How to Move From Android to iPhone

Prepare

• Update both phones and charge them.
• Confirm enough storage on the iPhone.
• Back up the Android phone.
• Preserve authenticator, banking, password-manager and eSIM recovery.
• Keep both numbers available for verification.

During iPhone setup

1. Choose the option to transfer from Android.
2. Use Move to iOS or the supported app-free method shown for compatible devices.
3. Select the categories offered.
4. Keep devices close, powered and untouched until completion.

After transfer

• Check WhatsApp using its supported route.
• Confirm SMS and deregistration state if the number was previously used with another messaging service.
• Reinstall and verify banking and work apps.
• Test calls, SMS, data and eSIM before wiping Android.

Common items needing manual attention

• Downloaded files outside standard folders.
• Secure or work profiles.
• Paid Android-only apps.
• Bluetooth accessories and smart-home controllers.
• Locally stored authenticator or messenger history.

Keep the Android phone connected but no longer used as the main device for several days. This gives time to discover an overlooked app without creating new conflicting data.

Subscriptions and paid apps

Purchases made through Google Play do not automatically become Apple App Store purchases. Review subscriptions in the original store, sign in to services that use cross-platform accounts and avoid paying twice for a subscription that remains active on Android.

What should be recorded before the old setup is removed

Move to iOS should be treated as the start of verification, not the end. After the copy, inspect Google-only files, authenticator access, WhatsApp, banking apps, subscriptions and the mobile line separately. Keep the Android phone until messages and account recovery are stable.

• Check old and recent photos, contacts and calendars.
• Verify SMS from both iPhone and Android senders.
• Review services still billed through Google Play.