Apple has long taught all of its customers that every year after the presentation of a new iPhone, you should start saving money for its purchase. In general, in our time, people are increasingly changing their smartphones to newer ones. In this regard, the issue of transferring data from one iPhone to another is becoming more and more relevant. We will talk about how you can do this later in the article. Let's figure it out. Go!
In total, there are two ways to transfer information from one iPhone to another:
- Through iCloud.
- Via iTunes.
ICloud data transfer
The first method is perhaps preferable because of its simplicity. First, you need to upload all the data from your iPhone to the iCloud cloud. Open "Preferences" and select "iCloud" from the list. In the window that opens, click on "Storage and copies". Next, in the "Backup" section, activate the item "Copy to iCloud", and then click "Create a copy".
After the transfer of all data to the cloud is completed, you can clean up your smartphone. This is done by resetting the settings. Please note that the default cloud storage size is not large, and therefore all data may not fit. Make sure all information fits into the cloud before you reset your iPhone.
Now you can grab a brand new iPhone and load data into it. When you start your device for the first time, click Recover from iCloud Copy in the iPhone Settings window. Next, you will need to enter the data for authorization and select the desired backup of the device (most likely, this is the last one). After that, the transfer of information from the cloud to the new iPhone will start.
Once the process is complete, the phone will reboot. The system will continue to install applications for a while. This is fine, especially if there are many applications.
Transferring data via iTunes
We figured out the first method, now let's move on to the second. If for some reason the option of moving data through the iCloud service did not suit you, you can achieve the same result using iTunes.
First of all, connect your smartphone to your computer and open iTunes. After the program finds your device, go to it and in the "Backups" block, check "This computer". Next, click on "Create a copy now". In the window that appears, you will be asked to select the parameters for its creation. In it, select "With copies of programs." Once the process is complete, you will see a record of the last backup of the device.
Now you can reset your old iPhone and start transferring information to your new one. To do this, at the first start in the "iPhone Settings" window, select "Restore from a copy of iTunes". A window will open in the program in which you can select the desired save (do not forget to connect a new iPhone to your computer beforehand). Once the transfer is complete, iTunes will sync with your device.
It may happen that an error message appears in the process stating that some objects cannot be moved because you have not authorized the operation on this computer. In this case, go to the program menu and select the "Authorize this computer ..." item. After entering this data, the problem should go away.
Alternative way
There is a third, alternative way, but it involves the use of third-party tools. You will need to download a special utility to your computer that will allow you to work with the contents of the iPhone. These utilities include the file managers iTools, iFile, iPhoneBrowser and some others.
In general, this approach is no different from the previous one, only a third-party program is used instead of the "native" Aytyuns. If the interface of any of these utilities is more to your liking than the interface of iTunes, then this method is for you.
Now you can easily transfer information from iPhone to iPhone in any way you like. Write in the comments if this article helped you, and ask your questions on the topic considered.
Photos and videos are a part of our life. They allow you to quickly fill in the gaps in memory and reproduce certain moments with a few touches on the display. Therefore, their storage is of paramount importance. There are quite a few ways to transfer photos and videos from one iOS device to another, and in this article we will talk about some of them.
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Of course, it will be the easiest option, but at the same time other data, such as music, contacts, and so on, will be moved along with photos and videos. What if you only need to move your photos and videos? There are many solutions, as always.
Upload all photos and videos to iCloud Music Library
Automatic upload of the entire library to the "cloud" iCloud solves problems with the storage and movement of photos and videos. The process is completely automatic, and every new moment of life immediately appears in its own storage on a remote Apple server, and then on all user's devices associated with one account.
Setting up such a system is very simple - on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, open Settings → Apple ID (topmost section)→ iCloud → Photo and activate the switch opposite the item " ICloud Music Library».
True, all this joy will last exactly until it runs out 5 free gigabytes cloud storage allocated by Apple. As an option - to purchase additional space - not so high, and the ecosystem created by Cupertinos will work practically without restrictions, because the cloud still stores backups of all devices, documents and other data.
If there is no desire to buy something in addition, then, as one of the temporary measures, optimization of the content for the displays of iOS devices can serve, instead of the original file size, although in most cases this option turns out to be useless due to the huge number of saved photos and videos on the device ...
Use third-party cloud storage, for example, Google Photo or Yandex.Disk
Alternatively, use third-party cloud storage like (unlimited space for free + the program allows you to delete photos and videos uploaded to the "cloud" from the device), Yandex.Disk, and so on, which often have a more loyal policy and provide more free space at no cost ...
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AirDrop technology (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi data transfer) is great for transferring data between iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac. The data transfer rate is quite decent.
