Samsung’s latest One UI 9 makes switching phones easier – the updated Smart Switch app present has a simpler set-up process and it tin transcript much information too.
If you are moving from an iPhone to a Galaxy Z8 foldable, you nary longer request to instal Smart Switch connected the iPhone. The app connected the Android broadside volition make a QR codification that you scan with the iPhone’s camera app, past you request to corroborate a fewer options and you’re acceptable to go.
Even better, the caller app is capable to transcript much information from your aged iPhone – the transportation present includes passwords and passkeys, telephone history, accessibility settings and eSIM information. As usual, the app volition besides transcript photos, contacts, messages, calendars and apps.
If that didn’t marque sense, ticker the abbreviated video beneath that goes implicit the process. While your caller Galaxy telephone volition connection to occurrence up Smart Switch during the archetypal set-up process, you tin bash it aft the information excessively (that’s covered successful the 2nd fractional of the video). This could travel successful useful if, for example, you were utilizing an iPhone arsenic a 2nd phone, but present you privation to driblet it.
Anyway, Samsung has besides thought astir the acquisition aft you switch. New One UI 9 devices – arsenic good arsenic older models connected One UI 8.5 – are compatible with Apple’s AirDrop. This allows Quick Share to nonstop and person files from iPhones.
Additionally, you tin usage Good Lock to tweak the One UI interface to marque it consciousness much familiar. You tin customize location surface layouts, alteration swipe motion settings, personalize the taxable of the telephone and more.
One UI 9 is lone connected the Galaxy Z Fold8, Z Fold8 Ultra and Z Flip8 close now. However, it’s coming to much devices soon. Galaxy S26 phones are connected their fifth One UI 9 beta. Even A-series models similar the Galaxy A57 and the Galaxy A16 5G are portion of beta testing.
PS. Pixel phones moving Android 17 person a similarly upgraded experience - Apple and Google person been working connected it for a while.
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