Google is testing an app for easy iOS-to-Android data migration

TechWhen it comes to bashing down Apple’s walled garden, removing every bit of friction possible helps.JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty ImagesGoogle is getting ready to launch a new app that makes switching from the Apple ecosystem to Android’s much, much easier. Some creative code-sleuthing by the folks over at XDA Developers uncovered an app called “Switch to Android” — made for iOS platforms — that appears to be capable of transferring an iOS user’s data over to Android.The Switch to Android app itself hasn’t been released yet, not even in beta form, and Google hasn’t made any formal announcement of its development. But XDA Developers found some hidden lines of code in another new app called “Data Restore Tool.” The code for that app contains specific references to the “Switch to Android” app along with some custom functions geared toward transferring data between the apps.The coding here isn’t all that much to go off of, essentially all we know at this point is that the devs working on the Data Restore Tool have at least readied it for an iOS counterpart. But still, the app could potentially break down some of the barriers associated with switching from iOS to Android — and that…
Read More