When you set up your new device, you can move your data from your old Android device to your new Android device.
Important:
- If you are transferring data from an old Android device to a Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, visit the Pixel Help Centre.
- Samsung devices offer several data transfer options. Learn more about Samsung Smart Switch.
- Some of these steps work only on Android 10 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
- You need an Internet connection to copy data from one device to the other. We recommend that you connect both of your devices to Wi-Fi.
- You can use the cable or wireless option to transfer data. Both methods support the same data. If you use a cable, make sure that the cable fits into both of your devices. If it doesn't fit, you may need to purchase an adapter.
- You can only perform data transfer once. We recommend that you do this during setup, as the option may not be available afterwards.
- If an organisation, like a business or school, manages your Android phone, you may not be able to transfer all data.
Before you transfer
- Make sure both of your phones are charged.
- Get a SIM card tool to swap SIMs.
- Set aside some time. Data transfer can take from a few minutes to a few hours.
- Check storage on both your old and new devices. If you don’t have enough storage on the new device, you can choose which data to transfer.
- Samsung devices have other ways to copy data from your old phone. Learn more about Samsung Smart Switch.
- Apps and certain app data
- Music
- Photos
- Videos
- Contacts stored on your phone or SIM card
- Text messages
- Most phone settings (varies by phone and Android version)
- Multimedia in text messages
- Wallpaper
- Call history
- Downloads, like PDF files
- Photos, videos and music stored in hidden folders
- Apps that aren’t from the Google Play Store
- Data from apps that don't use Android backup
- Accounts other than Google Accounts and their data
- Contacts and calendars synced to services other than Google
- Ringtones
- Certain phone settings (varies by phone and Android version)
Step 1: Turn on your Android device
Turn on your Android device and tap Start.
Tip: You can change your phone’s language or vision settings now if needed.
Step 2: Connect to Wi-Fi or a mobile network
- To connect to Wi-Fi, choose from the list of available networks when prompted.
- To turn on your data network, insert your SIM card or download your eSIM from your carrier.
Tip:
- We recommend that you perform both of these steps. However, only one of either step is required for data transfer, as long as you have Internet.
- We recommend that you connect both phones to an active Internet network when you set up your new Android.
Step 3: Copy your apps and data
To copy apps and data to your new Android device, tap Copy.
With a cable (recommended)Follow the on-screen instructions to connect both devices with a cable.
Important: If you don’t have a compatible cable, you may need to use an adapter or use the wireless method.
- On your old device, tap Copy.
- For a more complete data transfer, we recommend that you sign in to your Google Account.
- Choose what to copy.
- Tap Copy.
- When the copying is in progress, your new device shows the message 'Copying your data…', and when it’s finished, your old device shows the message 'Copying’s done'.
- Depending on how much data you transfer, this process could take from a few minutes to over an hour.
Tip:
- If you have WhatsApp installed, chats and data are restored from the Cloud after you sign in to your new Android device and open the app.
- To restore WhatsApp chats and data, you must first turn on WhatsApp backups on your old device.
If you don’t have a compatible cable or an adapter, you can still copy your apps and data with a wireless connection.
On your new device
- When asked to find a cable, tap No cable.
- When it shows 'Transfer wirelessly', tap Next.
- On your old device, enter your PIN.
On your old device
- On your old device, open the Google app
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- Search for
set up my device. - Tap Next.
- When it shows 'Get started', tap Next.
- Check that shapes and numbers match on both phones.
- Tap Next
Copy.
- We recommend that you sign in to your Google Account.
- Choose which apps and data you want to copy.
- Wait for data to finish copying and you get a message that shows it’s complete.
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Copy.
Tip:
- If you have WhatsApp installed, chats and data are restored from the Cloud after you sign in to your new Android device and open the app.
- To restore WhatsApp chats and data, you must first turn on WhatsApp backups on your old device.
If you don’t have your old device available, you can restore from a previous backup of your old device stored in your Google Account. Learn how to back up or restore data on your Android device.
- When asked to copy apps and data, tap Next.
- When asked to connect a USB cable, at the bottom left, tap Cable doesn’t fit or No adapter?.
- If you have backup from multiple devices, you may be asked to select the backup version that you want.
- To confirm your selection, you may be asked to enter your PIN for your old device.
- Select the types of data that you want to restore from your Cloud backup.
- Tap Restore.
Tip: To find backups available to restore, you need to turn on backups on your old device.