2 Best Ways to Transfer Data Using Samsung Smart Switch (2020)

[@TechWithBrett]

What method did you use to transfer your data?

[@googlehas]

Samsung Galaxy s10? Open eBay

[@giovannimascolo7075]

I’m an iphone user. How can i transfer pictures from iCloud to a Samsung device? Without Google photo...is there a way?

[@kimberlyjune2291]

using wifi, thanks for video!

[@Alice-iw2gj]

Hi Brett. I followed the same process as you did with the note 10 to s20. I had a s9+ to a s20+. I chose not to take photos and videos as my s9+ was full and these were backed up to Samsung cloud and Google photos. Everything went fine but this morning photos are now in my gallery/pictures and I'm not sure why. Could it be because I pressed Samsung cloud to sync images (I wanted any new photos to upload). Can I safely delete them from my device? Thanks for the video.

[@egadgetguy]

Smart switch made getting a new [s20 ultra] phone easy. And I used it to move the data to my old phone [S9] from my other old phone [S7]. I used wifi because the old phone [S9] was sensing moisture [erroneously]

[@megret1808]

Good that you clarify that it is copying over not “transfer” which could mean it wipes the data from the source device. No other tutorials I’ve seen make that clear

[@connieforte7405]

Thank you, Brett, I'm so glad there are people like you out there that are so helpful. I will be doing this later today once my new phone is delivered. You make it sound easy even for a 75-year-old like me I feel so much more confident to do this now. God Bless.

[@alikhan-uh3sq]

hi, I'm about to do this with my old 1phone 6s to a second-hand Samsung a13 I got at a good price. Did you manage to get it all done without any hiccups?

[@petebaza7456]

​@@alikhan-uh3sq😢

[@TheOverReal]

My man has 8 gigs in a secure folder, respect!

[@rania_ala5050]

BK BVB

[@BradKwfc]

'Secure', LMAO, as if the NSA can't see everything you do. Just recently a 'Bug' was discovered that allowed Facebook to watch you through your phone's camera...Just a 'Bug'.

[@daudadams5401]

Do you get everything saved inside secure folder on your new device after the transfer is completed?

[@Wirefox1]

@@BradKwfc I hope they have fun watching me sitting about in my undies and farting while I watch youtube and 'other' video platforms!!

[@synthesizerisking2886]

What is in that secured folder….hmmm ? 🤔🤔🤔. 🤭😆😆😆😁

[@suzannemcg1]

Thanks so much Brett, most comprehensive and easy to follow and understand I’ve seen. Really liked how you explained the initial info on the SIM card and whether you need the wi fi on the new phone or not. That really did my 65 year old head in. I didn’t get that until you initially explained it!

[@markspearman8659]

Went from Galaxy S4(Lol) to S20 FE 5G, wireless worked like a charm. Instruction is very simple to follow. Thank You!!!

[@allenramsey1825]

Same here....from Galaxie S5.....Lol

[@Kyle-lc3re]

Same here….from Galaxy S6…..lol

[@Bobster110551]

thank you so much!! I was pulling my hair out!! The magic for me was that i had "smart switch" on my phones and could not get it to work. But I saw you downloaded "SAMSUNG Smart Switch". Bingo Bango it worked like you showed. Can't thank ypu enough!

[@Nelbertsky]

Thank you for a the excellent video and clear info. Mostly impressed as you started with the info regarding SIM card and did not assume people know that info. :) Sign of a good teacher !

[@christophershelton3230]

Little advice, use the cord method. Much more efficient than wifi and saves hours.

[@teodortodorov6974]

The wireless method let's you transfer your data from your old device to your new device while the both devices are charging

[@johnross7237]

Thank you...Thank you.....Thank you. If you not watching this video, you are wasting your time. Great video.

[@rejeanpaquet4375]

Ordered a S21+ 5G, then I will need to transfer my apps etc from my S10+ to my new S21+, thanks, this is easier than I thought, Samsung Smart Switch is a time saver.

[@Dano84]

Thank you for this video. Just got my 23 ultra and this is going to be my first time using smart switch. This was right under the Samsung recommended quick vid but this helped with things like how to select what to move and not to move. Great video, thanks again!

[@oniey64]

thank you from Malaysia.. hey iam not good with tech and iam buy new phone online..this vid help a lot..tq again..

