Android 17 includes a native wireless migration experience to transfer more types of data from an iPhone, making the process of moving to an Android device easier.
Google claims that the upgraded method can transfer Google accounts, passwords, Wi-Fi credentials, and eSIMs. It also supports photos, videos, contacts, messages and calendars, like the previous version of the switch tool. Data transfers require an iPhone with iOS 26.3 or later.
Apple and Google had to implement iPhone and Android transfer tools that work without an app to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. When you set up a new Android or iPhone smartphone, there are now simple built-in options for transferring data from a competing platform. Before on-device transfer options, Google and Apple offered apps to move data.
The Digital Markets Act requires services to offer data portability to avoid lock-in to an operating system. This also forced Apple and Google to implement a simplified eSIM transfer process.
Android 17 with the new data transfer method has been rolling out to select Pixel devices since June and will also be available on Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy Z Flip8 and Z Fold8 smartphones.
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