SWITCHING TO ANDROID

The prospect of moving to, and learning, a new operating system can be rather daunting. While not without their own downsides, Android devices have a huge amount of variation, and can be found from the very affordable, up to premium models. For those coming from iOS to a Samsung phone, the free app Samsung Smart Switch Mobile ( samsung.com/smart-switch) makes the process extremely painless. Another option to consider is signing up and using Google services — such as Photos, Music, Calendar, Gmail and so on — on your iPhone beforehand to get the lay of the land. It’s also a great idea to use Google Drive and perform a backup of your iOS device. iCloud can be used to export your contacts to Gmail, and then switching is just a matter of signing into the same account on your new Android device, where your cloud backed up data will be waiting. For SMS, a third-party app is needed — iSMS2droid ( www.isms2

droid.com) is a great choice that will walk you through the entire process.