[@jaimelongo10]

great video, I'm getting stuck though, the old phone says connected, the new one keeps saying connecting then the old one disconnects, do you know how to get around this issue? going rom S7 edge to S20+ thanks

[@vintageguitarz1]

10 Stars! - VERY Well Written, Planned, narrated, videoed!! YOU are one the BEST KZbin Tech Channels, a 180 (degree) from all those Indians you can't remotely understand because of a thick as mud accent! Like calling Microsoft, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon tech Support!

[@salrentas]

thanks, very detailed!! your the only one that even mentions the SD and Micro SD cards.

[@lorischultz6280]

Thank you for this video. Very easy to follow. I used wireless. Went from S7 to S10e. Worked great!!

[@MrConiye]

Very comprehensive tutorial, Brett!!!! Thanks for taking the time to break this down. One of the best tutorials on KZbin🙌

[@ABS888]

What is the difference between simply adding a Google Account, and Restoring a Google Account from Backup? In the latter, I can choose which backup file (which phone to restore from)? But if I just added a Google Account then I get the general synced data without customizations? Similarly, how does Smart Switch differ from Restore from Samsung Account? I assume restoring would only be used if the phone was lost?

[@rkgsd]

All of the other Smart Switch videos I've seen only show how to move data from old Samsung phones. You've done a better job by showing how to transfer from non-Samsung devices too.

[@8ktv475]

You HAVE to become a teacher. Humanity needs you.

[@Cigani-SomoborHR]

Thank you for the video. I will be transferring from a Samsung Galaxy S20 5G to a Samsung Galaxy S22 this week. It looks simple.

[@jameswheeleriii]

Thanks for the very thorough and professional presentation on cell phone transfer procedures. Great instructional video from a great professional!

[@ABS888]

I already added my Google Account to my new phone, but now want to do Smart Switch to get my pics and videos in full quality, and because not all my contacts were on Google. Am I doing it in the wrong order? Should I delete the Google Account from the phone and begin with Smart Switch, adding back Google later? (either as part of Smart Switch, or independently)

[@mylittleangelgirl]

Thanks you were very helpful...I was able to tranfer what was necessary off my old phone to another phone👍👍

[@Colour-Moody]

Thank you so much. Your explanations were very clear, appreciate the info about the sims as I am not tech savvy and was worried about that, but thanks to your video this old grandmother was prompted to attempt the transfer to my new phone using the wifi method and am happy to relate, successfully ... thank you.

[@CONald_is_A_false_Prophet]

Nice explanation although I have some other questions if you can help answer them I'd really appreciate it? -- Can we transfer everything BEFORE porting over and activating our new phone? This way we are done and ready the moment that our phones are active with minimal down time.. -- I have some older phones, Galaxy S5 and S7 old that I need to transfer data to our new S21 phones. Last time I tried wireless since I had to keep the phone charging but it didn't seem to work so well and took about 20 hours lol. -- Should I get a USB hub or 3.0 USB adapter to connect the new USB-C to maybe? -- 1 phone has about 100K texts to transfer (last time it was 54K texts lol so I wonder how I will keep the S5 charging (which does not have wireless charging) in case it takes a long time again? -- Last thing, will it transfer the stuff from the SD cards at the same time or do I have to do that differently? Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

[@MrCaveman8]

Yup do the phones have to be active or activated for this to work? WI FI good - bad - or ugly IDK never tried...

[@grayrachelle]

What ended up working for you? I have a similar setup

[@suzannemcg1]

Thanks so much Brett, that was so helpful, especially the initial info about the sim and the wi fi connection with both phones 📱. Not understanding that initially really did my 65 year old head in. I feel confident now with all the very valuable info you presented. You answered all my thoughts and complexities of this issue. You are a very very good teacher. Bless you Brett!

[@bruno6012]

Hi Brett..I'm hoping u r my savior of privacy.. How to secure my data. Contacts, emails, msgs, voicemail, PHOTOS, texts from the snoops on same acct. Different phone numbers should have privacy. No matter same acct. It's personal, respect,privacy, safety. HOW TO SECURE WITH EASE. I'M NOT A SCHOLAR in understanding all this. Memory not best. Too much to do simplicity. Lock my info from another. Thxs. Safe New Yr. B...

[@harryadam1671]

Great video and very helpful. One question - on my old phone many of my apps are on the SD card. The new phone does not have the ability to mount an SD card. Will the apps on the SD card be transferred using smartswitch? (Samsung S8 to Samsung S22 Ultra). Thanks.

[@TechWithBrett]

I'm not positive on this one but I believe they should transfer with SmartSwitch if the app is available in the Play Store.

