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Welcome back to Experiments in Progress!
Here’s what’s inside:
The step-by-step guide to switching from iPhone → Android (without losing your mind)
After Show: the screen protector that shrunk mid-Fortnite 🎮
Next week’s sneak peek: the coolest things I spotted at IFA Berlin
Let’s dive in 👇
The Ultimate Guide to Switching to Android
Switching from iPhone to Android can feel like untangling cables in the dark — possible, but messy.
Here’s the playbook that actually works:
📸 Step 1. Photos & Videos → Google Photos
Don’t rely on migration wizards. Use Apple’s hidden tool at privacy.apple.com to transfer your entire iCloud library into Google Photos. It can take hours (sometimes days), but you won’t lose half your memories.
Pro tip: Make sure you’ve got enough Google One storage before starting.
📅 Step 2. Contacts & Calendars → Google One
Download Google One on iPhone → sign in → enable backup for contacts + calendars.
⚠️ Got family still on Apple Calendar? Share it publicly and add to Google Calendar (read-only), or use an app like Motion to keep everything in sync.
💬 Step 3. iMessage → Don’t Skip This
If you don’t turn it off, you’ll stop getting texts.
Go to Settings > Messages > Disable iMessage. Then head to selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage to be 100% sure Apple clears you.
✅ Do this before you put the SIM in your new phone.
🔑 Step 4. Passwords & 2FA → 1Password FTW
You’ll need a Mac to export Apple’s Keychain → CSV.
Import it into 1Password (cross-platform, works everywhere).
Pro tip: Start using 1Password before you switch, so migration feels seamless.
📲 Step 5. Apps & Media → Expect Friction
Paid apps/subscriptions don’t transfer — be ready to repurchase.
Apple Music works on Android, or migrate playlists to YouTube Music/Spotify with TuneMyMusic.
WhatsApp: back up on iPhone → restore with the same number on Android.
🎵 Bonus: TuneMyMusic is free up to 500 tracks — split big playlists.
🏠 Step 6. FindMy, AirTags & Apple Home → No Easy Fix
Replace AirTags with Galaxy Tags.
Recreate automations in Google Home (look for Matter-enabled devices for smoother setup).
For FindMy friends → re-add them on Google Maps.
It’s not perfect, but once you rebuild, the ecosystem flows again.
✅ Follow these steps and you’ll dodge 90% of the chaos most people hit when switching.
👇 Watch the full guide on YouTube:
🎬 After Show: What Happened When the Cameras Stopped Rolling
After filming this week’s show, I hit record again to share the messy, unfiltered side:
The bargain screen protector that literally shrunk after a Fortnite session (and started covering the camera 😬)
Why the Pixel 10 feels oddly familiar… almost iPhone-like — down to the button layout
A sneak peek at the iPhone 17 dummy models case makers are already working with 👀
My honest take on Google’s buggy software history (and why I still recommend the Pixel anyway)
The weird, late-night–talk-show–style Jimmy Fallon launch event — was it genius marketing or just awkward?
It’s raw, a little nerdy, and full of stuff I didn’t plan to say out loud (but did anyway).
Got a friend who’d get this? Hit forward:
🌍 Next Week: Cool Things I Spotted at IFA Berlin
Next week, I’ll take you inside Europe’s biggest tech show — where the world’s wildest gadgets, concepts, and future-of-tech ideas get unveiled.
I’ll be covering:
The weirdest gadget on the floor (think: tank-treaded robot vacuum lifts and rolling $5K home theaters 🤯)
The biggest AI trend — Samsung’s Ambient AI vision and how “AI Home” could sneak into your daily devices in 2026
Why foldables and modular tech aren’t going anywhere — and the unexpected twists brands are adding
The “quiet” innovations that everyone might overlook now but could define the next few years
📅 See you next Thursday.
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