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You’ve seen the light. You’ve left Apple’s embrace and joined the happy world of Android, and you’ve got just one question: What about your stuff? How do you transfer everything from iPhone to Android? We can help with that.
If the apps you use are cloud based - such as Gmail for email, Spotify for streaming music and Facebook for seeing pictures of cats and other people’s children - you hardly have to do anything: it’s just a matter of installing the apps, entering your usernames and passwords and picking up from where you left off. Here’s how to transfer everything else.
Contacts
Calendar
What we want to do here is to create a public calendar we can then import into Google Calendar. To do that, click Public Calendar and copy the entire link you see on screen.
Open a new browser window or tab and paste the link, but don’t hit Enter just yet: you need to change the bit that says “webcal” to “http”. Do that and press Enter, and your computer should now download an .ics calendar file with a really long and incomprehensible file name.
Repeat this process for each calendar you want to transfer.
Now, we need to log in to Google Calendar and click on Other Calendars in the left hand sidebar. Click on the drop-down arrow and choose Import Calendar, and then select the .ics file you just downloaded. Clicking on Import will now add the events to the Google Calendar you select (if you have more than one). You’ll need to repeat the process for each calendar.
iCloud Documents
If you’ve been storing files in iCloud, you can get them by logging into iCloud.com, clicking on iCloud Drive and then choosing the appropriate app folder - but remember that some file types, such as Pages documents, won’t work in non-Apple programs. If you’ve got files in proprietary formats such as Pages, convert them to text or Word files in the Pages app before transferring them.Bookmarks
On Windows, the next step is to click Bookmarks > Options and then choose Firefox or Chrome. Click Apply and then Merge, and you’ll be told to download the iCloud Bookmarks extension for the browser you selected. This extention will sync your bookmarks from Safari to Chrome or Firefox.
If you chose Chrome the next step is easy: on a PC, open Chrome and log in to your Google Account, and the bookmarks will be synced automatically. On a Mac, open Chrome, click the “hamburger” Chrome menu at the right hand side of the window and select Bookmarks > Import Bookmarks and Settings and select Safari as the source.
On both PC and Mac, the next step is to click on Firefox’s Tools menu and select Set Up Sync. This enables you to log in to your Firefox Account (if you have one) or create a Firefox Account (if you haven’t). Once you’ve entered the details you can then open Firefox on your phone and choose Options > Sync > Pair a Device to get the bookmarks onto Firefox on your phone.
Photos and videos
Things are slightly different on Macs, although the basic idea is the same. Instead of My Computer you’ll need to launch Image Capture to import your photos. Once you’ve done that you can connect your Android device and drag from your photos folder (or anywhere else you put the imported pics).
Music
Once you’re sure you’ve got everything, open Google Music Manager and in the setup page, select Upload Songs to Google Play. Specify “iTunes” as the source and let Google Music Manager do its thing.
By Androidpit
You’ve seen the light. You’ve left Apple’s embrace and joined the happy world of Android, and you’ve got just one question: What about your stuff? How do you transfer everything from iPhone to Android? We can help with that.
If the apps you use are cloud based - such as Gmail for email, Spotify for streaming music and Facebook for seeing pictures of cats and other people’s children - you hardly have to do anything: it’s just a matter of installing the apps, entering your usernames and passwords and picking up from where you left off. Here’s how to transfer everything else.
Contacts
Calendar
What we want to do here is to create a public calendar we can then import into Google Calendar. To do that, click Public Calendar and copy the entire link you see on screen.
Open a new browser window or tab and paste the link, but don’t hit Enter just yet: you need to change the bit that says “webcal” to “http”. Do that and press Enter, and your computer should now download an .ics calendar file with a really long and incomprehensible file name.
Repeat this process for each calendar you want to transfer.
Now, we need to log in to Google Calendar and click on Other Calendars in the left hand sidebar. Click on the drop-down arrow and choose Import Calendar, and then select the .ics file you just downloaded. Clicking on Import will now add the events to the Google Calendar you select (if you have more than one). You’ll need to repeat the process for each calendar.
iCloud Documents
If you’ve been storing files in iCloud, you can get them by logging into iCloud.com, clicking on iCloud Drive and then choosing the appropriate app folder - but remember that some file types, such as Pages documents, won’t work in non-Apple programs. If you’ve got files in proprietary formats such as Pages, convert them to text or Word files in the Pages app before transferring them.Bookmarks
On Windows, the next step is to click Bookmarks > Options and then choose Firefox or Chrome. Click Apply and then Merge, and you’ll be told to download the iCloud Bookmarks extension for the browser you selected. This extention will sync your bookmarks from Safari to Chrome or Firefox.