[@doreenkembabazi3587]

Brett, you are the best!!! Thank you for these tips. I am all well set👏👏👏

[@bigb27me]

Thanks for making this more in depth smart switch tutorial video. 🙏 Compared to your previous Smart switch video, this one is far more detailed and helpful re: the transfer process and far better at covering all of the steps & settings involved in the process. Especially on which options to select when transferring your accounts & data to your new samsung device, so that all of your U.I. preferences and customized settings will actually remain in effect on your new phone as well.👍 I posted a comment asking a question on your previous smart switch video before I saw this one. Pretty sure this video actually answered my question, for the most part at least. But, feel free to answer it if you get a chance, as I'm sure it would be helpful to others as well, especially anyone who didn't have a chance to watch this video themselves yet. You could even include the link along with your response, win win! Thanks again

[@abudhassan4945]

i like it so can you do my phone or not ?

[@leslietripp9417]

Hey, Thanks! just used smart switch to transfer from Huawei to Samsung with a cable easy! just subscribed

[@trevinvaz3210]

Is the google play music playslit will be the same after the comvertion

[@hedovein3540]

Wow! So helpfull. A phone types and straight forward how to. I'm Subscibing! P.s. Post all you like about the Samsung S22 Plus series.

[@williamlaine2116]

I received my Samsung Galaxy a13 5G yesterday & downloaded Smart Switch to it & to my Galaxy J3. I placed them side by side. The estimate for transferring data from my 16 GB J3 ranged from 17 to 10 hours! After several hours, the process quit at about 30%! I can't connect the phones by cable, because the old phone has a mini jack specific to it with a USB connector on its other end, & the new has a USB-C, the cable for which is USB-C on both ends. I don't even know how I could connect by cable to my computer, unless I borrowed the USB-C to USB3 cable from my Kindle Paperwhite. I tried again today, & the transfer completed in about 2 1/2 hours with about 3GB transferred. It's a relief that most of my apps transferred!

[@hc7190]

Thankyou--- I used the wi fi method and it worked great .

[@gianlucaierpi2258]

Finally a video that clarifies how to transfer data stored on an SD card. On my old S10 I mounted an SD card, on my new S24 there is no longer a slot for the SD card so I will have to tick the option to transfer data from the SD card to the new device. I imagine that, on the new device, the data coming from the SD card will occupy the central memory of the device and specific folders will be created or will the pre-existing folders be used? Thank you

[@TomTom-ks2ol]

23 MINUTE VIDEO WOW! 5 minutes is all that's needed to explain this.

[@mikejones7818]

JUST GOING THROUGH ALL THE STEPS. THAT'S WHAT FULL TUTORIAL IS. DUH.

[@CardieTrick]

Hi thank you so much I had no idea these apps existed it make it so much easier.

[@feremusuthoronka6821]

Wow thanks very much sir this application helps me so much 😊 ❤🥰

[@MainDoorFrames]

thank you so much nobody says if you need the phone screen on for wireless smart switch my only question now is can stuff from sd card be transferred as well in smart switch without having to move the sd content back to internal storage?

[@jimlaaction3551]

If the device your transferring data "to" has simular information, will it delete the info, over write the info or "add to" the new/different phone. This is actually the 2 second time I completed this process. I continued to use my old phone for a short time, which now has newer contacts etc.

[@TatianaBalashova]

thank you for the video Brett! Q: What are the safest ways to transfer Samsung notes to a PC laptop? I am cautious about any transfer because a few years ago through using Smart Switch with a usb adaptor I lost all contacts from iphone 4s and many important iphone notes (over 300). not sure what went wrong there. I was following the instructions. but the mistake was not to backup iphone before (my PC laptop still does not see iphone's folders to manually backup).

[@kodiakmkv]

Awesome video,cheers matey👍🏻

[@MisiMarosi]

@Tech With Brett (Karl) at Minute 15:27 ( extreme left phone, S10+ i believe). there's a pic of you as an app icon. Which app is that? Can you tell me? Thx

[@AZCardCollector1]

If I have stacks, does it transfer that also in the order they are in? Does it transfer each screen or just the home screen?

[@mrgoner.loinheart5597]

Does it transfer music files aswel I have alot song's I'm wanting to move to new phone by smart switch option if possible.

[@rosemarietracey150]

Hi Brett, this is a very useful video, thank you for posting it. I noticed you didn't mention the transfer of music files, I want to transfer my music among other things from my old Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to my new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 plus. Also, my contacts are saved in my Google account and SIM Card, do I need to select Contacts when transferring the contents? Thank you in advance for your advice.