Transfer from iPhone to iPhone
Apple has implemented the AirDrop function as conveniently as possible.
1 ... Make sure both iPhones have Bluetooth modules turned on.
2 ... On the receiving device, open Control point, tap the widget with wireless interfaces, and then click on the AirDrop button and select the desired option « For all" or " For contacts only».
On the iPhone (iPad) from which the photo or video will be sent:
4 ... Open the application " Photo».
5 ... Tap on the button " Select" in the upper right corner.
6 ... Highlight the files of interest.
8 ... Instead of the AirDrop icon, a list of available contacts for sending content will appear. Select the required contact from the list, after which the transfer of photos and videos to another iPhone (iPad, Mac) will begin.
Transfer Photos and Videos from iPhone (iPad) to Mac
On your Mac, open the stock File Explorer and select AirDrop from the left side menu. All you have to do is press the button " Turn on bluetooth"(If it is disabled) and send files from iPhone or any other iOS gadget using the method described above.
In case the AirDrop item is missing from the side menu, go to the menu Finder → Settings(or press the keyboard shortcut Command (⌘) + comma (,)). There open the tab " Sidebar"And in the section" Side Menu Items»Check the box next to AirDrop.
Download photos and videos from iPhone to computer (Windows or Mac) and then from computer to new iPhone
In addition to the fashionable wireless transfer of photos and videos between devices, there is an older one - transmission via cable. Since direct cable transfer between iOS devices is not supported by Apple, a computer is used as an intermediate link.
After the necessary photos and videos are on the computer, transfer (copy) them to a new iPhone or iPad using any of the following methods:
- Uploading photos and videos from a computer to cloud services, for example, or Yandex.Disk. After the photos and videos are uploaded to the "cloud", all that remains is to download the corresponding iOS applications to the new iPhone.
- Copy photos and videos from computer to iPhone using iTunes application. Instructions: and.
- Transferring photos using third-party applications, for example,.
- Send photos and videos from computer to iPhone by e-mail (e-mail).
How to transfer photos and videos from one iPhone (iPad) to another using USB flash drives and adapters
On the official Apple website, you can find a fairly large range of accessories, thanks to which you can transfer photos and videos directly to a USB flash drive or SD card.
Attention! Requires iOS 9.2 or later.
- Lightning to USB adapter for connecting a camera (2,390 rubles). Allows you to connect a camera or USB flash drive to an iPhone. Data transfer is carried out according to the USB 2.0 specification.
Third-party manufacturers also release various flash drives for iOS devices that allow you to store or transfer data, for example, and others.
Today, many people own not one, but several smartphones. Often completely different, for example, an iPhone and something based on Android. But, unfortunately, not everyone knows that data on these devices can be synchronized. We propose to fill this gap and figure out how and with the help of what synchronization is performed, as well as the transfer of user information from iOS to Android.
Transferring contacts via Gmail
There are three easy steps to transfer contacts from iPhone to Android:
- Create an account on the mail service Gmail.
- Add it to the list of accounts in the Mail app on iOS.
- Turn on the sync function in the app. The address book will be automatically copied to any Android device where you log in with this account.
How to do it:
- After registering your mailbox on Gmail, launch the Mail application on your iPhone. Select "Google" from the list of accounts.
- Tap Add Account.
- Fill out a new profile: enter your name, email address and password.
- Click "Save".
- Turn on contact synchronization in the mail settings and turn it off in iCloud (the phone book must be saved at the same time).
- Set your Gmail account as the default mail account.
After that, the selected data will be synchronized through the Google servers. If you use this email as an Android account, the address book will be copied to your device automatically. True, some addresses and numbers may be duplicated. But this, you see, is not a particularly serious problem.
The method works on both old (for example, iPhone 4) and new Apple gadgets.
Export contacts to Android via iCloud
The second way to transfer phone and address books from iPhone to Android is to use the iCloud service. Open it in a browser on a computer or mobile device, log in under your account and go to the "Contacts" section.
Highlight the desired addresses in the list (or, if you wish, all) and click on the gear-shaped icon, which is located in the lower left corner of the page. Select the "Export vCard" option.
Save the file in any convenient place.
Next, open the Google Contacts service in your browser, log in with your Gmail account, go to the "All contacts" and "More" menu. Select the "Import" option.
In the "Import contacts from other accounts" window, click "from vCard" and specify the path to the saved file.
Now go under the same account on Android and make sure that the data saved in the vCard database has been successfully transferred. By the way, vCard files can be transferred from one mobile gadget to another by connecting them, for example, via Bluetooth.
