Apple has made a fortune out of locking customers into iOS and the App Store. One of the complaints I\u2019ve often heard from iPhone customers who want to experience Android a bit is that they aren\u2019t motivated, though tempted, because of the all-encompassing world of iOS and the iPhone \u2014 and that it\u2019s hard to move content to Android. \u201cWhy bother?\u201d many say, when they can just stay on iOS and iPhone and have all they need? Android has always proven tempting, but it\u2019s hard to argue with iPhone users when moving to Android would involve giving up a number of apps and services they\u2019ve enjoyed for years.<\/p>\n
New information says that Apple may be considering a Move To Android app for customers who fall in love with, say, the Galaxy S7 edge or Galaxy Note 6 and no longer want to be a part of iOS. According to the source, \u201cApple has privately agreed to develop a simple tool to help consumers shift data such as contacts, music and photos if they move to Android.\u201d While Apple has given no comment or answer as to whether a Move To Android app is in the works, Apple has made some gains as of the last year to help make the transition from Android to iOS easier.<\/p>\n
For example, Apple has provided a \u201cMove to iOS\u201d app for Android consumers who want to jump ship and \u201ctake a bite out of the apple\u201d (the proverbial one), and the company has an \u201cApple Music for Android\u201d app that\u2019s currently in Beta mode but will be released in a final phase later this year with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Google has also helped Android consumers move to iOS, with its Google services \u2014 the most recent being Google Play Music and Google Play Movies on iOS at the App Store. These apps allow customers to keep their music on Android while using an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus for the first time without feeling the need to buy new music on iTunes.<\/p>\n
The most interesting news, apart from a potential Move to Android app, is that Apple is planning to let users \u201ctransfer music\u201d to Android from iOS \u2014 perhaps what may become a potential iTunes for Android setup along the way. We\u2019ve heard for at least a year that Apple had plans to bring an iTunes for Android app to the ecosystem, but Apple Music is the closest Apple\u2019s come to fulfilling that promise. Could it be that Apple will let former iPhone 6s or iPhone 7 users move their music to Android? At this point, it can be said that Google should have allowed this option to iPhone and iPad users a long time ago.<\/p>\n
The search engine giant\u2019s Google Play Music app lets you download Google Play songs to your iPhone 6s or iPad Air 3, but you cannot upload music; there is no \u201ciTunes upload to Android\u201d or \u201ciTunes upload for Android\u201d service provided by Mountain View, which is puzzling considering Google services have always been at home on iOS. Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean Apple hasn\u2019t spent time trying to find ways to undo Google\u2019s spell on its users (Apple\u2019s 3D Maps, anyone?), but Google still seems to have something of a stronghold when it comes to Gmail (email) because Apple doesn\u2019t have its own email service.<\/p>\n
For now, this is only a rumor, but Apple\u2019s recent iMessage lawsuit may prompt the company to do something to ensure it doesn\u2019t find itself in future lawsuits. What do you think?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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