Overview
- Early pieces of the cross-platform transfer flow are live in Android Canary 2512 on Pixel devices, with matching support headed to an upcoming iOS 26 developer beta and the option appearing during initial device setup.
- Code digs and company guidance point to broader data coverage than current apps, including contacts, messages, photos, Wi‑Fi networks, passwords and passkeys, Wallet cards, accessibility settings, and music playlists.
- Both companies caution that Canary and developer builds are unstable, with Google planning to move the work to Android Beta before a phased, device‑by‑device rollout and no public release window yet.
- Until the new system ships broadly, Apple’s Move to iOS and Google’s Android Switch/Smart Switch remain the recommended tools for switching between platforms.
- The European Commission credited the Digital Markets Act for motivating the OS‑level portability effort, saying transfers will work wirelessly and help third‑party apps retain users, while noting iOS 26.2 RC does not include the feature.