Everyday lots of new smartphones are coming out and people are switching to them from their old phones. One thing which people do each time they switch to a new phone is to transfer the content of the old phone like contacts, SMS, call logs, images etc on the new phone.

The most talked about smartphone in the market is Samsung Galaxy S5. And if you are planning to buy the Samsung Galaxy S5 then, you will have to also move all your old contents to your new smartphone. There are many methods which you can use to execute this task depending on the OS of your old phone including the good old method of copy and pasting the files from one phone to another and sending the files using the Bluetooth technology.

HOW TO : Transfer Contents from iPhone or Android Smartphones to Samsung Galaxy S5 or Any Galaxy Smartphone

But now Samsung is out with an official Samsung Galaxy smartphone app which let you easily move the content and data from your old phone to a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. This app supports both iPhone and Android phone using which you can move the content to the new Samsung Galaxy S5 or other Galaxy smartphones.

HOW TO : Transfer Contents from iPhone or Android Smartphones to Samsung Galaxy S5 or Any Galaxy Smartphone


1. Download the Samsung Smart Switch Mobile app from the link given at the end of the post.

2. When the app is installed on your new Samsung Galaxy S5 or another Galaxy smartphone, tap on the app icon to open it.

3. After the welcome message, select the type of your older phone. If your old phone is an iPhone, select the “Import from iCloud” option and if your phone is an Android phone then just select the option “Android to Galaxy”.

HOW TO : Transfer Contents from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S5 or Any Galaxy Smartphone


A. If you are an iPhone user then, you will have to login using your iCloud username and password or using your iTunes account. If you do not want to share your iCloud details then better to login with the iTunes account.

B. Once the app is done detecting your device and the content of it, it will show you the option to select the content which you want to transfer to your new Samsung Galaxy S5 or other Galaxy smartphone.

HOW TO : Transfer Contents from iPhone or Android Smartphones to Samsung Galaxy S5 or Any Galaxy Smartphone

Transferring the data to Samsung Galaxy S5 from any other Android smartphone is comparatively easy. Just follow the steps given below.

HOW TO : Transfer Data from Android Smartphones to Samsung Galaxy S5 or Any Galaxy Smartphone


1. Download the Smart Switch Mobile app on both of your devices.

2. Bring both devices close to each other, around 4 inches.

3. Now, open the Smart Switch Mobile app on both devices and select “Android to Galaxy” option.

4. Select the content which you want to transfer to Galaxy S5 or your new Galaxy smartphone and tap on the “Transfer” option on the old device

5. Now, tap on the “OK” button on your new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone to accept content from your old Android device .

The content transfer options for Android to Galaxy in Smart Switch Mobile app includes contacts, calendar, S-Note (S-Memo), text messages, pictures, music, videos, documents, call log, wallpaper, lock screens, alarms, Story Album, Wi-Fi passwords etc. So, you can easily transfer all your data from your old Android phone or iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S5 in just few steps.

Download the Samsung Smart Switch Mobile app
 
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