Android to iPhone

Cacran

I have just got a new (to me ) iPhone 7.



I was hoping to transfer all my photos, videos etc. to the new phone but don't know how to. I decided to transfer them to my laptop but all my pictures etc. have not gone on to the laptop and I don't know why. 

I thought to put them all on a CD so I did not lose any but am told that CD's are a thing of the past.

I have been told to put them on a data stick. I have looked at these and there are various GB sizes. Which should I go for?

If I put them onto a data stick, can I add more onto the stick at a later date? 

 

MikeJXE

Simple !!!  theres an app for that. In iphone App Store and google play store there is an app to transfer from one to the other 

TadleyBaggie

Be aware that the iPhone 7 cannot run the latest iOS release and is limited to iOS 15. Eventually (in a few years) software developers will not allow installs onto iPhones below a certain OS version.

MikeJXE

You already have the phone so no point thinking what ios runs on it. Apple are great phones and I have helped many of my friends to switch. 

TadleyBaggie

just making them aware that stuff they do today may suddenly stop working...

Abbafan1972

MikeJXE said:

Simple !!!  theres an app for that. In iphone App Store and google play store there is an app to transfer from one to the other 

What is it called? 

frugalmacdugal

Hi,

is your Android Samsung, it has a Smart Switch App.

googler

Whatever you do, keep more than one copy of your photos. 

1. Copy (copy, do not move) them to the laptop

Connect the phone with a USB lead. In Windows File Explorer, navigate to the phone (it should appear in the top level list of folders under This PC) and open it with a double-click. You will have photos on your phone's memory, on an SD card within the phone, or both. 

When you open the phone, you should be presented with two folders - Card and Phone. Pick whichever is appropriate, or both in turn, and select DCIM, then Camera. You should then have a directory list with all the photos

Choose Select All from menu, or Ctrl+A and COPY, either from the menu or with Ctrl+C. 

Create a folder on the PC hard drive, and Paste these photos into it. Repeat if needed for both Card and Phone locations 

2.  Get a USB stick, an SD card, or other USB hard drive and connect that to the PC. Copy the photos from either the phone or from your PC drive to this. 

You should now have your photos in three locations - phone, PC hard drive and backup stick/card/drive. Double check that you have

It's now safe to play around with transferring photos from Android phone to iPhone, because whatever happens, you have two other copies of them. If things go wrong, you can get them from one of these sources.     

facade

googler said:

Whatever you do, keep more than one copy of your photos. 

1. Copy (copy, do not move) them to the laptop

Connect the phone with a USB lead. In Windows File Explorer, navigate to the phone (it should appear in the top level list of folders under This PC) and open it with a double-click. You will have photos on your phone's memory, on an SD card within the phone, or both. 

When you open the phone, you should be presented with two folders - Card and Phone. Pick whichever is appropriate, or both in turn, and select DCIM, then Camera. You should then have a directory list with all the photos

Choose Select All from menu, or Ctrl+A and COPY, either from the menu or with Ctrl+C. 

Create a folder on the PC hard drive, and Paste these photos into it. Repeat if needed for both Card and Phone locations 

2.  Get a USB stick, an SD card, or other USB hard drive and connect that to the PC. Copy the photos from either the phone or from your PC drive to this. 

You should now have your photos in three locations - phone, PC hard drive and backup stick/card/drive. Double check that you have

It's now safe to play around with transferring photos from Android phone to iPhone, because whatever happens, you have two other copies of them. If things go wrong, you can get them from one of these sources.     

On my android phone, after plugging in the USB I have to

open up settings (the cog icon)

then select "connected devices"

then select USB

then pick USE USB FOR  file transfer

to gain access to the  photos, otherwise windows helpfully says "something went wrong"

portersdelgadillo

Cacran said:

I have just got a new (to me ) iPhone 7.



I was hoping to transfer all my photos, videos etc. to the new phone but don't know how to. I decided to transfer them to my laptop but all my pictures etc. have not gone on to the laptop and I don't know why. 

I thought to put them all on a CD so I did not lose any but am told that CD's are a thing of the past.

I have been told to put them on a data stick. I have looked at these and there are various GB sizes. Which should I go for?

If I put them onto a data stick, can I add more onto the stick at a later date? 

 

There are a few different ways to transfer data from Android to iPhone, but one of the easiest methods is to use an app like Move to iOS. This app is available for free on the App Store, and it will help you quickly and easily transfer your data from Android to iPhone.

droopsnoot

One thing to keep in mind - which surprised me when I got an iPhone recently (a 6S, so someone else who isn't interested in buying the latest and greatest) is that you can't just connect the iPhone to your PC and drag your photos across to it once you've copied them from the Android phone. That frustrated me a lot, either having to get an app, or go via "the cloud" in some way just to copy files between two devices that are connected via a cable.