Migration utility for Samsung devices that can transfer data and settings from other Android phones, iOS devices and legacy cellular phones.
Samsung Smart Switch is a powerful utility that helps you migrate from your old Android or Apple phone to a different device manufactured by Samsung.
It's an official Samsung application and thus it supports not just the main Android features including images, galleries, text messages and app settings, but also specializes in transferring data that's supported by official Samsung applications like their Internet browser, Password Manager (Samsung Pass) and others.
With Samsung Smart Switch, you're able to very easily migrate to a Galaxy device from virtually any other phone model including those by Apple (iOS), Huawei, Motorola, Google Pixel and even legacy devices like Nokia and BlackBerry phones.
The application is able to transfer a number of different things seamlessly like personal details and sign-in information, multimedia content like pictures, videos and music, email account information and even home screen layout and settings. WiFi passwords are also easily transferred without having to type in the passwords again.
Samsung Smart Switch is not just for migrating between devices. The main interface of the program can also perform entire backup of your phone or tablet, restore backups and synchronize these between a PC and Android device.
Under preferences, Smart Switch is also able to perform a firmware update of a Samsung device. It can also be used to "pre-download" entire software updates so that they're easily accessible without the wait when you run the application.
Finally, while the migration and backup process may take a while to complete depending on how much data is stored on the phone, it's a good idea not to interrupt any software updates and transfers. So be patient.
All in all, Samsung Smart Switch is a great way to use a PC as a middleman when you're upgrading your phone. It's also a great way to keep data backed up so important data on a phone isn't lost when a device fails or is lost or stolen.
Features of Samsung Smart Switch
- Apps: Move installed apps to your new device.
- Backup: Transfer data from your old phone to your new Galaxy device.
- Calendar: Keep track of events and meetings.
- Call Logs: Move call logs from your old phone to your new one.
- Contacts: Move contacts from your old device to your new one.
- Home Screen: Recreate your personalized home screen on your new device.
- Media: Easily transfer music and videos between devices.
- Messages: Transfer SMS and MMS messages from your old phone.
- Restore: Recover data from your existing backups.
- Security: Protect your data with secure encryption.
- Settings: Transfer settings from your old device to your new one.
- Synchronize: Keep your content up-to-date on both devices.
- Wi-Fi: Transfer Wi-Fi settings from your old device to your new one.
- Wireless: Connect your Galaxy device to a PC without a USB cable.
Compatibility and License
Samsung Smart Switch is provided under a freeware license on Windows from mobile phone tools with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 4.3.24062.1 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Samsung Smart Switch run on?
Samsung Smart Switch can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.
Other operating systems: The latest Samsung Smart Switch version from 2024 is also available for Mac.
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