Samsung Smart Switch Mobile

4,0
458K reviews
1B+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

▣ Smart Switch gives you the freedom to move your contacts, music, photos, calendar, text messages, device settings and more to your new Galaxy device. Plus, Smart Switch™ helps you find your favorite apps or suggest similar ones on Google Play™.

▣ Who can transfer?
• Android™ owners
- Android 5.0 or higher

• iOS™ owners - use the option that’s best for you:
- Wired transfer from your iOS device to your Galaxy: iOS 5.0 or above, iOS device cable (lightning or 30 pin), and a USB connector
- Import from iCloud™: iOS 4.2.1 or higher and Apple ID
- PC/Mac transfer using iTunes™: Smart Switch PC/Mac software – Get started http://www.samsung.com/smartswitch

▣ What can be transferred?
- Contacts, calendar(Device content only), messages, photos, music (DRM free content only, Not supported for iCloud), videos (DRM free content only), call logs, memos, alarms, Wi-Fi, wallpapers, documents, app data (Galaxy devices only), home layouts (Galaxy devices only)
- You can send app data and home layouts by upgrading your Galaxy device to M OS (Galaxy S6 or higher).
* Note: Smart Switch scans and transfers content stored on the device and from the SD card (if used).

▣ Which devices are supported?
• Galaxy: Recent Galaxy mobile devices and tablets (From Galaxy S2)

• Other Android devices:
- HTC, LG, Sony, Huawei, Lenovo, Motorola, PANTECH, Panasonic, Kyocera, NEC, SHARP, Fujitsu, Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO, Coolpad, RIM, YotaPhone, ZTE, Gionee, LAVA, MyPhone, Cherry Mobile, Google

* For reasons such as compatibility between devices, it may not be possible to install and use Smart Switch on certain devices.
1. To transfer data, both devices must have a minimum of 500 MB free space in their internal memory.
2. If you have a non-Samsung device that constantly disconnects from the wireless network, go to Advanced Wi-Fi on your device, turn off the “Wi-Fi initialise” and “Disconnect low Wi-Fi signal” options, and try again.
(The options described above may not be available, depending on your device manufacturer and OS version.)

The following permissions are required for the app service. For optional permissions, the default functionality of the service is turned on, but not allowed.

[ Required permissions ]
. Phone: Used to confirm your phone number (Android 12 or lower)
. Call logs: Used to transfer call log data (Android 9 or higher)
. Contacts: Used to transfer contacts data
. Calendar: Used to transfer calendar data
. Camera: Used to scan QR codes to connect to Galaxy phones and tablets
. SMS: Used to transfer SMS data
. Storage: Used to save the files necessary for data transfer (Android 11 or lower)
. Files and media: Used to save the files necessary for data transfer(Android 12)
. Photos and Videos: Used to save the files necessary for data transfer (Android 13 or higher)
. Nearby devices: Used to search for nearby devices using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (Android 12 or higher)
. Location: Used to connect to devices using Wi-Fi Direct, which makes your location available to nearby devices (Android 12 or lower)
. Notifications: Used to provide information about the progress of data transfers (Android 13 or higher)

If your system software version is lower than Android 6.0, please update the software to configure App permissions.
Previously allowed permissions can be reset on Apps menu in device settings after software update.
Updated on
08 Jun 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance and Device or other IDs
Data isn’t encrypted
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4,0
439K reviews
Edward M
26 May 2025
This app apparently does not work properly with Google Maps, and after using it to transfer to a new device, there are many reports of the timeline function of Google Maps ceasing to work. There is no fix, except factory resetting the phone and setting the new device up again without smart switch. Google and Samsung both point at each other, and neither seems interested in fixing this issue.
52 people found this review helpful
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
28 May 2025
Hi, We're sorry for your inconvenience. It's hard to reproduce and check the symptom with your description only. Please write the information to our main account (sswitch.cs@samsung.com) and contact us. Thank you.
Fae Donegan
23 August 2024
I really wish there was a pause function. I spent my morning trying to do a corded transfer and it was in the last few minutes when the battery in one phone ran out. (I don't have a cordless charger.) I wish it just saved as it went, and then since you don't transfer duplicates, if someone has to stop for any reason, they can just end it, retaining what's been transferred so far, and start a new sync to transfer any remaining stuff they couldn't before.
410 people found this review helpful
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
23 August 2024
Hi, We're sorry for your inconvenience. We'll strive to provide better service. Thank you.
Chris Bates
17 June 2025
the two issues I had with smart switch were the new phone saying the old phone needed updating (it was the other way around) and the bigger issue being that it didn't transfer over any of the messages from Google messages. other than that, the app works fine from what it is, but I wouldn't know if anything other files were missing since there's not a clear indicator which files were unable to be switched over
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19 June 2025
Hi, We apologize for the inconvenience. Smart Switch provides app data transfer functions, but data transfer may not be supported depending on the app's policy. This is a limitation due to app security. For more detailed inquiries, please contact us by writing the app name exactly to our email address (sswitch.cs@samsung.com). Thank you.

What's new

- Fixed bugs and improved stability