How to transfer games from one phone to another

After so long, you have finally managed to buy the phone you have longed for and are looking forward to making the most of all its features. But there is something that prevents you from doing so: your old smartphone, a trusted companion for moments of relaxation, contains all the saves related to the games that matter so much to you, and you are quite reluctant to remove it so as not to lose all your progress.

So hopefully you opened Google looking for a guide to explain how to transfer a game from one phone to another So as not to waste entire afternoons of carefree engagement. Well, I am very happy to tell you that you are in the right place, at a time that could not have been better: in fact, below, I am going to explain in detail how to move games from one phone to another, to keep progress and rescues them safe.

Don't worry if you're not particularly good at technology, there is no reason for it: the steps that I am going to show you are only an application and do not require specific skills, so I am sure that, after reading this guide very carefully, you will be perfectly able to act with complete autonomy and move your favorite games on your new smartphone. That being said, I just have to wish you a good read and have fun!

• How to transfer a game from Android to Android
• How to transfer a game from iPhone to iPhone

How to transfer a game from Android to Android

Transfer a game from one phone to another when it comes to Android It is quite a simple operation: in fact, there are applications that can "extrapolate" the data of the games saved in the old terminal, including it in an APK file to be installed later on the new device.

Before going any further, however, I have to tell you something fundamental to say the least: the procedures outlined above are only effective if the game to be transferred save data in device memory. If the game to be transferred saves the data in Internet (for example, in the account Sets Google Playor in FacebookTo mention just a couple of possibilities), you will have to install the application in the new terminal directly from Google Play Store and access with the same credentials used previously, to synchronize all saved and in-app purchases made.

With that said, it's time to get down to business - here's how to use two of the best apps designed for this purpose. As they are applications that work over the Internet (or, if you wish, through Bluetooth), you will not need a computer or connecting cables to complete the operation.

CLONEit

The first application I want to tell you about is ... CLONEit In this case, this software allows you to clone applications and games between two Android phones in a matter of seconds, without the need for cables or difficult installation procedures. All you need to do to transfer a game from one phone to another In this case, you install the application on both devices, launch it, and follow the simple on-screen instructions.

The first thing you should do, then, is to download the CLONEit application on the two Android phones participating in the transfer by connecting to the appropriate section of Google Play Store (which you can quickly access by tapping this link, if you are reading the guide from one of your Android devices). Once you have completed this operation, please follow the instructions that I will give you below.

• Antique phone (to transfer the game) - start the CLONEit application and press the button Sender displayed on the screen. If necessary, grant the permissions by pressing Allow within the proposed dialog windows.
• New phone (the one that receives the game) - first activate the installation of applications by Unknown origins To do so, go to Settings Android (via the icon in the form of equipment resident in the device drawer), select the item Security and move on EN the voice lever Unknown origins ... placed inside her. On some Android models, the same entry can be found in Setting; Other settings; Security & amp; Privacy or in Setting; Applications and notifications; Advanced; Special access to applications; Install unknown apps (in the latter case, you must activate the corresponding CLONEit lever). Anyway, after completing this operation, start the application CLONEit…Press the button… Receptor and connect to the access point created by the "sender" phone by entering the appropriate key or by scanning the QR code on the screen of the other smartphone. Then go ahead. OK to confirm the connection between the two devices, and touch the icon of the old phone previously configured, which appears on the screen shortly after.

At this point, take the antique phone and press the button OK to accept the incoming connection. Now, to copy the required data, go to the new phone touch the voice Click here and select your details carefully, touch the icon of the game whose data you want to transfer (for example, the name of the game, the name of the game, the name of the game, etc.). Free broom ) and press the buttons Begin e OK to start the transfer immediately.

Once this procedure is completed, the game (with its data stored on the old phone), if the receiving device has root permissions, it will automatically install on the new smartphone. If not, you will have to manually install the APK package.

APK Extractor

If the above solution did not meet your expectations, you could give the opportunity to APK Extractor. This software, quite similar to what we saw before, allows you to create an APK (that is, an installation file for Android applications) of the game in question, which contains all the data related to it. Once the APK is generated, simply share it with your new Android device and proceed with the installation as usual.

To use the APK extractor right away, grab the antique phone and proceed to install the application directly from Google Play (you can also touch this link if you are reading my guide from the terminal in question). Once this is done, launch the application that you just installed, identify the game you want to transfer within the proposed list, touch the button (⋮) corresponding to your name and select the shares menu that appears on the screen.

At this point, all you have to do is choose one of the available sharing options (for example, "Share"). gmail ) to move the file to the new phone: in this regard, make sure that the chosen method is easily accessible via the new phone.

To install the resulting APK file on your new phone, you must first enable the installation from Unknown origins To do this, you can either follow the instructions I gave you in the previous section or check out my specific in-depth study on how install APK.

However, from your new phone, you can access the APK file of the game through the application that you previously used to share it (for example, the APK file of the game. gmail ), tap on its icon and proceed with the installation as usual: after a few seconds, the game and its data will be available again on the brand new device. Simple truth?

How to transfer an iPhone game to iPhone

You are not interested in the exchange of data between Android terminals because you need to make the transfer in question between two iPhone ? In this case, I have good news for you: to move a game from one iPhone to another you don't need to depend on third-party programs, because iTunes has in itself a function that allows transferring the Backup from an "old" iPhone to a new one in a couple of clicks.

