I took new Android phone's offer to xfer data from an old. Here's what happened.
3 pointsby chrisjj8 months ago3 comments
  • sjsdaiuasgdia8 months ago
    When I replaced my Pixel 6 with a Pixel 9a a couple months ago, the transfer process went fine. Everything transferred automatically.

    The only complaint I had is that it waited until 19 minutes had passed of a 20 minute estimate before telling me I could connect the phones with a USB cable and go faster than the wireless transfer.

    • chrisjj8 months ago
      Did the transfer include all Chrome browser data?

      Here not. It omitted settings, cookies and payment methods.

      • sjsdaiuasgdia8 months ago
        Yep.
        • chrisjj8 months ago
          Which program made the transfer?
          • sjsdaiuasgdia8 months ago
            The built in Android data transfer, as far as I'm aware. This all took place during the setup process of the new phone. It offered to transfer from my old phone, and it did so.
            • chrisjj8 months ago
              Thanks. Was that transfer direct between phones by WiFi? Or by cable? Or was it restore from cloud backup? Or something else?
              • sjsdaiuasgdia8 months ago
                The transfer was wireless. I presume WiFi given the amount of data that could be moved in 15-20 minutes. I don't think NFC has very much throughput.

                When the transfer was almost done, it told me I could use a USB cable between the phones to make the transfer faster. At that point, given how close it was to being done, I just let it continue versus risking an interruption to the process by changing media.

                • chrisjj8 months ago
                  Thanks. Here transfer by WiFi at new phone startup was via app Samsung Smart Switch. It said "Data yhat cannot be transferred [included] that due the apps policies". I cannot imagine how the same Chrome app policies that prevented app data transfer for me allowed it for you.
                  • sjsdaiuasgdia8 months ago
                    Maybe that's a benefit I got by choosing Pixel devices for my last few personal phones, it was the default Android functionality not a Samsung-written replacement.

                    I'm sure there's some people out there who appreciate Samsung's duplication / replacement of functionality Android already has, but that's not me. My work-issued phone is Samsung and I'm not fond of all that extra mess.

  • brudgers8 months ago
    Android is by Alphabet.

    Alphabet expects you to keep all your data in its products.

    It has no incentives to create Android to Android transfer tooling.

    And lots of incentives for it not to.

    Good luck.

  • PaulHoule8 months ago
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