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On Wednesday, shortly after iOS 9’s official release, Apple also released ‘ Move to iOS,’ its first ever app for Android users, created with the sole intention to make them leave.

On that screen, select "Move Data from Android," and tap the button to surface a QR code that you can scan with your Android phone to download the Move to iOS app from the Google Play Store.

You can more easily switch from an Android phone to an iPhone via a tool called Move to iOS. We'll show you how.

If they do, the icons will appear on your new iPhone's home screen and you can tap them to finish downloading . This feature works for those using Android 5 and later, as well as iOS 15.5 onwards.

On your iPhone or iPad, begin the normal setup process until you reach the Apps & Data screen. From here select the "Move Data from Android" option. A 10-digit code will then appear on the screen.

Download the Move to iOS app from Google Play or scan the QR code on your iPhone. Open the app, agree to terms, and follow prompts for permissions. Your iPhone will display a 6- or 10-digit code.

We don’t find the existence of “Move to iOS” all that surprising, but what about the rest of us? Those who wish to stay with Android? For us, there’s “Stick With Android”.

To start the process, Android users need to download the "Move to iOS" app from the Google Play Store. This can be done directly on the Android device, or via the web-based version of the store.

Apple's 'Move to iOS' Android app makes it relatively painless to transfer your data to an iPhone or iPad.