How to Transfer Files from Android to Android in 2023?

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How to Transfer Files from Android to Android - 6
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Summary Wondering how to transfer files from
Android to Android? Here are 6 hot ways for you.
In Part 1, we offer a professional Android mobile
phone transfer. And the following parts give rich
free options to migrate files.
Part 1. How to Transfer Files from Android to
Android with 1 Click Effectively?
When switching to a new Android phone, you may
want to transfer everything from your old Android
to the new one. Samsung Data Transfer is a
comprehensive mobile phone transfer that can
transfer contacts, call logs, photos, apps, etc.
from Android to Android easily.
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Highlights of Samsung Data Transfer (1) Support
contacts, call logs, text messages, photos,
videos, music, apps, and documents. (2) Without
limitation for the size of transferred files and
support large file transfer from one phone to
another. (3) Multi-functional mobile transfer.
Support Android to Android, Android to iOS, iOS
to Android, and iOS to iOS transfer. (4) Strong
compatibility. Almost all of the Android phones
and Android tablets are supported. Such as
Samsung Galaxy, LG, Huawei, Xiaomi, Sony, OPPO,
Motorola, HTC, Google, and more. As for iOS
devices, it supports iPhone, iTouch, iPod, and
iPad with iOS 5 to iOS 15. (5) Copy files
between phone and phone with 3 Steps only
Connection-gtSelection-gtTransfer.
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Step 1. Connect your Android phones to a computer
at the same time. After installing the program on
your computer, launch it. Do as the prompts to
connect your Android devices to your PC/Mac via
their USB cables.
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Step 2. Enable USB debugging. To make the program
detect your Android phones, you need to enable
USB debugging on your Android devices. Then
follow the on-screen prompts to make the program
recognize your mobile phones. Once done, you can
see a primary interface as below
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Notice Make sure that the source Android phone
is located on the left and the new one is on the
right. If they are put on wrong positions, please
click the "Flip" button to correct their
sides. Step 3. Select files. On the primary
interface, all of the detected files are sorted
into different folders displaying on the computer
screen. Tick on your wanted one(s). If needed,
you can clear data on your new Android phone by
checking the box under the preview of the target
phone.
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Step 4. Start to transfer files from Android to
Android. After making a choice, simply click
"Start Copy" to activate the process. You need to
wait until the data transfer is finished.
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Part 2. Sync Files from Android to Android with
Google Account
As we all know, modern Android phone allows you
to sync your Android data to a Google account.
This gives you a choice to sync files from
Android to Android by sharing an account on both
your old and new Android devices. Supported
files contacts, calendar events, Wi-Fi network
and passwords, Gmail settings, wallpapers, app
data, phone settings. Here's how 1. Back Up
Files from Your Old Android Phone to Google 1. Go
to "Settings" gt "Accounts". 2. Tap on "Google"
and select a Gmail address if you have more than
one on your old phone. 3. A list of file types
will show on. Tick on the files that you want to
back up. 4. Hit on the "More" option (a three-dot
icon). 5. Select "Sync Now". If you don't have a
Google account, please tap the "Add account"
button on "Accounts" page to create a new one.
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2. Sync Files from Google Account to A New
Android Phone 1. Go to "Settings" and find the
"Accounts" menu. 2. On the "Accounts" page, tap
on "Add account". 3. Enter the Gmail address and
the password that you used to back up files on
your old phone. 4. Tap on your Google account. 5.
Click the "More" button. 6. Tap on "Sync Now".
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Part 3. Move Files from Android to Android with
MTP Mode
MTP is Media Transfer Protocol, an extension of
PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol). It's a built-in
feature of Windows Media and the standard choice
for most smartphones when a USB cable is used to
transfer files. It is a traditional way to
transfer files from Android to Android. Supported
files vCard files (contacts), music, photos,
videos, and documents. It is not a direct way to
move files from Android to Android. A PC is
required to serve as a medium. You need to copy
files from an old Android device to the PC at
first, then paste the files from PC to your new
Android devices. Here's how 1. Transfer Files
from Source Android Phone 1. Connect your old
Android phone to the computer using a USB
cable. 2. From the USB computer connection select
"Media device" (MTP). 3. Open "My Computer" and
find the name of your device under "Portable
Devices"/"Removable Storage".
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4. Open your storage. 5. Find folders/files that
you wanted. 6. Copy data and save it to your
PC. 7. Disconnect your old phone. 2. Load Data
to Your New Android Device Do as step 1 to step 4
mentioned above to connect your new phone to
PC. Hold the left button of the mouse to drag the
transferred files from PC to your new phone.
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Part 4. Bluetooth Files from Android to Android
Bluetooth is a basic application for files
transfer between Android mobile phones
wirelessly. With it, you can wirelessly transfer
files from your Android phone to a nearby Android
device. However, it really takes a long time for
the media files transfer. Supported files
videos, pictures, music, contacts, and other
files.
To transfer files via Bluetooth, you need to 1.
On both Android devices, turn on "Bluetooth" from
the home screen. 2. Get your Android devices
paired to each other. 3. Open the file manager
app on the source Android phone to select files
for transfer. 4. Tap on the "Share" button. 5.
Choose "Bluetooth" as the method. 6. Once the
files transfer is activated, allow the reception
of the files on the target Android phone.
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Part 5. Stream Files from Android to Android with
NFC Connection
Near Field Communication is the full name of NFC.
You can stream files from Android to Android by
holding them back to back. Of cause, this method
is only used for those support NFC. Supported
files photos, videos, contacts, and more.
Here's how 1. Unlock both of the Android
phones. 2. Go to "Settings" gt "Connections" gt tap
on the "NFC ON/ OFF" switch to turn it on. 3. In
the NFC settings, select "Android Beam" as the
mode. 4. Keep the NFC areas of two Android phones
close to each other. 5. Select files on the
source Android phone.
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6. When the source Android device vibrates, tap
the screen to send the files. 7. Once done, the
shared files would appear on the receiving phone.
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Part 6. Migrate Files from Android to Android
with Official Apps
Based on their own Android brands, manufacturers
developed many kinds of tools for Android mobile
phone transfer. These programs are opened to
their own users. Most programs are easy, fast and
reliable to use. However, they may not work
smoothly on the Android devices not made by
themselves. Supported files these transfers
always widely support many kinds of files,
including some of the basic settings, contacts,
photos, videos, music, messages, notes,
calendars, etc.
Frequently-used Transfers 1. Samsung Smart
Switch Smart Switch has its Android mobile app,
PC version, and Mac version. It allows Samsung
users to transfer files with OTG USB cable or
Wi-Fi.
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2. LG Mobile Switch LG Mobile Switch (Sender) is
a mobile app. Like Smart Switch, it supports both
wired OTG and Wi-Fi transfer. 3. HTC Transfer
Tool The Tool works on mobile phone limited to
HTC phones. It only supports to transfer files
via Wi-Fi. 4. Huawei Phone Clone This app only
has a mobile version for both Android and iOS. It
transfers files via a hotspot created by a new
Huawei smartphone.
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The Bottom Line Various tricks do a great
convenience to switch files from an old Android
phone to a new one. Most of them are free and
easy to use. However, they transfer files partly
or be limited to one brand of phones. If you
would like to search for Android mobile transfer
that supports a wide range of devices and files,
try Samsung Data Transfer. But anyway, select
one as you need.
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