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Last we checked, iOS and Android were still the dominant mobile operating systems, which is why it isn’t surprising to see both companies try to poach users from each other’s platforms. In fact just last year, Apple released an app for Android that would basically make switching to iOS a piece of cake.
Now it looks like Google has responded in kind, sort of. As you might have heard, Android 7.0 Nougat has been released, and it has been noticed that during the setup process, Google has offered users some helpful tips on how to bring their data over from their iOS devices onto their Android phones or tablets.
Unfortunately this isn’t so much a tool but more of a tooltip, in which the instructions will point users towards the Android website that they can launch on their iPhones or iPads and just follow the instructions. We would have much preferred an app which would be more efficient, but we guess this should do just fine.
We should note that methods to bring data to and from iOS and Android devices aren’t new and have existed for a while, but it certainly looks like Google is stepping up their efforts in trying to poach iOS users over onto their side.
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