How to go from Android to iOS 8

If you are one of those who now know risk changing operating systems and you join the reverence for the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, we teach you to do it in a simple and organized way.

The reality is that switching from one operating system to another it's not complicated, maybe if it is meticulous and heavy since it involves downloading the applications, passwords, user configurations, choosing the ringtone (quite a challenge), etc.

Calendars, contacts and photos

Synchronization with Gmail 

If you are someone who synchronizes the contacts with your Google account, then you can do it directly, you just have to follow the route: Settings > Mail, contacts, calendars > Add Account > Gmail.

Now it's a matter of introducing the data of your account and when validating them you will see that a screen appears in which you can select the content you want to synchronize, differentiating between Mail, Contacts, Calendars and Notes.

For images If you have Google automatic backup turned on, you can download the Google+ app on your iPhone to access the backup of this image library. Likewise if you use dropbox, you only have to download and login in the application to have access to the images and videos.

Social Media

Twitter and Facebook also allow sync contacts on iPhone. To do so, go to Settings > Twitter o Facebook and click on «Update contacts«, In this way the contacts of these social networks are added to the contacts of your iPhone.

From Facebook we can also get the calendar from Settings > Facebook and turning on the Calendars switch.

Through applications

If you want to transfer your contacts manually, and take advantage of it to clean, it can be done using applications such as CopyMyData available for iOS y Android. This application provides a quick and easy way to transfer files contacts, calendar and photos from one device to another. Enough with download the app on both devices and place them in the same WiFi and it will guide you through the steps to follow.

Manually

You can manually transfer the contacts.

1. On Android, go to the list of contacts.
2. Press the menu button and then tap Import / Export.
3. press Export for Storage.
4. Choose the contact details you want to transfer and press OK.
5. The .VCF file will be on the SD card, which can be transferred to a hard drive and from there import it to Contacts, go to iCloud.com Accede to Contacts and you will see in the lower left part a cogwheel, clicking on it you access Import vCard.

Now touch the images and videos.

• By computer

Just connect the iPhone with iTunes, click on the device name and then on the Photos tab on the summary screen. Make sure that "Sync photos»Is selected and then click«Select folder»To select the folder containing the photos on your Android device. To perform this step it is necessary that you have installed Android File Transfer on the Mac, it is not necessary on Windows.

• No computer

Photos can be transferred from wirelessly between the two devices by using any of these applications:

1. CopyMyData available for iOS y Android
2. PhotoSync for iOS y Android

Music

This is a section that must be taken separately, if you do not use a streaming you will need the files, let's see how to do it using a computer:

1. If you are on a Mac install Android File Transfer, open the app and go to Android File Transfer > Music. (I remind you that in Windows it is not necessary to install this application, it detects the terminal directly).
2. Drag and drop all the music you want to move to one folder on your computer.
3. Opens iTunes, drag and drop that folder into iTunes to add all the files to the library.
4. Click on iPhone > Music and choose the music you want to sync from your library. Remember that you can select it All, only certain playlists, and craftspeople o albums based on your preferences and the free space you have.

The books

Si you use a service such as Kindle, Scribd  o Google Play Books to buy and read e-books, you can download your iOS apps and continue the same experience on the iPhone.

If you have the lbooks in ePub or PDF, you can easily import them to iBooks, the default reader application of iOS 8, this transfer is done through iTunes, following the route iPhone> Books and click Synchronize.

Applications

Most of the Android apps you use will have an iOS version. If you can't find it, you can always find an application do the same made by a different developer. Calmly and knowing what you need, the replenishment of applications is simple, and you can even to install the ones you know you really use and test new options.

Remember Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), has put at your disposal a support website to help you with the migration, at the moment it is only in English, but it is well understood and if you have doubts, ask.