“How to transfer files from Android to iPhone? I have a new iPhone 5 and i want to transfer some music files and pictures from my old Android to iPhone. I tried once already and it said it can’t copy and move the files. Is there anything I can do? Or is it a lost cause? Positive feedback is appreciated, God Bless.”      —— Answers Yahoo

No matter you believe or not, you can’t directly transfer files between different types of phones or carriers. You can’t transfer files between Android/Nokia (Symbian)/WinPhone and iPhone. Then, to freely transfer files between phones runs on different OS, it is necessary to get a versatile Phone Transfer.

Luckily enough,you can always turn to Wondershare MobileTrans which can fast and best transfer files such as videos, photos, messages, contacts, audio, apps, calendar, and call logs between Android, iOS, Nokia (Symbian) and WinPhone.

Besides transferring files between Android, iOS, Nokia (Symbian) and WinPhone, MobieTrans can also backup data (such as contacts, messages, calendar, call logs, apps, videos, photos, audios ) on your iPhone, Android, Nokia or WinPhone to your computer.

You can also recover data from the backups that are created by iCloud, iTunes, Samsung Kies (3), OneDrive and BlackBerry® Desktop Suite. And transfer contacts, messages, photos, videos etc to iOS and Android.

Tips: If you are a Mac users, you can turn to MobileTrans for Mac to transfer files between phones on Mac.

Part I: Transfer files between Android, iOS, Nokia and WinPhone

Step 1: Download, install and run MobileTrans

Download, install and run MobileTrans. You will see the following interface:

Step 2: Phone to phone transfer

Click “Phone to Phone Transfer” to go to phone transfer interface.

Step 3: Connect your devices to computer

Connect your two devices to your computer at the same time.

The phone on the left is the source phone, and on the right, the destination phone. You can click Flip to change the position of source phone and destination phone.

Step 4: Select the files you need to transfer

Select the files you would like to transfer by checking the box beside the file type.

You can choose to clear data in the destination phone if you want. This will erase the data in the Android device before transfer can begin. Do this by checking the “Clear data before copy” box.

Step 5: Transfer files from phone to phone

Click “Start Copy” to begin the transfer process. Keep both phones corrected during the entire process.

Part II: Backup and restore phone data

1) Backup phone data to the computer

Step 1: Download, install and run MobileTrans

Step 2: Click “Back Up Your Phone”

Step 3: Connect your phone to computer

Step 4: Check files you want to backup

Step 5: Click “Start Copy” to backup phone data to computer

2) Restore phone data from saved backup

You can restore phone data from iCloud backup, iTunes Backup, BlackBerry backup, Kies Backup and OneDrive backup and transfer files to Android, iOS phone.

Part III: Erase Android Device

Step 1: Download, install and run MobileTrans

Step 2: Click “Erase Your Old Phone” 

It will permanently erase everything on your device so be sure it is what you want. It is also a good idea to have a backup before doing this. Then Connect your Android device to the computer with USB cable. Type “delete” in the window to confirm the deletion.

Step 3: Click “Erase Now”

Click “Erase Now” to pop up a window. Follow the instructions to finish the process on your Android phone.