Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: phone migration Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:41:18 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 05:41:18 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3103fcb14a2f881496e174ee0cead71b"; logging-data="2967743"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19myY2lA8B6VoD7ahLNbdmQiXkUC40hXqY=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:eptIr5GUEXwlkyx2iEJzEe71ylo= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2539 On 2024-07-18 20:37, Andrew wrote: > Your Name wrote on Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:44:50 +1200 : > >> I have only ever tried to migrate an Android phone some time back, and >> it was hopeless because there are a lot of user things that simply >> could not be copied across (the expert staff in the Samsung store >> confirmed they couldn't), which is utterly ridiculous, especially >> considering some of the uncopyable user data was for widely used apps! > > Bullshit. > > It's not surprising the ignorant uneducated low-IQ YourName is unaware that > the primitive toy iPhone is incapable of copying over all app installers. And it doesn't need to do so... > > With Android, all your EXACT app versions copy over to *any* phone, exactly > as they were on the old phone - even if those app versions are no longer > available on the Google Play Store. Try *that* with the toy iOS iPhone. I've never lost an app. > >> In contrast, migrating an iPad was very simple, quick, and all the user >> data copied across. > > Bullshit. Nope. It's the truth. > > The primitive toy iPhone is incapable of migrating over the EXACT location > of every folder and every app icon (and every widget & shortcut too). False. > > With Android, you save the homescreen on the old & load it back to the new. > > Then, EVERY app icon is on the new phone EXACTLY where it was on the old. Just like it is on an iPhone.