Google Secretly Launches Switch To Android Application For IPhone Users, Let's Try It!

Google brings the Switch app to Android.(photo: Doc. Google)

JAKARTA - Google has quietly brought the Switch to Android application that iOS users have been waiting for. This app lets iPhone users switch to phones running Google's Android OS.

As expected, this app can make the transition between mobile platforms more manageable by helping users import contacts, calendar, photos, and videos to their new Android phone.

Apart from that, Switch to Android also instructs users how to turn off iMessage to get text messages on their new device and connect them with iCloud to migrate their photo and video library to Android.

But unfortunately, the Switch to Android application is not officially available on the App Store. This app is only available on Apple's preview app store website.

Likewise, Google's Switch to Android website which hasn't been updated, only indicates that a new app is available and the company hasn't officially announced its launch yet.

Today, the Switch to Android website guides users through a standard process for moving to Android which involves users backing up their contacts, calendar, photos, and videos via the Google Drive iOS app before switching devices.

Previously, the plans of the Mountain View, California, USA tech giant to develop a standalone iPhone-to-Android switcher app first came to light last year, when 9to5Google dug into the code inside the official Android Data Recovery Tool and saw a reference to the Google-developed Switch to Android app. for iOS.

Unfortunately, the Switch to Android iOS app doesn't help migrating user apps. This is likely due to the limitations of third-party applications that can access the user's device.

To try out the application, click the URL here.