How do I transfer text messages from Android to iPhone after setup? You may face the same problem when you switch to a new iPhone from an old Android Phone. Currently, Apple provides a solution to move data from Android to iOS platform by using an App called move to ios for free. But many move to ios app users said that it is hard to connect their Phones and always get stuck when transfer data from Android. So is there another way to transfer sms messages from Android device to iPhone easily? Off cause yes. Backuptrans Android iPhone SMS Transfer is a great program that can help you easily transfer messages to iPhone from your Android with only a few clicks. Just connect your Phones to the program on computer, press the "Transfer" button then wait for the messages moving progress completed. All the phones including new iPhone SE 2020/11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max, iPhone XS/XR/X, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 6/6 Plus, SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 7/8/9/10, SAMSUNG Galaxy S6/S7/S8/S9/S10/S11, Google Pixel/Nexus, HUAWEI, HONOR, HTC, LG, XIAOMI, OPPO and ONE Plus etc are supported. No Root/Jailbreak required. The following article will show you how to transfer Android messages to iPhone using Backuptrans. Please note, if you are looking for a method to move both the text messages & photos/videos attachments from Android to iPhone, simply refter to this transferring SMS MMS between Android and iPhone tutorial.
Step 0 Install the software on computer and run it
Run Backuptrans Android iPhone SMS Transfer + and connect both your Android Phone and the new iPhone to computer with the USB cable. Then the software will find devices connected and show them on the Devices list.
Note: Before you use the software on computer to transfer Android messages to iPhone, please make sure you have installed the latest version iTunes on your computer and turned off "iCloud Backup" on your iPhone. Also, you need to enter the correct passcode on iPhone if your iPhone is protected with a passcode. Simply turn off passcode on iPhone first is recommended.
Tip: If the software could not find your Android device connected, please ensure the device has USB debugging enabled first. Some Android devices require USB driver software to be installed on Windows in order to transfer & move data from Android. Please refer HERE for more info. Or get your Android connected via wifi.
Step 1 A: Transfer all text messages from Android to iPhone in one time
1) Click the Android device in Devices list.
2) Turn to top toolbar and press "Transfer Android SMS to iPhone" button or go File -> Transfer Android SMS to iPhone.
Tip: Or you can right-click the Android in Devices list and then choose "Transfer Android SMS to iPhone".
Step 1 B: Transfer only the chat messages with a single contact to iPhone
1) Click your wanted contact name under Android device.
2) Turn to top toolbar and press "Transfer Android SMS to iPhone" button or go File -> Transfer Android SMS to iPhone.
Tip: Or you can right-click the contact name and then choose "Transfer SMS with this contact to iPhone".
Step 2: Select an iPhone to continue.
Select an iPhone you want to transfer SMS Messages to. Click Confirm to continue.
Transfer messages successfully!
Step 3: Waiting for iPhone to restart and refresh messages itself.
You will see all your messages saved on your iPhone after restarting it.
If Backuptrans Android iPhone SMS Transfer software can not detect your iPhone, you can follow these steps migrate Android messages to iPhone via iTunes.
Step 1: Connect your Android device only to the Android iPhone SMS Transfer software and then click the "Backup Messages" menu to backup messages from Android into the local database. Exit Android SMS to iPhone Transfer software after done.
Step 2: Connect your iPhone to the computer, launch iTunes(Finder on MacOS 13 or above) and then click the "Backup Now" button to make a new backup of your iPhone on computer.
Note: Please make sure that you have prevented "auto backup" iOS device in iTunes/Finder.
Step 3: Disconnect iPhone from PC.
Step 4: Export SMS Messages to iTunes Backup from local database
Run Android iPhone SMS Transfer software again, right-click the local database and then choose "Export Messages to iTunes Backup" menu. All the messages in local database will be exported and merged into the iPhone backup you have just created in step 2.
Step 5: Exit Android iPhone SMS Transfer software.
Step 6: Restore your iPhone with iTunes/Finder
Connect your iPhone to the computer again and launch iTunes/Finder, then select the "Restore Backup" menu.
Step 7: After restoring completed, you can see the Android messages have been transferred in iPhone perfectly.
Done! How easy and fast! With Backuptrans Android iPhone SMS Transfer +, you can even switch SMS Messages from iPhone back to Android also.
Tip: If you also want to move WhatsApp data from Android to iPhone, you can use our Android iPhone WhatsApp Transfer App for help.
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