If you chose Chrome the next step is easy: on a PC, open Chrome and log in to your Google Account, and the bookmarks will be synced automatically. On a Mac, open Chrome, click the “hamburger” Chrome menu at the right hand side of the window and select Bookmarks > Import Bookmarks and Settings and select Safari as the source.
On both PC and Mac, the next step is to click on Firefox’s Tools menu and select Set Up Sync. This enables you to log in to your Firefox Account (if you have one) or create a Firefox Account (if you haven’t). Once you’ve entered the details you can then open Firefox on your phone and choose Options > Sync > Pair a Device to get the bookmarks onto Firefox on your phone.
Photos and videos
Things are slightly different on Macs, although the basic idea is the same. Instead of My Computer you’ll need to launch Image Capture to import your photos. Once you’ve done that you can connect your Android device and drag from your photos folder (or anywhere else you put the imported pics).
Music
Once you’re sure you’ve got everything, open Google Music Manager and in the setup page, select Upload Songs to Google Play. Specify “iTunes” as the source and let Google Music Manager do its thing.
By Androidpit
The HTC One (M8) is considered one of the best phones in 2014 and a great buy for 2015. If you already have your hands on the Android phone, there are a few things that you need to know how to do, such as take a screenshot! Here is how to take a screenshot with the HTC One (M8).
t’s actually really easy! Like other manufacturers, HTC offers more than one way to do it! So get ready to pick your favorite.
Method 1: the classic power-volume down combo
Here’s the classic way of taking a screenshot that most Android users know, though many don’t like it because it requires a bit of dexterity. Simply press the home button and the volume button down at the same time until you see an animation on the screen. The shot will be saved in your gallery app as well as show up in your status bar and notification shade. From here, by tapping on it, you can view the screenshot, share it, edit it and more.Method 2: the power-home button combo
The second way of taking a screenshot is also quite simple and you might actually prefer it because it involves pressing only one physical button. Just hold down the power button for a second and then press the home button on the home screen. Careful that you don’t turn off your phone completely though - this WILL happen if you hold down the power button for too long. You may need a few practice tries. Again, the image can be viewed in the notification shade and you can also look it up in the screenshots folder of the gallery app.By androidPit
The HTC One (M8) is considered one of the best phones in 2014 and a great buy for 2015. If you already have your hands on the Android phone, there are a few things that you need to know how to do, such as take a screenshot! Here is how to take a screenshot with the HTC One (M8).
t’s actually really easy! Like other manufacturers, HTC offers more than one way to do it! So get ready to pick your favorite.
Method 1: the classic power-volume down combo
Here’s the classic way of taking a screenshot that most Android users know, though many don’t like it because it requires a bit of dexterity. Simply press the home button and the volume button down at the same time until you see an animation on the screen. The shot will be saved in your gallery app as well as show up in your status bar and notification shade. From here, by tapping on it, you can view the screenshot, share it, edit it and more.Method 2: the power-home button combo
The second way of taking a screenshot is also quite simple and you might actually prefer it because it involves pressing only one physical button. Just hold down the power button for a second and then press the home button on the home screen. Careful that you don’t turn off your phone completely though - this WILL happen if you hold down the power button for too long. You may need a few practice tries. Again, the image can be viewed in the notification shade and you can also look it up in the screenshots folder of the gallery app.By androidPit
Have you lost Your Android ? or If it has stolen by someone, Use this Android Phone locator Apps to track it. The best thing about Android is, it has millions of apps in the Google Play Store. You can find apps for any purposes in Android market. Here, We have found the best 5 Anti-theft Apps that will track your Stolen Android.
Use that apps to get back your Android Mobile or at least delete your personal and sensitive information in your missed mobile.
What’s the most interesting things about these apps?
In this Android Phone tracking apps list, only some of them can be installed after your phone is stolen or lost. Other than these, remaining apps can be installed your phone directly for the best to secure your phone.Lets see the Anti-theft and Phone Locator Android apps
Cerberus anti theft
Cerberus anti theft is the pretty cool tracking app that has all the features remote messages, remote alarm trigger, remote lock, remotely wipe SD Card and alerts of SIM change. Only free trial for one week, then you can buy a lifetime license for a small price (2.99€) from within the application. The app works even if the device does not have an internet connection thanks to remote control by sms messages.