[@jill2305]

Great tutorial. Worked 💞 perfectly

[@jens9904]

Thanks! How long should this take when connected via cable? It has been one hour and still going..doesn't show progress % at all

[@synthesizerisking2886]

How did you simply go to the play store and get the app, I guess you will have to set up google account and etc in order to even access the play store? On that brand new device

[@ITSLD69]

thank you for being to the point! its impossible to find a video without 100 hours of useless intros.

[@earlwright1437]

Thank you! I am so NOT tech savy...but, I did it!!! Thanks to you!😄😄

[@jessec8499]

Thanks - good job. My Note 9 had the Galaxy Store but it was in Chinese. I moved my sim card but still in Chinese. Had to open a Samsung Account to get it to change to English so I could download smart switch - coercive.

[@elizabethgarrido1851]

thank you so much for your video...after 2hrs of trying different things this video solved my problem :)

[@getbillw]

Brett - when you start the new phone for the first time do you just ignore and bypass the Google restore prompts and go right to Smart Switch or do you do the Google stuff first? Hope that makes sense.

[@GCch6874]

You covered quite well going from Samsung or other to Samsung. Because of cost, my new phone is a xiaomi Redmi Note 11. I already had an attempt with other software (didn't think Samsung would be alright on non Samsung phone, but quite a bit didn't go across: whatsapp, facebook and contacts (at least). How would be best to proceed, please

[@monikahawkins1948]

I have a few questions. Old phone has sd card new phone does not, will there be an option to transfer all info? 2)will it transfer your book marks? 3)will it transfer your open sites? 4)will you always move your sim card? Thanks for your help

[@persiancat1116]

Do passwords move over as well? Does Netflix or discover card account move over without requiring to reenter ur password

[@mariagodinez5473]

When do you switch the sim card for the cable method ? Updating my s9 to a s22

[@scorpion_world]

This is very excellent samsung smart switch and good from google drive backup restore also

[@jakubjahoda9011]

Does it save passwords say my Netflix password, will it transfer when I use smart switch?

[@cerisekarpinski9697]

I used smart switch & did it with a MotoGPure to a Stratus phone by 2 different companies & it worked. I thought you said that you had to have the same type of phones? I never moved the sim card. why do I need to do that?

[@viper102661]

thanks for the video, it did what it says it will do. have done it twice already from a samsung j7 pro to a A50

[@MattRobloxYT1]

So doss this work for an Samsung Galaxy S23?

[@xHustleHaRdx]

Thank You So Much Dude 🙏🏼

[@mariaodiliasilvadejesus-la2183]

Thanks, I am familiar with the Samsung Smart Switch app. However, for last new cell (A21S) I got for a friend I am not getting this app in the Play Store.. it's not the same transfer app.. What then??

[@glenhathaway9131]

Hey there how about saved wifi passwords from various SSIDs do they transfer?

[@popstone116]

You are the best. Easy Peasy. ( I Subscribed ).

[@RodPriester]

Thanks for the video....perfect timing,...my wife is about to upgrade from her s8 and was trying to remember how I used smart switch last time(been a while). Have a great one Brett

[@mypyrennees7164]

Brett, I would appreciate if you could let me know if is possible to transfer date from old Note 3 to new Note 10+ using the SIM card? Thanks!

[@HumamMuhanned]

WOW. ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS ON KZbin. THANK U PRO

[@almedogjurgji]

Does this method of using the samsung smart switch to copy the data from an old android phone to a Samsung one, copy also the app data? For example the whatsapp chats?

[@Dannyboy927]

Ok 1 question when you smart switch to the phone does your lock password transfer over to the new phone?

[@JayJayBowie]

Hi Brett, I want to use Smartswitch to transfer and rename my photos and videos from all my other family’s apple devices. I recently purchased a Samsung Note 10+ and used Smartswitch to transfer the photos from my previous phone (iPhone). I’m so happy that it renamed them all with the date/time data in the file names, so I want to now try transferring the photos from all our iPads and iPhones so they are renamed also. Is this possible or can you only transfer photos from the one device only? Thanks Brett!

[@DominikFriedrich]

I´d also like to know. Does anyone know?

[@MasterRandyHopkins]

Question, if I have an app that I paid for from the app store that is fully unlocked like power amp for example, when I transfer an app from my Android phone to Android tablet, will I get the full paid for version on my new device? Or do I have to pay for a new license on the new device?