This option is also suitable for use on devices of different generations.
Importing contacts into Gmail from other mail services using Yandex as an example
If you did not use Gmail on your iPhone, but some other mail service, for example Yandex, to transfer contacts to Android, you will first have to export the Yandex address book to Google mail.
For this:
- Go to the "Contacts" section of your Yandex mailbox.
- The required option is in the "More" menu and is called "Save contacts to file".
- When saving, select the vCard format from the "Mail client" list.
- Next, import this file into Google Contacts using the instructions above.
Exporting contacts to other mail services is done in much the same way. The differences are extremely minor.
Transferring contacts via iTunes
To transfer an address book from an Apple gadget to Gmail, you can also use iTunes, having previously connected the device to the service.
After establishing the connection of iPhone or iPad with iTunes, open the "Information" section in the last menu. Check the box "Sync contacts with" and select "Google Contacts" from the drop-down list. Then check their availability on Android.
Importing music
To transfer music stored in your iTunes profile to your Android device, sync it with the Google Music cloud service.
To do this, install the "Google Play Music" mobile application on Android and log in with your Gmail account. In the "Where do you store your music collection" box, select iTunes. After uploading albums to the Google Music cloud, you can listen to them on your Android smartphone.
Unfortunately, the service can be used for free for only 4 months, for further subscription you will have to pay $ 9.99 monthly.
Importing photo albums
To transfer photos from iPhone to Android, it is also very convenient to use Google. More precisely, Google Photos cloud storage and social network Google+
Google photos
To use Google Photos, open the service page in a web browser or install the Google Photos app from the Appstore on your iPhone. Upload photos to it (drag them to the window or click the "Upload" button and select the necessary files from the catalog).
After that, the photos will be available to you on any Android smartphone or tablet. To get quick access to them, install a similar program on the device from. The browser version for a mobile gadget is not very convenient.
Google+
Those who have a Google+ account (and everyone who has a Gmail account) can use this social network to exchange multimedia data between all their devices.
If you are using the browser version of Google+, it is more convenient to switch to the classic view for uploading photos (the button is located at the bottom of the sidebar). In it, unlike the new one, the function of downloading multimedia files is in plain sight.
Click on the camera icon shown in the screenshot below.
In the "For whom" field, specify the users who will be able to view your photos, and once again click on the camera icon.
For convenience, you can install the Google+ mobile application on both iPhone and Android devices. It is available for free download on both the App Store and Google Play.
Can I Transfer Apps from iOS to Andriod?
One can only dream about the direct transfer of programs from one device to another, since, alas, it is impossible to implement this in practice. iOS and Android are too different platforms, and the same version of the application cannot work on both of them. However, you can get out of this situation without loss.
Many mobile software developers release their products for both platforms. This means that the likelihood that you will find familiar applications on Google Play is very high. Some of them (usually paid ones) have their own cloud services that allow you to synchronize files and settings on different gadgets. Others are local and will have to be configured from scratch. But files created in such a program on one device will open on another, so there is essentially nothing to worry about, because the main thing is that you will not lose anything.
If you have purchased a new iPhone model, there will always be a problem, because on the old one everything is so familiar, everything is familiar, and so much necessary information is stored: different photos, SMS, contacts, chats, applications synchronized in the right order, programs, videos, pictures, calendars, and most importantly passwords that would be useful in a new smartphone, but who remembers them. Therefore, buying a new device is a joy, and at the same time a tragedy and stress for many. How to convey information without experiencing a nervous breakdown is quite simple.
There are two options for how to transfer program data from iPhone to iPhone. Which one is right for you to decide. Each of them has its own pros and cons, which you will learn about now. I hope, after studying this article, you will know how to transfer information from an old smartphone to a new one on your own.
The iCloud program was developed by Apple specifically for iPhones and is installed on almost all iPhone devices 3, 3S, 4, 4S, 5, 5S, 6, 6S, 7, 7 plus and beyond.
This so-called "Cloud" program provides for the possibility of transferring, storing all information from the iPhone to the virtual Internet network to a special site, which only you have access to thanks to your ID and key. The process of transferring information from iPhone to another iPhone consists of the following steps.
Activating the iCloud app on iPhone
First, we check the presence of a WI-FI connection in the iPhone for working with the Internet. Next, we find out if the iCloud program is activated in the old iPhone. If for some reason it is not activated, then it must be turned on by going to the "Settings" menu of your smartphone. In the "Settings" menu, select the iCloud cloud function. In the screen that opens, we see the cloud settings, the amount of available storage, which is very important, since the transfer of information to the cloud can have a rather large volume of gigabytes and cannot fit on it, which may disappoint you.
