Apple has just launched its "Move to iOS" Android App, the company's first Android app built in-house. This move by the company aims to help Android users switch to iOS.
According to Arstechnica, the Move to iOS Android app in the Google Play store will transfer some files from Android phones running version 4.0 and up with newer iPods, iPhones, and iPads that work on iOS 9.
It is stated that the app can't be comprehensive since iOS and Android are not having the same App Store and Ecosystems. Nevertheless, the user's contacts, texts, pictures and videos, bookmarks, e-mail accounts, and calendars will be moved from its old phone to new one.
Once the user sets up its device, the site says that there will be a new option to shift data from Android. This will create a 10-digit code that a user will type into the Move to iOS app on its Android phone. After this, the two devices will form a connection and the user will be asked if what it wants to move over. When the user has transferred everything, the device may request the user for the password to any e-mail accounts that were transferred-otherwise, it looks mostly upfront.
The Verge reports that instead of syncing the whole thing over the cloud, Apple utilizes a pretty crafty approach in terms of transferring everything from Android phone to iPhone. In "Move to iOS", the iPhone will automatically put up a private Wi-Fi network, ask a security code from the user, and then convey all the data and "carry it in the right places."
The "Move to iOS" app will be launched ahead of Apple's latest iPhones that will be released on September 25th. This is stated to be applicable with previous models as well. While on the Android side, the device should be running Android 4.0 or higher to utilize the app.
During the moment of "Move to iOS" publication, it is reported that the app has only acquired an average score of 1.8. The app has an almost 79 percent of one-star reviews, followed by five-star reviews that are just almost 19 percent, Venture Beat wrote.
The fact that the "Move to iOS" app is receiving a lot of one-star reviews might be an indication of the never-ending feud between Android fans and Apple's own operating system.
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