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How to Fix “Move to iOS Not Working, Could Not Communicate or Connect to iPhone”

Move to iOS app is available for Android users to move data from Android to iPhone for free. This app is useful but it’s not perfect. The transferring process is not that simple, and sometimes not even work or communicate with the iPhone.

If you got a new iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro, and you encountered a problem while moving photos, messages or other files from your old Android device using Move to iOS app, this post may help you out.

How to Fix Move to iOS App Not Working?

Move to iOS works based on the Wi-Fi network, so it requires a stable network situation. If the network is in a bad condition, you may take a long time to finish the transferring. According to the feedback from the users on Google Play, besides communicating and connecting error, they also met problems including:

Unable to migrate. Try again later.
Stuck at “Moving items into place…“, Stuck at 40% or 50%.
Stuck at “Move to iOS stuck on preparing“.

so are there some tips people can take to fix the Move to iOS errors? Here I’ve made a collection of solutions from some authoritative sites and forums.

6 Proven Ways to Fix Move to iOS Errors?

Restart your mobiles phones.
Unselect the option for “Smart network switch” or something similar, such as Connections Optimizer. Or you can try to switch off your WiFi or switch between WiFi and mobile data on your android phone, which is said helpful to solve the issue of “Move to iOS could not communicate with device”.
Turn your Android phone into Airplane Mode.
Don’t use your devices while migrating data. This may get the transferring process interrupted by accident.
Reset Wi-Fi Network, or restart your router.
Reset network settings on your iPhone Settings app.

Before using Move to iOS, you should check compatibility and do preparation

You should check the items in the below list before you use Move to iOS app.

Move to iOS app requires Android 4.0 or higher.
It cannot be used to transfer from iOS to Android.
This app only works with transferring data from Android to a New or Reset iPhone.
Transferring may take you several hours, depends on the size of data you are migrating and the Wi-Fi network condition.

This post was first published in 2016, and the last update happened on September 20th, 2019. Be free to comment if you have any ideas on “Move to iOS app”.

Wi-Fi Not Working in macOS Sierra, Mojave or Catalina? My Solutions

Two days ago, I got a new MacBook Pro. It works well and perfect, but I found a confusing issue after my mac waking up from sleep mode, it cannot connect to Wi-Fi network. Strange it was showing full signal on the Wi-Fi icon on the top right bar of the screen. But keep “Looking for Networks…”.

After googling this MacBook Wifi problem online, find it happened also on the old Mac OS in Serria. So confused, why not Apple takes it seriously and fixes this Wi-Fi problem on its new MacBook?

Luckily, I’ve finally fixed this wifi not working issue after trying some online tricks. And these would be helpful. Read on my collects.

Methods to Fix Wi-Fi Issues on MacBooks

1. Re-connect Wi-Fi on Mac

Someones tried and found this Wi-Fi issue can be easily fixed by turning Wi-Fi off and then turning it on. But it didn’t work on my issue.

2. Restart MacBook

I followed some tutorial to restart my Mac to fix my Wifi issue. But it worked temporarily, and went into the same issue after Sleep Mode which makes me crazy!

3. Delete Wi-Fi preferences files

After turning off Wi-Fi, I went to the folder named SystemConfiguration by using Finder. The path is “/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/”.

You can get the same window by using shortcut “Command+Shift+Go” or Finder > Go > Go to Folder…

On the folder, I deleted the preference files I list as below.

Delete Wifi Preference Files — Delete wifi preference files

After, I followed to restart my MacBook and turn on Wi-Fi. And finally, my Wi-Fi issue on My MacBook Pro was solved. Thank God!

Note:

Before deleting, I backed up some important data from my device to a portable drive since I don’t know what’s going to happen on my Mac. I’ve experienced data loss on my device before. And for data secure, you are suggested to do a back also.

Why Your iPhone Battery Drains So Fast? And How to Fix It?

This is a real case of iPhone battery drain problem by @Rangeesh from twitter,

@AppleSupport iPhone xsmax battery getting drain so fast without using the phone on later version of ios12.4 soon update the another version for this problem

— Rangeesh (@Rangees46941430) July 31, 2019

If you are also facing the battery drains fast, you will know how frustrating it should be, you will get a bad experience of game-playing and video-watching, and you may have to get an external battery charger with you, just in case that your iPhone turns off itself after the battery volume goes to zero.

This issue is common, whether on the old iPhone 7 or the brand-new iPhone XS Max. So why the iPhone battery dies so fast and how can you fix it? In this post, you’ll get the answer.

Why Your iPhone Battery Drains So Fast?

It’s hard to get the reason for an iPhone battery draining so fast because lots of factors determine how long a battery will last after a full charge. In order to explain why it happens, we listed all the possible reasons here.

Reason 1. Device Too Old.

Actually, just like humans, the battery has its limited lifespan. After some years of using, it will surely get a short life. As Apple said after 500 full charge cycles (about 1-2 years), the battery’s performance will significantly go down. If your device is too old, its battery may get a bad health status.

Reason 2. Temperature Too Low.

Are you kidding me? No, this is the reason for some cases. iPhone uses the lithium-ion battery (LIB). According to a recent review about Temperature effect and thermal impact in lithium-ion batteries, the perfect temperature range for LIBs is 15 °C–35 °C. And if the temperature is below 0 °C, the performance of lithium-ion batteries will degrade. Usually, this case could happen in some high-latitude areas like Canada.

Reason 3. So Many Apps Are Running In Background.

