Switching from an iPhone to an Android phone<\/a> used to be a chore, but both Apple and Google have made life easier over the years. Thankfully, Google has announced another significant upgrade as part of the switching process.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n Google says it worked with Apple to let you wirelessly transfer passwords and home screen layouts from iOS to Android. This is great news and means you can now get up and running much faster on your new Android phone<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cYour passwords, photos, messages, favorite apps, contacts and even your homescreen layout can migrate wirelessly from your iPhone to your new Android device,\u201d the company explained in a blog post. It\u2019s worth noting that Google already lets you wirelessly transfer photos\/videos, contacts, and apps. However, Google\u2019s support documentation<\/a> suggests that you previously required a cable to transfer messages.<\/p>\n \u201cThis new wireless process, which also supports eSIM transfer, will launch first on Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices this year,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n In any event, we\u2019re glad to see that iPhone-to-Android migration is getting easier. But we do hope other Android OEMs aren\u2019t far behind in gaining access to these wireless transfer improvements.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the only major cross-platform news today, either. Google confirmed that it\u2019s expanding Quick Share\/AirDrop support to more Android manufacturers, while also bringing Quick Share to third-party apps<\/a> like WhatsApp.<\/p>\n![\"google](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/ "\\"google"){kind=icon}
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