How to Use Samsung Smart Switch? – Getting Started
Setting up a new phone or tablet from scratch can be tricky, especially if you have plenty of data on your old phone that you’d like to transfer to your new device. However, with the Smart Switch app on Samsung devices, you’ll have everything within reach in a few steps.
Once connected, you can transfer content seamlessly to your new Galaxy device. The Smart Switch app also enables you to back up vital data to a PC or SD Card from your old device.
You just need to install the Smart Switch application, connect and transfer across various devices. The Smart Switch app is Samsung’s data transfer solution.
The app checks for old and new devices, giving you a user-friendly interface for transferring call logs, contacts, media, user accounts, and other data from your old device to your new device. That said; let’s look at how this app works for various devices.
How to Install and Set up Samsung Smart Switch
The process to transfer data across two Samsung devices is relatively easy. Just ensure you have backed up your info on an external storage pr cloud apps prior to beginning.
- Download the app on both devices. Then, you can transfer info wirelessly or using a USB cable. To transfer data using the Smart Switch app over Wi-Fi, follow these steps.
- Install the updated Smart Switch app from the Galaxy Store or Google Play.
- Launch the app on both devices.
- Click on ‘Allow’ on both devices to provide the required permissions for data access.
- Next, click on ‘Receive Data’ on your new phone and ‘Send Data’ on the old device.
How to Use Samsung Smart Switch – Send Data
- Choose ‘Galaxy/ Android’ as the OS type on your new device
- Next, the app will reveal connection options; click on ‘Wireless’ on both devices.
Wireless
How to Connect and Copy Data Using Samsung Smart Switch
- The app will scan for nearby devices. Then, on both phones, click on ‘Connect’ in the pop-up. Remember that both devices should be linked to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Click on ‘Allow’ on the old device to create a link with the new device.
New Device
- Once connected, the new device will reveal a list of transferrable files from the old phone, including apps, audio, contacts, media files, user accounts, and more.
- Next, select the files you want to copy and click on ‘Transfer.’
- Once the transfer process is finished, click on ‘Done.’
Note that not all Galaxy devices come with a USB cable and connector. In such instances, you can only use the Smart Switch app wirelessly. Look at the section below for more info on how to transfer data using a USB cable from non-Samsung Android devices.
How to Transfer Info from an Old Android Device Wirelessly Using Samsung Smart Switch
You can also transfer info from an old-Samsung android smartphone or tablet using Wi-Fi or with a USB cable. To transfer wirelessly, use the following steps.
- Install and launch the Smart Switch app on both devices.
- Next, click on ‘Allow’ to grant the necessary permissions.
- Select ‘Receive Data’ on your new Galaxy device and ‘Send’ data on the old device.
Send Data to old Device
- When prompted, choose ‘Galaxy/Android’ as the new device.
- For both devices, click on ‘Wireless,’ then ‘Connect’ and ‘Allow’ to select the files you’d like to transfer from the old Android smartphone or tablet.
- Next, click on ‘Transfer’ to start.
- When the transfer process is finished, click on ‘Done.’
How to Use Samsung Smart Switch
How to Transfer Info from an Old Android Using Smart Switch via USB
- Install and launch the Smart Switch app on both devices.
- Next, click on ‘Allow’ to grant the required permissions.
- Then choose the device type on your old Android devices as ‘Android/Galaxy.’
- Next, choose ‘Cable’ on both devices.
- Connect the devices to each other using a USB cable. The screen will show the relevant info with regard to the supported hardware that might be specific to your Android smartphone or tablet. Ensure that both devices have adequate charge.
- On the new devices, choose the files you’d like to transfer from the list and click on ‘Transfer.’ The Smart Switch will transfer the selected data to the new device.
How to Use Samsung Smart Switch
Note if you want to use Samsung Smart Switch to transfer data from your Samsung to your iPhone, it’s recommended to use a cable. You will need to get a Type C to Type C cable and lighting to Type C cable and then follows the steps listed above.
Final Thought
To sum it all up, the Samsung smart switch app allows you to transfer data from your old device to your new device. It’s quicker, easier, and more accurate than manually transferring information to an external storage device.