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How to Restore iCloud or iTunes Backup to Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus

Samsung's Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus might be the best phones Samsung has ever made, and they're nearly here. If you are finally tired of iPhone and considering switching to Android, then Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus can be your best choice. For iOS devices, you can easily backup your data via iTunes or iCloud. However, it won't be so easy when you need to move all the data to Android devices like newly purchased S9. Hence, we wrote this article to help you restore iCloud/iTunes backup to your Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus.

iCloud backup to Samsung Galaxy S9

To restore iCloud/iTunes backup to your Samsung Galaxy S9, we highly recommend a third-party mobile transfer tool, Syncios Data Transfer, the great handy tool that allows you to transfer contacts, text messages, call logs, videos, music, photos, etc from iOS to Android, Android to Android, iOS to Android, iOS to iOS, what's more, it supports restoring data from iCloud and iTunes backup. With this feature, you can restore iCloud/iTunes backup contents to your Samsung Galaxy S9 with ease. Just follow the steps below.

Syncios Samsung Transfer

Syncios Samsung Transfer is a professional iOS & Android synchronizing tool, which enables you to backup or transfer messages, contacts, call logs, music, video, audio and other files between iOS & Android devices and computer with only few clicks or directly phone-to-phone transfer.

  • Backup phone data and restore in lossless quality.
  • One click phone to phone data transfer.
  • Restore data from iCloud/iTunes backup to device.
  • Sync contents from iTunes Library to PC and iDevices.
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    How to restore iCloud/iTunes data to Samsung Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus

    Step 1 : Install Syncios Samsung Transfer Porgram

    Download and install the compatible version of the transfer tool on your computer. To restore iTunes backup, please make sure you downloaded both Syncios and iTunes program on same computer. And you don't need to run iTunes when using Syncios. Connect your Samsung Galaxy S9 to computer.

    TIPS: Any detection issue, please follow our tutorial.

    iPhone to S9 transfer

    Step 2 : Restore Data to Galaxy S9 from iCloud Backup

    Select Restore from iCloud button on the program interface. If it's your first time to restore data from iCloud with Syncios, you need to login your iCloud account and select a backup to download to your computer.

    Double click the downloaded backup to preview contents, after Syncios successfully loading your data on the iCloud, select your desired contents on the checkbox to transfer over, click Next to start the transfer process.

    Syncios Mobile Transfer allows you to transfer contacts, messages, photos, call logs and bookmarks from iCloud backup to Android devices.

    restore iCloud backup to Samsung Galaxy S9

    Step 3 : Restore Data to Galaxy S9 from iTunes Backup

    To restore data from iTunes to your Galaxy S9, please you have backed up your iPhone/iPad/iPod to the same computer via iTunes. Then click Restore from iTunes backup button on program interface, Syncios will display all the iTunes backup you have on left list. Choose an iTunes backup, check the backup contents on midle panel, then hit "Next" button to transfer data from iTunes to your new S9 device.

    Syncios Mobile Transfer allows you to transfer contacts, messages, photos, call logs and bookmarks from iTunes backup to Android devices.

    iTunes backup to Samsung Galaxy S9

    TIPS: you can also directly transfer data from iPhone/iPad/iPod to Samsung Galaxy S9 via Syncios Data Transfer. Phone to Phone transfer allows you to transfer not only contacts, messages, photos, call logs and bookmarks, but also video, audio files. Learn more.


    FAQ

    +What to do if my devices are not detected by Syncios?

    For iOS devices: Click here.

    For Android devices: Click here. Android devices can also connect to Syncios via WiFi.

    + Is this Syncios Data Transfer a freeware?

    Syncios Data Transfer is paid program which offers free trial. The trial version allow you to backup/transfer/restore 5 items from each catalogue. Paid version supports transferring all data.

    If you just want a freeware, you can download and use our Syncios Mobile Manager to backup and restore your iOS or Android devices.

    +If I have another phone, how could I know whether it is supported by Syncios?

    Syncios Manager and Syncios Data Transfer support both Android and iOS devices. If you want to make sure whether your device is supported by Syncios, just check the supported device list.

    +Why some options are not able to be selected?

    Currently, due to cross-platform restriction, Apps, Notes, Whatsapp, Calendar, E-books are not supported to transfer between iOS and Android devices. You can learn more from here.

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