Also, if you don't have a lightning cable to complete the procedure, you can get a similar result by relying on the cloud service. iCloud It does not require additional cables or Pcs.

However, before I start, I want to point out an important detail: the illustrated procedures allow you to move complete backups, including applications and games, from iPhone to iPhone, without the possibility of individually choosing the data to transfer. Furthermore, for the procedure to be successful, the new iPhone will have to be rebooted - except, of course, if the terminal in question had just been purchased or at least not yet activated.

Finally, the same applies to Android: game data is only transferred successfully if it is not stored on game servers running over the Internet (for example, iCloud or other similar services). If this is the case, you can restore game progress on your new iPhone by downloading it through the App Store and logging in with the same credentials as on your old phone.

With that said, it's time to act - I'm going to show you how. transfer a game from one phone to another either through iTunes or through iCloud. Before proceeding, you must update both devices to the latest version of iOS (I explained how to do it in my dedicated tutorial), otherwise the transfer of the backup will not be successful; Remember also that, for the process to run, you will have to associate both iPhones with the same Apple ID.

iTunes

You have been supplied with the Lightning cable for your iPhone and have decided to proceed with using iTunes ? Perfect: First, if you don't have it already, install iTunes in Windows following the instructions I gave you in my dedicated tutorial; this operation, in Mac not necessary, as iTunes is already pre-installed on the operating system.

Anyway, start the program by calling it from the Start Menu de Windows either from the bar Dock on your Mac (via the icon in the form of musical note ) and, once the software is loaded, connect the old iPhone (that is, the transfer of games) to the PC using the The lightning cable supplied. If you are asked to update iOS to the latest version available, accept, since as already mentioned the version of the operating system must be the same on both iPhones.

After that, access the menu Archive from iTunes, click the Devices and then press the voice Transfer purchases from "[tuo nome] iPhone" to transfer the data of the games and applications you have purchased to your computer. At this point, click on the icon shaped iPhone located at the top of iTunes, choose the item Your Order … In the left sidebar, check the box next to the article… This computer and then click on Backup now. to immediately create a backup copy of the iPhone source on your computer.

Once the backup process is complete (you can see this by checking the progress bar at the top), unplug the source iPhone, close iTunes completely, connect the new iPhone (that is, to which you have to copy the games) and reopen the Apple software.

If the device has already been activated, first transfer the purchases you have already made to your computer (otherwise they will be lost) by going to the menu again File Æ; Æ devices; Transfer of purchases from "[tuo nome] iPhone" and then click the iPhone located at the top left, select the item again Your Order and click on the Restore iPhone to return the device to factory settings, remembering to turn off the «Find my iPhone» function before proceeding.

During the restore procedure, choose Don't back down of the new iPhone; on the contrary, if you are asked to update the operating system to the latest version, you accept without hesitation (as I have already explained, the iOS versions on both iPhones should match).

Once the restore procedure is complete, or after connecting the iPhone that has not yet initialized, click the button in the form of iPhone located in the upper left of the iTunes window, place a check mark next to the item Restore from this backup choose from the drop-down menu immediately adjacent to the backup to restore (the one previously created by the other iPhone), click the button Keep going and wait patiently for the process to complete.

When it's ready, the new iPhone will have the same data, the same settings, and most importantly, the same apps and games as the old one. Easy right?

iCloud

You can't (or don't want to) connect the Melafonino to the PC? You have nothing to worry about, as you can transfer games from one terminal to another using the service iCloud. Even in this case, if the "target" iPhone has already been activated, you will have to restore it beforehand: I have explained the details of this operation in my guide on how to restore the iPhone.

So without further ado, grab the old iPhone (ie the 'original'), make sure this is connected to a Wi-Fi network access the menu Settings; [tuo nome] Æ; iCloud Æ; iCloud Backup and press the button Backup now. to immediately create a backup of your phone and send it to the cloud.

Once the backup is complete, take the new iPhone and, if it has already been activated, return it to its factory state by going to Settings; General; Reset from iOS, tap the voice Launch content and settings and press the button twice Start iPhone to start the procedure immediately. As already mentioned, it is not necessary to do this step on a new iPhone, or at least not yet activated.

However, after restarting the iPhone (or turning it on for the first time), wake it up according to the on-screen instructions: first select one of the following Wi-Fi network to connect to (a necessary step for post-restore iCloud backup), choose whether to enable the location-based services set Touch ID o Face ID… Establishes a… unlock code.

Once you have reached the reset options, choose the Restoring from iCloud Backup access your Apple ID accept the conditions of use of the iOS and, finally, choose the backup to restore (the one previously created with the old iPhone) from the proposed list.

How to transfer an Android game to iPhone (or vice versa)

Sorry? You have not found what you need yet, because you are interested in understanding how to transfer a game from Android to iPhone and / or vice versa ? Unfortunately, this time, I don't think I have good news for you: since you are phones with different OScapable of processing structured data profoundly different from each other, this operation it is not officially possible.

To be more precise, there are programs on the network that promise To achieve a similar result, however, these solutions may not be effective due to differences in file formats and conversion difficulties.

What I recommend you do, as a last resort, is to check if there is an option within the game that interests you to synchronize your progress and your purchases directly in the cloud (for example, through Google Play Games, iCloud, Facebook, etc. ): if so, just log in from the game installed on your old phone, wait for the data to sync, download the same game on your new phone, and access it using the same credentials you used previously.