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The moment a new feature-rich mobile device comes in the market, the more people start running after it. And iPhone 8 and iPhone X are of those devices. A huge enthusiasm is there among the people. If you are going to ditch your Samsung device for iPhone 8, a lot of things need to be done for it. One of those is probably transferring data from Samsung to iPhone 8. And this article is to help those Samsung users only since we are telling you the best way for Samsung to iPhone 8 transfer or Samsung to iPhone X transfer processes.

Method 1: Transfer Data Directly from Samsung to iPhone 8/iPhone X

dr.fone - Phone Transfer (iOS&Android), as the name itself says, a phone transfer tool that helps in easy transferring of data from one phone to another. It holds the compatibility with different operating systems and is the most secure tool to transfer Samsung data to iPhone 8. The best thing is the tool has more than 3 million users. Following are given the features of dr.fone - Phone Transfer (iOS&Android).

Features of dr.fone - Phone Transfer (iOS&Android)

  • This tool is free of risk that supports more than 3500 phones and numerous networks.
  • It is able to transfer the data between iOS, Android, Windows and other devices.
  • You can transfer your contacts, music, videos, SMS and many more types of files with this tool.
  • Mac and Windows version are available for this tool.

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How to transfer Samsung data to iPhone 8/iPhone 8 Plus with dr.fone - Phone Transfer (iOS&Android)

Step 1 – Launch the toolbox

To try this tool, download it and install it on your PC. After completing both processes, launch it and move to the main interface that will give you some options from where you need to click on "Switch" tab.

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Step 2 – Allow Connection between Devices

Now, plug the Samsung as well as iPhone 8 to the PC and wait until the software scans your data from the source device.

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Step 3 - Transfer Data from Samsung to iPhone 8

When the software will scan your data, all the types will show on the screen. Select by ticking on the boxes of the file types you want and hit on "Start Transfer" button. Don’t disconnect the device prior to completion of the process.

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Method 2: Restore from Samsung Cloud to iPhone 8/iPhone X

Samsung Cloud is a service offering backup, sync and restore facilities for Samsung devices. This section will show you another way to transfer data from Samsung to iPhone 8 which is restoring from Samsung Cloud. So, if you have backup in Samsung Cloud, you can try this method. The steps for this method are:

Step 1 - On your iPhone 8, open "Settings" and navigate to "Mail, Contacts, Calendars".

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Step 2 – Now, get to the "Add Account" option and choose "Other".

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Step 3 – Go to "Add Mail Account" and enter your Samsung Cloud account credentials there.

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Step 4 – After this, please make sure that each of the switches are turned on.

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Step 5 – Now, tap on "Save" and run back to "Mail, Contacts, Contacts".

Step 6 – Look for "Fetch New Data" and tap on it.

Step 7 – Lastly, make certain that the “Push” is turned on.

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