To prevent this from happening, you must check the amount of information stored on it in the settings of your smartphone that will be transferred. The cloud can accommodate about 5 Gigabytes. If the transfer of data is larger than the specified volume, then first you need to expand the volume of the cloud by purchasing additional space. If this option is not beneficial to you, then keep in mind that you can only transfer the amount of data from the iphone to the cloud within 5 GB. For example, you can transfer ringtone from iPhone to iPhone, and the ringtone to iPhone is transferred completely free of charge.
We activate the program itself in the iCloud settings, if it is not activated, the icon should show "on". Then we activate all the sections of information that we want to transfer (photos, books, mail, contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, applications) - everything that you need to save and install in the new iPhone. To do this, opposite each section of information, drag the activation icon to the right (it should turn green).
If all the necessary sections of information are activated, click the "iCloud Drive" function, and a new window opens, in which we activate the specified function in the same way, allowing programs to copy and store documents, as well as data in the iCloud storage. Visually, it looks like this.
After the program is launched, activate the Find iPhone icon in order to subsequently find, lock or erase this iPhone, as well as prevent it from being erased or reactivated without your password.
Copying data to the cloud
Next, open the section "Storage and copies", it contains messages about the date and time of the last copying. In the backup that appears on the screen, enable the "Backup" icon. Note again that Keychain Access is turned off and Find My iPhone is turned on. Next, activate the "Backup to iCloud" process, and then tap the "Create a backup" command button below.
The stage of copying data and documents from your iPhone to the cloud storage has started. The screen will display information about the time and volume of copied documents, the transfer of documents itself will be shown as "Creating a copy". When a lot of file data was stored in the smartphone, this process will take quite a long period of time. It looks like this
After all of the copied data has been sent to the cloud, you can clear the content of your old phone by restoring it to its factory settings.
But before that, be sure to save the individual ID number and registration password for entering the Cloud from another smartphone.
Factory reset all data on iPhone
To do this, you need to turn on the iPhone, and in the "Settings" menu, select the line "Cellular data network". Then, on the screen that opens, we find the command "Reset settings", then select "Reset content and settings". The process of resetting the smartphone to factory settings is activated, and after a few minutes the phone will restart, all your data will disappear, as if you just bought this device.
It remains to complete the process of downloading all data from the Cloud to your new iPhone. To do this, turn it on, select a language, say Russian, refuse the proposed connection to the geolocation service, turn on the WI-FI network and enter the settings of the new iPhone. From the proposed connection options, select the option how to copy - "restore from iCloud copy".
At the end of this step, Apple will ask you to enter the ID and passcode that you specifically saved for access. After entering the requested data, iPhone will start to start the data recovery process. 
The terms of the agreement that will be requested must be accepted by clicking the "Accept" button. Then select the latest version from the backup that you want to transfer from the cloud by clicking on the selected date for copying the data.
The process of copying data to your iPhone and the process of setting up your old smartphone is running. It will take a little time depending on the amount of information transferred. The process itself and its duration will be displayed on the screen.
After a while, the iPhone will open the main menu, which will display all the programs and applications from the old smartphone.
The process of restoring all data stored on the cloud, as well as transferring them to your iPhone, will be completed when the smartphone restarts, and information about the successful data recovery will appear on the screen. Click the "Continue" button.
A window will open in front of you with the restoration of all settings. The smartphone will make settings for a little more time, after which the new smartphone will be filled with all the stored information. The stage of transferring data from iPhone to iPhone can be considered complete.
Copying Data Using iTunes
There is another way how to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone can be - transfer using a PC through iTunes. To do this, this given software application must be installed on your PC. If such a program is not available on your PC, then it is not difficult to download it on the Internet by going to the developer's official website. It is copied for free, quickly and easily.
After iTunes is present on the computer, you need to connect your iPhone to the PC via a USB cable, synchronizing them. Turn on the iTunes program, which will detect the iPhone connected to the PC. In the upper part of the window, select the "Settings" function, and then "Backup", then "This computer", then tap "Create a copy now". When the window for synchronizing your programs appears, click the "With program copies" button. When finished copying, the program will display the time of copying the last time.
After all files have been reset from iPhone to PC, disconnect the iPhone from the PC, reconnect the new iPhone via the USB cable to the PC. Now the information from the computer will transfer its entire volume to the new iPhone. To this end, in the main menu of the smartphone screen "Settings" select the proposed option "Restore from a copy of iTunes", and then confirm copying all data from the backup. After restoring, wait patiently for the program to synchronize the program data. The copying work is over, you can disconnect the iPhone from the PC.
