Apple recently introduced a new update for its Move to iOS app to enable easy data transfer from an Android to an iOS device. Google might soon return the favour with a new iOS app that will let iPhone users transfer their data to an Android smartphone easily.
Due to be called "Switch to Android," the app is reportedly under development by Google at present. As the name suggests, the app will likely be a data transfer app like any other, only more focused on those switching from iOS to Android.
The speculation for the upcoming app gems from a new APK teardown by 9to5Google. In a recent report, the publication mentions spotting a Google-developed "Switch to Android" app for iOS. The traces of the app were found in a recent update of Android's official "Data Restore Tool" to version 1.0.382048734.
The report mentions that the app is similar to Apple's "Move to iOS" app for Android. The one big change that the update hints at, though, is the ability to transfer apps and related data from iOS to Android.
This feature is currently absent from the prevalent process of switching from an iPhone to an Android device. At present, we can upload or back up all of our files to Google Drive from an iPhone to retrieve them on an Android later and complete the switch. No apps or app data, however, can be transferred this way.
With the "Switch to Android" moniker, the Data Restore Tool's text has been altered at several places to mention the added ability. It now specifically mentions "apps" under the various lists of items that can be transferred from iOS to Android through the new feature.
From what was observed by 9to5Google, the data transfer will take place over a local Wi-Fi network or a hotspot on the Android. The iPhone can be connected to this hotspot to start with the data transfer, much like how apps like WeTransfer, JioSwitch and others work.
The one big problem to be faced when migrating from iOS to Android is that of corresponding apps on their app stores. It is yet unclear how the Switch to Android app will work for this, allowing users to transfer the same apps they had on their iPhones to an Android. It might require a manual input at some point, but as long as the apps are correct and are downloaded on their own, it should be a handy app for many users
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