Google to significantly improve data migration between phones

Android’s data migration tool has improved over the years, but there are still some glaring holes in the whole process and it’s not as seamless as it should be, especially compared to Apple’s solution, for example. Not to mention, switching between different brands by relying on third-party apps can often result in some settings or data not being transferred. That’s why using Android’s baked-in data migration tool is preferable.

A screenshot from the data migration tool

Well, according to a report from Android Authority, Google will soon make this process a lot better and faster too. Perhaps the best part is that you will be allowed to transfer data even after you’ve set up your new phone. Currently, the migration works only when setting up your new phone and works with a wired or wireless connection or a Google Drive backup.

This leads us to the second improvement – speed. The improved tool is said to use a new “MultiTransportD2DTransport” protocol that uses Wi-Fi and wired connection simultaneously, boosting the transfer speed.

Additionally, any setting you changed on your new phone won’t be overwritten when transferring data after you’ve set up the handset and you can only migrate data from a device you have previously used to copy your data. Those are some limitations to keep in mind.

Either way, this is good news for Android users as the Data Restore Tool needed an upgrade and these changes sound pretty nice.

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