If you buy a new phone, Google makes it easy to transfer most of your data, letting you pick up where you left off. However, text messages won't automatically be transferred to your new phone. So any important texts you have from family, friends, doctor offices, or other sources will be lost.
Regardless of the device you're switching from, don't switch your SIM card until the entire transfer is complete. Before you get started, you'll also want to make sure both your old device and your new device have at least 20 percent battery life.
You can activate the new phone before using Smart Switch. In fact, you can use Smart Switch months later if you wish (not that you'd want to).
Insert the new SIM into your phone, and have the phone turned on. Activate your new SIM card by using its accompanying activation key (this will be included in the package). You may need valid ID.
Most carriers can activate a phone either as a new device (where you still have your old phone, but have to pay the line access fee and other costs for the new one additionally) or activate the phone as a hardware swap (where the old phone is replaced by the new phone, your number and service move to the new one and ...
If an error occurred while you were transferring content through Smart Switch, there is a simple way to solve the problem: clearing the app's cache and residual files. Available screens and settings may vary by wireless service provider, software version, and phone model.
Items that cannot be backed up with Smart Switch
Contacts: Contacts saved on the SIM card, social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), Google accounts, and work email accounts are excluded.
Select the data on your old device that you want to copy and tap Transfer. Smart Switch will now copy your data to your new device, even your apps. This can take some time, because these apps will all be installed on your new device.
You can sign in to apps and sites on different devices using passwords saved to your Google Account when you either: Turn on sync in Chrome on Android.
Yes, you can (and should) use your own SIM as long as it still works. Yes, you can (and should) use your own SIM as long as it still works.
Your phone number follows your SIM card
This means that whatever phone you put your SIM card in will then have your phone number – as long as it's unlocked, of course.
If you have a new phone number
Activate your SIM card in just one easy step: insert the SIM card into your mobile device and it will activate automatically.
Despite the complicated name, it's basically your phone number. They can also store contact information, telephone numbers, SMS messages, billing information, and data usage. Plus, your SIM will have a personal identification number (PIN) to protect against theft.
Back up your data. Erase the device. Remove any SIM cards, memory cards, cases, and screen protectors.
Turn on the Bluetooth feature on both Android devices and pair them by confirming the passcode. Now, go to the Messaging app on the source device and select the messages that you wish to transfer. Go to its Settings and choose to "Send" or "Share" the selected SMS threads.
On Android, texts are stored directly to the device that can be backed up to Google Drive or Google Drive Samsung Cloud for a Samsung device. Some phones allow you to save texts to the SIM card memory at least temporarily for the purpose of transferring cards between phones.
Turn on your new phone and log in using the same Google account you used to create the backup. During the setup process, choose Restore when your phone asks if you want to restore the data connected to your account. After the setup process is complete, you should see your messages in the Messages app.
Do I need to keep Smart Switch Mobile open while transferring content? No, once the transfer is initiated, you can close Smart Switch and perform other tasks. The Notification Panel will display the transfer progress as it happens in the background.
Launch Smart Switch on both phones. On the new Galaxy phone, open Settings, search for Smart Switch, and then tap Bring data from old device. Tap Bring data from old device again. Note: Alternatively, you can navigate to the Samsung folder on the Apps screen, and open Smart Switch from there.