Overview
- An initial implementation is visible in Android Canary build 2512 on select Pixel devices, with corresponding support planned in an upcoming iOS 26 developer beta.
- The new flow lives inside the first‑run setup experience, reducing reliance on Apple’s Move to iOS and Google’s Android Switch apps.
- Teardowns and an EU statement point to broader data coverage than today’s tools, including contacts, messages, photos, documents, Wi‑Fi networks, passwords and passkeys, wallet cards, accessibility settings, playlists, and some third‑party app data.
- Both companies caution that canary and developer betas are unstable, there is no public release date, and users should keep using current switching apps until broader availability.
- The European Commission says this work, along with 2024’s eSIM transfer capability, reflects DMA‑driven gains in OS portability that will roll out worldwide.