos that you want to move. Drag them to a folder on your computer.
Unplug your Android phone and connect your iPhone to your computer.
Open iTunes on your computer and click your iPhone.
Click Photos, select the “Sync Photos from” checkbox, and choose the folder where you saved your photos. If you’re also moving videos, select “Include Videos.”
Click Apply.

After you move your photos and videos, you can find them on your iPhone in Photos > Albums.

Get help

If you need help moving your photos and videos to your iPhone, contact Apple Support.

MUSIC

Install a streaming music app

If you use a streaming service like Pandora or Beats Music, you can play music on your iPhone without moving anything. Just go to the App Store, find the app for the service you use, and install it. Sign in with your user name and password.

Import music files to your iPhone

You can also move music that you saved to your Android phone. Just import it from your Android phone to a computer using iTunes, and then sync iTunes to your iPhone. Follow these steps:

Connect your Android phone to your computer and find your music. On most devices, you’ll find these files in Music. If you’re using a Mac, install Android File Transfer, and then go to Android File Transfer > Music.
Select the songs you want to move, and drag them to a new folder on your computer.
Open iTunes on your computer, go to your Library, and click Music.
Open the folder where you put your music files, and drag them to the Music view in iTunes.
Click iPhone, and click Music. You can choose to sync your entire library, or select only the songs or artists you just added
Click Sync. You can find your music on your iPhone in the Music app.

Now that your music is on your iPhone and your computer, you can set up iTunes to sync automatically over WiFi. Then you’ll have all of your music on both devices without having to do anything else.

Get help

If you need help moving music to your iPhone, contact Apple Support.

BOOKs and PDFs

Import ePub books and PDFs

To move ePub books and PDFs that you saved to your Android phone:

Connect your Android phone to your computer and find your books and PDFs. On most devices, you’ll find these files in Documents. If you’re using a Mac, install Android File Transfer, and then go to Android File Transfer > Documents.
Choose the books and PDFs that you want to move, and drag them to a folder on your computer.
Drag the books and PDFs into your library. On a Mac, go to iBooks > List, and drag your books there. On a PC, go to iTunes > Books.
Open iTunes on your computer. Click iPhone, click Books, select the Sync Books checkbox, and click Sync.

You can find your books and PDFs on your iPhone in iBooks > Books or iBooks > PDFs.

Access your eBooks from other apps

If you downloaded ebooks using Kindle, Nook, or Google Play Books, you can access them on your iPhone. Just install the Kindle, Nook, or Google Play Books apps from the App Store, and sign in with your user name and password.

Get help

If you need help moving books and PDFs to your iPhone, contact Apple Support.

DOCUEMENTs

To move documents to your iPhone, you need to install the right app, set up iCloud, move the documents to your computer, and upload them to iCloud.

Install the Pages, Keynote, and Numbers apps

Before you get started, go to the App Store on your iPhone and install the Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for iOS apps. If you purchased your iPhone after September 2013, you can install these apps for free.

Set up iCloud

When you turn on your new iPhone, the setup assistant will help you turn on iCloud on your phone. If you skipped the setup process, you can turn on iCloud manually:

Go to Settings > iCloud and tap Account. Sign in with your Apple ID. If you don’t have an Apple ID, you cancreate one.
Go back to Settings and choose the app you uploaded the files to. Tap Use iCloud.

Then, set up iCloud on your Mac or your PC.

Move your documents to your computer

Connect your Android phone to your computer and find your documents. On most devices, you’ll find these files in Documents. If you’re using a Mac, install Android File Transfer, and then go to Android File Transfer > Documents.
Drag or copy the documents to a folder on your computer.

Upload your documents to iCloud

On your computer, go to iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID.
Click an app on iCloud.com: Pages, Numbers, or Keynote. To move Microsoft Word files, choose Pages. For Excel files, choose Numbers. For PowerPoint files, choose Keynote.
Drag the files from your computer to the app on iCloud.com.

You can now open, edit, and save your documents on your computer and your iPhone. When you make changes to those documents on your Mac or iPhone, they’ll update automatically to all of your Apple devices. (If you’re using Windows, you need to drag your files to the app on iCloud.com to update them to your iPhone.)

Get help

If you need help moving documents to your iPhone, contact Apple Support.

APPs

You’ll probably find the apps you’re already using on the App Store. Go to the App Store, search for the apps you have now, and install them. Then sign in with your user name and password.

THIS POST WAS TAKEN FROM SUPPORT.APPLE.COM