It has three ways to protect your device:
- Remote control through the website www.cerberusapp.com
- Remote control via text messages
- SIM Checker (for devices that have a SIM card): you will automatically receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card
Download it from Google Play
Where’s My Droid
Where’s My Droid is the one of best Android Application that will track your phone and alert the owner. Where’s My Droid can turn the ringer volume up and make your phone ring. The app can also get the GPS coordinates with a link to Google maps if you’re not near enough to your phone to hear the ringer. You have the freedom to track your phone from anywhere with a text messaged attention word.
Pro version has some extra features which are the app will send the picture of thief usingfront camera, option to remotely lock your device, remotely delete all your data in your device.
Price : Free , Pro version available
Download it from Google Play
Lookout Security and Antivirus
Lookout protects you against all the bad stuff that can happen to your phone or tablet, like viruses, loss, and theft. Lookout gives you the best chance at finding your lost phone or tablet. You can find your phone on a Google Map, and make it scream if it’s on silent, and see your phone’s last known location. You can also get an email with picture and location of anyone who tries to unlock your android device.
It also has the automated backup and restore function you can access from the lookout.com
Price : Free
Premium Service : $2.99/month Antivirus package
Download Lookout from Google play
Plan B
If you have an android phone running 2.3 or lower, then Plan B is the pretty good option. This is the first and only ‘find my phone’ app that you download AFTER you’ve already lost your phone. Having Lookout on your phone is the best way to protect your phone and find it fast, but use Plan B if you have already lost your phone and didn’t have Lookout installed.
You can install it remotely from the Google Play web interface. Plan B will start automatically and send your phone’s location to your Gmail address. 3. To locate again after 10 minutes, borrow a friend’s phone and text the word “locate” to your lost phone.
Price : Free
Download it from Google Play
Source by spicytricks.com
Have you lost Your Android ? or If it has stolen by someone, Use this Android Phone locator Apps to track it. The best thing about Android is, it has millions of apps in the Google Play Store. You can find apps for any purposes in Android market. Here, We have found the best 5 Anti-theft Apps that will track your Stolen Android.
Use that apps to get back your Android Mobile or at least delete your personal and sensitive information in your missed mobile.
What’s the most interesting things about these apps?
In this Android Phone tracking apps list, only some of them can be installed after your phone is stolen or lost. Other than these, remaining apps can be installed your phone directly for the best to secure your phone.Lets see the Anti-theft and Phone Locator Android apps
Cerberus anti theft
Cerberus anti theft is the pretty cool tracking app that has all the features remote messages, remote alarm trigger, remote lock, remotely wipe SD Card and alerts of SIM change. Only free trial for one week, then you can buy a lifetime license for a small price (2.99€) from within the application. The app works even if the device does not have an internet connection thanks to remote control by sms messages.
It has three ways to protect your device:
- Remote control through the website www.cerberusapp.com
- Remote control via text messages
- SIM Checker (for devices that have a SIM card): you will automatically receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card
Download it from Google Play
Where’s My Droid
Where’s My Droid is the one of best Android Application that will track your phone and alert the owner. Where’s My Droid can turn the ringer volume up and make your phone ring. The app can also get the GPS coordinates with a link to Google maps if you’re not near enough to your phone to hear the ringer. You have the freedom to track your phone from anywhere with a text messaged attention word.
Pro version has some extra features which are the app will send the picture of thief usingfront camera, option to remotely lock your device, remotely delete all your data in your device.
Price : Free , Pro version available
Download it from Google Play
Lookout Security and Antivirus
Lookout protects you against all the bad stuff that can happen to your phone or tablet, like viruses, loss, and theft. Lookout gives you the best chance at finding your lost phone or tablet. You can find your phone on a Google Map, and make it scream if it’s on silent, and see your phone’s last known location. You can also get an email with picture and location of anyone who tries to unlock your android device.
It also has the automated backup and restore function you can access from the lookout.com
Price : Free
Premium Service : $2.99/month Antivirus package
Download Lookout from Google play
Plan B
If you have an android phone running 2.3 or lower, then Plan B is the pretty good option. This is the first and only ‘find my phone’ app that you download AFTER you’ve already lost your phone. Having Lookout on your phone is the best way to protect your phone and find it fast, but use Plan B if you have already lost your phone and didn’t have Lookout installed.You can install it remotely from the Google Play web interface. Plan B will start automatically and send your phone’s location to your Gmail address. 3. To locate again after 10 minutes, borrow a friend’s phone and text the word “locate” to your lost phone.
Price : Free
Download it from Google Play
Source by spicytricks.com
Photo editing on Android is still in the stages where you can do only the most basic edits. However, apps are coming out all the time that add more and more functionality and mobile photographers have more options than ever before when it comes to editing photos on your Android device. In this list we’ll explore the best photo editor apps for Android.
