Unfortunately, the free version exports only 100 messages at a time, which can get old fast. When I migrated my wife’s Windows Phone to an Android phone, I used WP Message Backup, which is a “freemium” app that allows you to export SMS texts, pictures, group messages, and the like to an XML file. Then import those contacts into Google Contacts.Įxporting SMS text messages from Windows to Android is a bit trickier. Google will encourage you to use your Android/Gmail account as your primary email client, but you don’t have to. You’ll eventually need to sign up for a Google account, if you don’t have one already, as it’s part and parcel of the Android experience. Ditto for any lingering MP3s or old videos you have hanging around. And hang on to the phone! If there are any random documents or attachments that you aren’t sure have been saved, use the OneDrive app to back them up to your cloud storage or another location. If you’ve finally been convinced to move to an Android phone, make sure your current Windows phone is backed up: photos synced, email saved, etc. Rob Schultz/IDGĪlthough Microsoft services work under Android as well as iOS, Android offers more flexibility.
But the more open nature of Android has traditionally allowed more leeway in connecting those phones to Microsoft services. Moving from Windows Phone to Androidīoth Apple iPhones and phones running the Google Android OS have access to Microsoft-authored apps that replicate some of the functionality of Windows 10 Mobile phones.
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( Settings > Update & security > Backup > More Options > Back up now) “Automatic or manual creation of new device backups for settings and some applications will continue for 3 months, ending March 10, 2020,” Microsoft adds, but it’s not clear which apps will receive those backups. About the only practical solution-and Microsoft’s recommendation-is to create a manual backup of your data on or before December 10, just in case something goes wrong.
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