Electronics

[Moonchilde]

About to switch from iOS to Android for my phone. Those of you who have done this, how long before you knew what you were doing and felt comfortable?

I know there are apps to transfer your data, but if you’re doing a trade-in at time of purchase, you wouldn’t be able to do that, right? Not crucial for me because I have an iPad with the same info, but just wondering.  

[Kachina624]

I went from an iPad to a Samsung Tablet.  It took me about 2 minutes to adjust. I see very few differences. I think too much is made of the differences in the systems. You use the Play Store rather than the App Store to get your apps.. that's about it.

[Moonchilde]

Thanks, @Kachina624. I have used an Android tablet in the very distant past, and I have a Fire (which I should use more and don’t), so I’m vaguely familiar, just have never used many apps. I’ll have to take note of which apps I’ll need to look for in the Google Play store.

My biggest problem is going to be figuring out a relatively simple way to transfer the photos I’ll take on the Android phone to my iPad. The odd photo here and there no biggie, but 10+ photos gets to be PITA.

I am getting excited, though.

[glb613]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

Thanks, @Kachina624. I have used an Android tablet in the very distant past, and I have a Fire (which I should use more and don’t), so I’m vaguely familiar, just have never used many apps. I’ll have to take note of which apps I’ll need to look for in the Google Play store.

My biggest problem is going to be figuring out a relatively simple way to transfer the photos I’ll take on the Android phone to my iPad. The odd photo here and there no biggie, but 10+ photos gets to be PITA.

I am getting excited, though.

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Why not use your backup? 

[Moonchilde]

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@glb613 wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

Thanks, @Kachina624. I have used an Android tablet in the very distant past, and I have a Fire (which I should use more and don’t), so I’m vaguely familiar, just have never used many apps. I’ll have to take note of which apps I’ll need to look for in the Google Play store.

My biggest problem is going to be figuring out a relatively simple way to transfer the photos I’ll take on the Android phone to my iPad. The odd photo here and there no biggie, but 10+ photos gets to be PITA.

I am getting excited, though.

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Why not use your backup? 

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?? I’m not sure what you mean. 

I’m not talking about transferring the photos on my iPhone to the Android phone. I’m saying, when I start taking photos with the Android phone, how to get them onto my iPad.

[KaySD]

I was given an android as a gift. I gave it a good try, but i never adjusted. My iOS device, old as it is, is still more comfortable for me. The two systms just have a different underlying mindset or something.

[gardenman]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@glb613 wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

Thanks, @Kachina624. I have used an Android tablet in the very distant past, and I have a Fire (which I should use more and don’t), so I’m vaguely familiar, just have never used many apps. I’ll have to take note of which apps I’ll need to look for in the Google Play store.

My biggest problem is going to be figuring out a relatively simple way to transfer the photos I’ll take on the Android phone to my iPad. The odd photo here and there no biggie, but 10+ photos gets to be PITA.

I am getting excited, though.

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Why not use your backup? 

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?? I’m not sure what you mean. 

I’m not talking about transferring the photos on my iPhone to the Android phone. I’m saying, when I start taking photos with the Android phone, how to get them onto my iPad.

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Android phones give you the option to automatically back up your photos to the Google cloud. You can then simply go to https://photos.google.com and all of your photos will be there (after you sign in) and can either just be viewed from the cloud, or downloaded to any device you want them on. If you have family around the country you can share your Google password with them and they can view all of your photos whenever they like. (Just be careful what you shoot as sometimes photos upload before you get a chance to delete them.)

As to adjusting to Android after using IOS, I never really see the problem. There are icons on the screen, you tap the icons and the app launches. The apps generally work the same way. Unless you're constantly deep inside the operating system and manipulating files, you won't really see any difference. People who say the Android system is so much more complicated confuse the heck out of me. Unless they have an IOS system that reads their mind and does what they want without them having to even touch the phone, there's no real difference. You tap and go. It's not rocket science.

[glb613]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@glb613 wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

Thanks, @Kachina624. I have used an Android tablet in the very distant past, and I have a Fire (which I should use more and don’t), so I’m vaguely familiar, just have never used many apps. I’ll have to take note of which apps I’ll need to look for in the Google Play store.

My biggest problem is going to be figuring out a relatively simple way to transfer the photos I’ll take on the Android phone to my iPad. The odd photo here and there no biggie, but 10+ photos gets to be PITA.

I am getting excited, though.

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Why not use your backup? 

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?? I’m not sure what you mean. 

I’m not talking about transferring the photos on my iPhone to the Android phone. I’m saying, when I start taking photos with the Android phone, how to get them onto my iPad.

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Sorry, I miss read your post. There is a "camera connection kit" you can buy for your iPad.  Plug in the one with a USB connection on one end.  Plug in your phone and the transfer should begin.  At least that's what happens when I connect my iPhone to my iPad. 

[anin]

android is much confortable for me as compare to ios.. 

[Moonchilde]

THANK YOU, @gardenman 😀 that does indeed answer my question re photos, and yay, simple then. 

I’m very comfortable with iOS, but not wedded to it. I love my iPad to bits, but am done with top prices for iPhones for technology Android has had already. And there are constraints that don’t thrill me.

Anyone - when you use a message app in Android, are there any issues receiving texts on an iPhone? Do you have a favorite Android app for messaging? The people I text with/send photos to have iPhones.