Transferring Phone Data via Smart Switch

Last Update date : May 15. 2025

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Smart Switch makes it easy to transfer contacts, photos, messages and more from your old phone to your new Galaxy phone. If you would like to learn how to transfer your data from your old phone to your new Galaxy  please follow the below steps.

Please Note: This guide is designed for Australian variant Galaxy devices, if you have an international device and require further support click here to get in touch with your Samsung subsidiary. 

1 Launch Smart Switch on your new Galaxy device
Launch Smart Switch

Latest Galaxy devices already have Smart Switch pre-installed however, if you have uninstalled the app or if you are unable to locate the application within your apps tray, you can easily download from the Google PlayStore.

2 Tap on Receive on this phone
tap on Receive on this phone
3 Then tap on Galaxy/Android
Tap on Galaxy/Android
4 Select Wireless
Tap on wireless
5 Allow your devices to locate each other
Allow devices to locate each other
6 On your Old device and tap on YES
Tap yes on the old device

If this pop-up doesn't appear on your OLD device launch the Smart Switch app > tap on Send from this phone > Wireless > then tap on Connect once your devices have located each other.

7 Select the data you would like to transfer then tap on Next
Tap on Next
8 Once the data has transferred over from your old to new, tap on Go to the Home screen
Tap on Go to the Home screen
1 Launch Smart Switch on your new Galaxy device
Launch Smart Switch

Latest Galaxy devices already have Smart Switch pre-installed however, if you have uninstalled the app or if you are unable to locate the application within your apps tray, you can easily download from the Google PlayStore or App Store.

2 Tap on Receive on this phone
tap on Receive on this phone
3 Then tap on Galaxy/Android
Tap on Galaxy/Android
4 Select Cable
Tap on cable
5 Connect your new Galaxy phone to your old phone using a cable. If you're using a USB-to-USB-C connector, plug the connector into your new phone.
Connecting older device with new device via cable
6 On your Old device tap on Connect
Tap Connect
7 Select the data you would like to transfer then tap on Next
Choose what to bring across, then tap on next
8 Once the transfer is complete, tap on Go to the Home screen and remove any connected cables.
Tap on Go to the Home screen

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