[@allanapel123]

Great video, thankyou, this has given me a lot of confidence to get started! You answered my burning question early on, namely . . . when to remove the SIM !!

[@livviepayne8849]

I have two Quick questions: 1. Can i perform a smart switch if my previous phone was a lg stylo 4, does the samsung device have to be a phone or any device such as a Samsung tablet.

[@cinderella3414]

How do you transfer the data from SD card. I ordered a new one that's not here yet. I could not get smartswitch to transfer only data from the SD card. Can you help? I believe you said you'd cover it later.

[@MarcG7424]

I'm upgrading my micro SD card in my new phone can I transfer data from my old card to the new one while transferring the rest of the data and which phone should my sim card be in while transferring new phone or old phone

[@mrlaw711]

I only want to copy some things from old galaxy to new galaxy such as contacts. I want to start over with just contacts. I don't need anything else as I transferred media files to a PC. Can I select what I transfer over from Android to Android , S4 to A32?

[@wowow8769]

hey. nice vid. do the passwords for apps transfer as well? for example, twitter or ig, or do you have to log in again on the new phone?

[@scorpion_world]

What about media files in external storage on old phone will it transfer to internal storage of new phone

[@scgemmen]

Can I take a sim card from one brand of phone and install it in any other phone? No formatting problems or anything?

[@BlackPhoenix331]

So some Apps are already on the new phone (s20) like samsung internet. If i now use smart switch to transfer my apps, do i have than samsung internet twice on my new phone

[@899Kl]

One question. Will it transfer photos in albums their in or it will put all of photos in one album?

[@elainequailey5770]

Hello Brett, thanks for the transfer instructions. I transferred my data from my Galaxy S5 Active; however, it does not appear that my 'Memo' data was transferred. I have 200+ data in my memo folder; tried using a copy '.Memo' to my PC which showed on 4 PDF file. Where or how do I transfer these files on my my new Galaxy S10+? Could not find a '.Memo' folder on the S10+. Thanks in advance...

[@khalidascope82]

Can you still transfer files using wired usb c to usb c if one device is too old and doesn't enable smart switch? Whilst the newer device does?

[@richardccj6301]

Really great step by step info. PROFESSIONAL thank you sir !

[@garydean777]

Wht do you do if some of your appas need to open with Google two factor authentication? Will that still work on the new device?

[@mixedvideos6717]

Will everything look blurry like how yours is at the end of the video

[@Richardclarkson7819]

I managed to get my info transferred but my old phone didn't support smart switch so i had to use other methods. I had a umidigi f1 which isn't compatible with smart switch . there may be other phones that don't either. I'll probably stay with samsung phones from now on lol. I just got the A71 and love it. just out of curiosity does gmail and youtube have sound notifications? i've has several phones and computers and none had sound notifications for those 2 apps.

[@eeeemc]

what a detail tutor................. Thanks

[@WalterPetrovic]

Timely vid since I just ordered another newer phone. The memory capacity etc is up-to-date, whereas my current phone is 3 years old and limited. Regarding SIM, when I copy contents from one phone to the other (which is Android but a different brand), will it also copy the SIM contents (phone number etc) from my current SIM to the new SIM which will come with the new phone? Before the copy I will be putting in the highest amount of SD Card memory on the new phone. Final question - since the new phone would have a copy of the old phone contents, does that mean I will have two phones with the same phone number, that I can use, or will the new one become the dominant? Thanks.

[@lawrenceheine3458]

That's a Good Question!!!?.

[@Supersonicblue1027]

Does the wireless method work the same if you were transferring your data from a Samsung s8 to a Samsung s9

[@Thawheelman]

Does one method work better or worse than the other?? Wired vs wireless???

[@TechWithBrett]

Wired seems to be faster.

[@jerib4514]

does smart switch make you have an account to use it, if the phone came with it. i think i finally got it Thank YOu

[@ravenocho5794]

Mind if i ask, My phone last week actually got submerged into a lake in a cemetery area, With that I want to transfer all of my personal data in my previous samsung phone to a new samsung phone, But with that there's a problem, I didn't retrieve my previous phone in that cemetery lake obviously it was in a cemetery area. So with that, is there a possibility to transfer my personal data without the use of retrieving my previous phone to my new samsung phone?

[@Bozidarte123]

hello, question... Have a prob with dublicate conntacts in the past.. how to avoid that. Switching cards befor or after the transfers ? ty

[@peacea5192]

Thanks, Brett...My problem is solved.