Running multiple apps/games simultaneously will consume more power of the battery than usual use. Some apps may use GPS service in the background, some apps use notifications, and some apps are turned on and used automatically or manually. If so many apps are running at the same time, your iPhone battery will be quickly eaten up.

Reason 4. iPhone Battery Damaged

The battery may be damaged if you get it wet, drop it to hard ground, or put it in a so-cold or so-warm environment for a long time. iPhone provides you with the battery healthy checker on the Settings app. And if the maximum capacity of your battery is lower than 80%, you may need to get it replaced.

3 Tips to Fix iPhone Battery Drain Problems

There are some common ways to fix your battery problems. And you can have a try by following the list below.

Backup your device with iTunes on the computer and then restore your device with the iTunes backup.
Downgrade to previous iOS software. You should download an available iOS firmware for your device firstly and use iTunes to downgrade iOS software. Some people said this method works when he faces the battery issue after updating to iOS 12
Report this issue to Apple support and wait for bug fixed in the next software update.
Check your iPhone battery health status and decide whether to get the battery replaced.

How to Save Your iPhone Battery Life

We have to admit that there are more and more features going to eating your battery life in upcoming iOS 10 updates. If you don’t know how to disable these features and you are using an old and outdated iOS device, the thing may get worse.

Step 1

Firstly, go to Settings > Battery to check which apps use your battery. You can find apps that are eating your battery aggressively and secretly. Just do something to stop this happen.

Step 2

Check signal strength. If you have a weak and bad signal, the battery will drain fast.

Step 3

Using Settings to save battery life, adjust some items to save battery life on your device.

Disable some location tracking. Settings > Privacy > Location Services.
Turn off App Notification. Settings > Notifications.
Set your auto-lock. Settings > Display & Brightness.
Set auto brightness. Settings > Display & Brightness.
Disable raise to wake. on iPhone SE/6S/7, Settings > Display & Brightness.
Stop push data from server to device when possible on Email. Settings > Mail > Fetch New Data.
Turn off AUTOMATIC DOWNLOADS. Settings > iTunes & App Stores.
Turn off Background App Refresh. Settings > General.
Turn on Low Power Mode. Settings > Battery.
Use Reduce Motion. Settings > General > Accessibility.

How to Quickly Transfer Text Messages from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy Phone

When changing your old iPhone to the new Samsung Galaxy, such as the new Galaxy S10, you may like to move some messages conversations also besides photos and contacts. But transferring text messages from iPhone to Samsung is not as easy as the way of transferring photos or contacts.

You’ll know how it could be using Smart Switch to make it. It requires more than 9 steps to finish all the transferring process. And it’s easy to make mistakes. So is there some way to easily and quickly get messages to your new Galaxy S10 or S9.

1-Click Transfer Text Messages from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy Phone

There are some best iPhone transfer apps that you can use to 1-click copy all messages to the new smartphone. And below is an example that we show you how to transfer data from iPhone to Galaxy with MobileTrans.

Step 1. Run MobileTrans on your computer, go to Phone to Phone Transfer and click Start.

Run MobileTrans and Click Phone to Phone Transfer

Step 2. Connect both of your iPhone and Galaxy Phone to the computer using USB cables, and let this tool load data on your devices.

Transfer data from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy

Step 3 Select only “Text messages”, and click “Start Transfer” to copy text messages from iPhone to Samsung phone.

How to Backup & Restore iPhone on macOS Catalina If iTunes Be Killed

While there is no iTunes available in the coming macOS Catatina, how can your backup and restore your iPhone on a Mac? Get the answer in this post.

Apple WWDC announced the news of iTunes being killed in the macOS Catalina. Three different apps will replace the media management feature of iTunes. The iOS sync, backup and restore feature will go to the Finder app, continuing serving you to back up your valuable information and files.

So how to use the Finder to manually backup iPhone on macOS Catalina? Are there any differences?

Being one of Apple developers, I am able to download macOS Catalina beta installer to get the first hand of this update for a test. And the process of making an iPhone backup on Catalina is almost the same as it in the previous macOS.

The only difference is that all these features now work on the Finder app, instead of the iTunes app. Just follow me to experience the new iPhone backup and restore process for the 2019 macOS big update – Catalina.

Step 1. Go to Finder > Locations (Left Navgation), then you’ll find your iPhone icon.

Step 2. After you choose your iPhone, you will get the management panel for your iPhone. And there will show you several menus for Sync, Backup and Restore data on your iPhone devices.

Step 3. Just select General selection, you can find the Back Up Now option helping you make iPhone backup manually on Catalina.

Step 4. The following steps are as same as it goes before while using the iTunes app. You can follow the onscreen steps to finish all the backup process.

Backing up iPhone on Catalina takes minutes or hours, depending on what is stored on your device, macOS processing speed and USB/Wi-Fi connecting speed.

How to Restore iPhone on Catalina?

On the General section, the button Restore Backup…, still plays the role of letting you restore the device from the backup you’ve created.

The Differences?

The difference is that a new button named Manage Backups helps you quickly manage the iOS backups on your Mac computer. (This button is previously not provided. )

The backup feature on previous Mac iTunes

Conclusion

Although the iTunes app is gone from the coming macOS Catalina, the basic features of iTunes still exist on the separated apps, like music and finder. For someone who thought iTunes is bloated, this change could be good news. since it makes the thing simple to manage specific data across Apple devices.

For people who are willing to sync, back up and restore iPhone on Mac computer, the new macOS Catalina still works using the new Finder, and this method is simple, reasonable and natural, and people will quickly get used to it.

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