BeFunky Photo Editor – Tablets
[Price: Free / $2.99]First on our list is a fun little photo editor called BeFunky. In this simple editor, you have access to dozens of effects and editing tools, including filters, sharpen, and exposure, among others. Where this app really shines is how much you can edit. With this you can literally add unlimited affects to your photos so you can make them look however you want. It’s widely popular and highly rated. There is also a free version you can check out to see if it’s for you before picking up the paid version. The version we have linked is the tablet version, there is also a version for just phones.
Cupslice Photo Editor
[Price: Free]Cupslice is a photo editor with a little more tact and polish, even if the features aren’t as heavy as some of these others. It comes with over 50 effects to start along with your basic editing tools. It also includes a number of stickers you can add to photos and that number gets updated every week. It’s a nice, simple app that should suit the needs of most people.
Pho.to Lab
[Price: Free / $3.99]Pho.to Lab is our first really heavily-featured app on the list. It comes with over 500 frames for your photos if you enjoy frames. It also comes with a myriad of backgrounds, photo filters, collage features, and even the popular human-to-animal montage that turns your face into an animal’s face. The free version has watermarks and advertisements whereas the paid version does not, so you can at least give it a shot and see if you like it before you buy it. It has a metric ton of things you can add to photos, even if the actual editing features are pretty basic.
Photo Editor by Aviary
[Price: Free]Photo Editor by Aviary stands out on our list because it has a slightly more composed set of actual editing features. There are still things like stickers, filters, and the like, but the app has extra tools for editing including things like fixing red-eye, whitening teeth, etc. It’s a fairly solid app overall although it won’t have that appeal for fans of Instagram-style filters as it will for people who want just a good looking photo.
Photo Editor Pro
[Price: Free]Photo Editor Pro is a very solid photo editor app even if there’s nothing over-the-top about it. It features a one-touch enhance feature, filters, frames, and the basic photo improvement tools like color balance, crop, and rotate. Again, there’s nothing overly special about it, but it is a solid option for people who just need to do a little touching up here and there.
Photo Effects Pro
[Price: Free]Photo Effects Pro has a few more fun features than many of these other ones. For instance, you can insert meme pictures to make funny pictures, finger paint on the photo like you can with S-Pen on the Galaxy Note 3, and of course the standard tools, filters, and frames features. It’s another very solid (and totally free) offering that should fill the needs of most people. It also boasts that it only uses the internet to share photos.
Photoshop Touch for phone
[Price: $4.99]With a name like Photoshop, you expect greatness right? Well, before you get your hopes up too high, you should know that this isn’t nearly as powerful as the desktop application. You can do some of the basic Photoshop things like working with layers. However, It’s mixed in with more conventional mobile photo editing features like filters and mild adjustments like color correction. There are
some cool features like camera fill and compatibility with desktop Photoshop using the Adobe Creative Cloud. So if you’re a big fan of Adobe products, this app should be useful.
PicsArt Photo Studio
[Price: Free]When it comes to photo editing features that focus around things like collages, there are few apps that are better than PicsArt. It does focus primarily on collages and, thus, has a bunch of features for that. However, there are still the basic photo editing things like filters, controls, and adjustments along with some unusual features like finger-painting and stickers. It’s a solid free app and a must-have for collage fans. However, if you’re looking for something a little more in depth, you may want to try something else.
PicSay – Photo Editor
[Price: Free / $3.99]With well over ten million downloads, it’s pretty clear that PicSay is among the most popular on our list. It offers the basic features that you’ve seen us talk about a multitude of times already and that’s what you get with the free version. In the paid version, you get additional content like more filters and more actual features like pressure-sensitive drawing, removing red-eye, and others. It’s a solid and vastly popular option that’s worth checking out.
Rage Comics Photo Editor
[Price: Free]We all know why this is here. Rage Comics and memes are hilarious. This is essentially just a photo editor with sticker and text features. It includes over 300 meme faces. It doesn’t have any of the other features these other apps have, but it is definitely the funniest one on the list. If you’re looking for something more serious, you should pick of these other apps but if you’re down for a laugh, this can help do that.
SnapSeed
[Price: Free]If you’re a fan of Google and want to use only Google apps, we recommend using Snapseed as your photo editor. While the photos app on Google+ has its own small editor, Snapseed is owned by Google and it is, without question, a whole lot better than the Google+ photos app. With this app you can auto-tune and auto-correct images quickly if need be. There are also the standard filters, adjustment features, and frames. It’s a fun and solid app that’s perfect for Google fans.
Source by androidauthority.com
