How to Transfer Data from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+

It’s widely known that Samsung officially released Galaxy S8/S8+ on March 29, New York, USA. As a new generation of Android leader, Galaxy S8/S8+ is far ahead of other Android devices whether from the screen, pixel or its performance. The appearance of Galaxy S8/S8+, especially for its Dream Infinity Display, won the unanimous praise from outside. If you used to use iPhone and now attracted by Galaxy S8/S8+, then the first thing occurs in your mind may be the data transfer between iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S8.

This is a real problem for many mobile phone users as it’s based on cross-system data transmission. Then do you have any idea of this? Do not worry, in this article, we are going to discuss how to transfer data from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ from two efficient solutions.

Part 1. Switching from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ via Smart Switch Mobile
Samsung Smart Switch is a Samsung official mobile phone data transfer tool which can seamlessly transfer contacts, photos, music, videos, messages, notes, calendars and more files from an iOS device (via iCloud or Micro USB to USB adapter) or Android device to virtually any Samsung Galaxy device. Here I am going to share how to transfer data from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ using Smart Switch Mobile based on iCloud.

Step 1. Import Data from iCloud
On your iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup and tap “Back Up Now” to make an iCloud backup of your iPhone. On your Samsung Galaxy S8, download and install the Smart Switch from the Google Play Store. Run the Smart Switch and select “iOS device”, then tap “Import from iCloud”.

Step 2. Sign in iCloud Account
Then, sign in with your Apple ID and password. After logging in, select the most recent iCloud backup and choose the content you wish to transfer and hip the “IMPORT” button.

Note: If you forget the password, you can go to iCloud.com and reset the password.

Step 3. Save Data on Samsung S8
All the data in iCloud backups will be transferred on Galaxy S8. Once the transfer has completed, tap the “FINISH” button to end the process.

Part 2. Switching from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ via Gihosoft Mobile Transfer

Gihosoft Mobile Transfer is a wonderful data transfer tool here we strongly recommend for you. It is a cross-platform mobile phone data transfer application, which can transfer data from iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone 5S/5C/5, iPhone 4S/4 and iPhone 3GS to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+. It supports data mutual transmission between Andriod and iOS device, these data including messages, contacts, photos, call recording, music, videos and so on. If you were an iPhone user previously but now want to use Samsung Galaxy S8 because of sleek design and cool features. Switching from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ is not a big issue.

Step 1. Start Gihosoft Mobile Transfer
Please download the Gihosoft Mobile Phone Transfer to your PC from our official website. Then install and launch it. Afterwards, you will see the main interface, just tap "Phone to Phone" to continue.

Step 2. Connect the Two Devices to PC
Next, please connect your iPhone to computer as the source phone via USB and check “Trust” from the pop-up box. After that, please turn on the USB debugging and connect your Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ to PC via USB as the destination phone. If the phone has been detected successfully, the device model name would be presented. If there is any uncertainty please refer to how to connect Android phone or tablet to PC.

Step 3. Transfer data from iPhone to S8/S8+
After the two phones have been detected by our software, please check  the file type that you want to transfer, then click “Start Copy”. When the data transferring process is completed, you will be informed by a pop-up message. Now you can check the file list on new Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+.

Besides, Gihosoft Mobile Transfer can also transfer data from iPhone to any other Android devices. If you want to switch photos and videos, please refer to 3 Tips to Transfer Photos/Pictures/Videos from iPhone to Android.