If you just got the iPhone 12, chances are that you are looking for ways to seamlessly migrate your data from your old device to the new iPhone. As an existing iOS user, migrating your data using Finder on macOS Mojave, iTunes on older macOS versions, or iTunes on Windows should be a piece of cake; all you need to do is to restore from backup and you have all your old data on your new device. However, things are different if you’re moving from an Android device to an iPhone. iTunes does not help with this, and this is where a third-party program comes in.
There are several programs built specifically for this purpose; you simply need to run a Google search to see. Choosing the right one might not be a walk in the park, though. As far as our recommendation goes, AnyTrans is an iPhone data migration program that is tested and trusted.
AnyTrans: Easy data migration for the iPhone
AnyTrans is an all-in-one iPhone manager that helps with easy data migration, data management, backups and restore among other things. With AnyTrans, migrating data to your new iPhone 12 from an Android device or an old iPhone is a piece of cake. All can be done in a few clicks.
No matter where your existing data or backup is located, AnyTrans can help move it to your new iPhone.
AnyTrans Phone Switcher
As introduced earlier, this mode lets you switch from an old phone to your new iPhone. For this feature to work, both devices have to be plugged in through USB. Here is a complete guide on how to transfer data from your old iPhone to a new iPhone. However, if you’re trying to migrate your data from an Android phone, there are other options to connect the device if USB connection is unavailable.
Using a WiFi connection requires installing AnyTrans mobile app on your device. This can be downloaded here for Android. With both devices connected, hitting the Next button presents all available categories of data that can be migrated.
At this point, you only need to select the data you intend to restore and hit the Next button. AnyTrans lets you move music, ringtones, movies, photos, contacts, calendar, documents, messages, and call logs.
It should be noted that this will erase any existing corresponding data on the target device. In essence, this means if you are trying to restore messages from an Android device to an iPhone 12, all existing messages on the iPhone 12 will be erased.
Confirming this starts the process and might take a while to complete depending on the amount of data to be transferred and the connection method used.
iTunes/Media Library Restore
If all you need to restore are items in the local media library on your computer, this feature lets you do this seamlessly without erasing any existing data on the iPhone. In this mode, only music, videos, podcasts, and books are supported.
Device Manager data migration
Using this option, AnyTrans lets you add items directly to your device even when such items are not in your organized music or photos library. For instance, in a case where your old Android device has already been sold and all you have as a backup are items you copied from the mass memory to a folder on the desktop, the Phone Switcher restores method isn’t going to work. Using Device Manager, you can restore these items to your new iPhone.
Backup Manager
With Backup Manager, you can view all existing iTunes backups available on your computer. What’s more, you can view the content of each backup and analyze them before choosing the right one to restore.
iCloud Manager
iCloud Manager gives you total control over your iCloud backups. This feature lets you import files from your local computer drive to iCloud, export iCloud data to your local drive, synchronize data between two different iCloud accounts with one click, view and manage data available in your iCloud drive. Note that this requires you to log in to your iCloud account with your credentials before these features are unlocked.
AnyTrans: A must-have for iPhone 12 daily management
Apart from being a great tool to restore backups to iOS or iPadOS devices, AnyTrans is a must-have tool to manage your iPhone from day to day.
Daily data management
If you move data around a lot between your iPhone and your computer, it’s essential to have a tool that performs functions beyond what is achievable with Apple’s native solution to iPhone data management. As one of the main features of this program, the Device Manager gives you total control over your data. This is especially great for managing music, videos, and messages.
Device Manager allows you to seamlessly add music or video to your iPhone by simple drag and drop method. Apart from this, you can selectively export items from your iPhone to your computer, a feature Apple doesn’t even support on Finder or iTunes.
Daily data backups
If there is anything I’ve always disliked about iTunes/Finder backup, it’s the fact that older backups are overwritten as times goes on. Again, you do not have full control over how backups work. AnyTrans Backup Manager put these controls in your hands, letting determine how data backup work. Unlike iTunes, Finder, or iCloud backup, AnyTrans does not overwrite existing backups. This lets you restore your device to a previous state as far back as possible.
If plugging in your device every time is too much of a hassle, enabling AirBackup solves this. With this in place, your device backs up to your computer over WiFi as determined by your schedule settings.
As mentioned earlier, you can also view backup content before restore. Another useful feature offered is the capability to select items within the backup to move to your mobile device or local disk instead of the whole thing.
Bonus essential utility tools
AnyTrans comes with some utility tools that should make iPhone management fun and a lot easier.
Ringtone Maker: This lets you create custom ringtones with your favorite songs. After creating the ringtone, it can be saved directly to your iPhone.
Media Downloader: This tool lets you download online videos from over a thousand supported streaming websites.
App Downloader: With this tool, you can download, install, update apps. It also lets you perform batch uninstall and even move apps and app data between devices.
Screen Mirroring: This lets you mirror your iPhone screen to your computer wirelessly. You can as well capture and record the mirrored screen.
