Google has entered the smartphone market with a bang. With the
introduction of Pixel and Pixel XL, the
tech giant joins HTC, Samsung, LG, and Apple in the battle for the top-selling
smartphone. As an Android phone, Pixel’s greatest competition is the Apple
iPhone. Convincing iPhone users to switch to the Pixel smartphone may not be an
easy task. However, Google has offered an incentive by making it simple to move
files such as contacts, photos, calendar events and iMessages from iPhone to
Pixel. This tutorial explains the steps required to transfer files from iPhone
to Google Pixel.
Before you begin the steps below, make sure that the batteries of your
iPhone and Pixel are charged to at least 50%. This will help to ensure that the
process will not be interrupted due to a low battery.
Transfer Files from iPhone
to Google Pixel
You can easily move your contacts, photos, calendar and events, music
and video files, SMS messages, and iMessages® from your iPhone to Google Pixel
by following these simple steps:
On your iPhone, turn off iMessage. Go to Home > Settings > Messages. Tap on the switch for iMessage to turn the feature off.
Deregister your
number for iMessage. Go to Apple’s official Deregister iMessage page to remove your phone number from Apple’s iMessage
service.
Use the Quick
Switch Adapter to connect your iPhone and Pixel phone. The
adapter comes with the Google Pixel.
Log in to your Google
account. If you do not have one yet, you can check out our tutorial
for the easiest way to create a Google Account using an
Android device.
Choose the
items that you want to move from your iPhone to Pixel. You can move
your calendars, phone contacts, multi-media files, SMS messages, and more.
You can cancel
the transfer by tapping on the Stop copying button.
You can continue
setting up your new Pixel phone by tapping on OK. The transfer
will run in the background. You are done.
iPhone and iPad running iOS 8 and more recent versions
Android devices running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and up
If you have any issues with switching to Pixel from your iPhone, leave us a message in the comments section.
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