Transferring content from another phone to your Samsung Galaxy S9 Android 8.0

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Transferring content from another phone

You can transfer content, such as contacts, messages, pictures and audio files, from another phone to your phone.

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You can transfer the contents of another phone to your phone when it's activated for the first time and after a factory reset. When this screen is displayed, your phone is ready to transfer contents from another phone.

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Press From your old device.

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Connect your phone to another phone via data cable and, if required, the adaptor included.

If asked to, install Smart Switch on the other phone and prepare it for transferring content.

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Press the required data types.

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Press TRANSFER.

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Press FINISH.

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