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Goodbye Apple App Store, hello Google Play Store. Play Store is now your default app store. Apps aren't
compatible between iPhone and Android. However, many developers make iPhone and Android
versions of their apps; if the app stores your data online, then you can switch with little effort. Just
download the Android version from Play Store and log in.
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Keep on making video calls. Use the Meet app to make video calls with friends who have iPhones or
Android phones.
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Continue listening to podcasts. You can listen with the Podcasts app. Or, there are lots of podcast apps
on Play Store — search for ‘podcast’ in Play Store and download a podcast of your choice.
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install apps remotely. On a computer, visit play.google.com. Browse apps on the bigger screen and then
install them on your phone from your computer.
Your Home screen: your old phone showed all apps on your Home screen. With your new phone, you can
put shortcuts to your most important apps on your Home screen for easy access. This frees up room on
your Home screen for widgets, making your new Home much more lively.
In the cloud: your Google account is your key to cloud storage with Google. If you migrated your contacts
to your phone, then you can see them from any device or computer by logging into Gmail. Your Google
account includes apps such as Calendar and Drive, which let you work well with others. And it has apps that
let you play too – access your photos, videos, music from any device when you log in with your Google
account. Use Play Music to upload your iTunes library.
About your Google account
Benefits of your account
When you set up your phone, you added a Google Account. If you haven't had a Google Account before, this
is more than just a password that you set up for your phone.
A Google account lets you organise and access your personal information and files from any computer or
mobile device:
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Synchronise everything. Never lose your contacts. Associate them with your Google Account if you
create contacts on your phone and view them from Gmail on any computer or by signing into your
Google Account on any phone. Create emails or calendar events on your phone and view them on any
computer. Access your browser bookmarks from any device.
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Store in the cloud. Upload your photos, videos and music to the cloud; get to all of it without taking up
space on your phone.
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Keep your stuff secure. Your account password secures it all and lets you access it from anywhere.
Maintaining your account
Other than remembering your password, you don’t need to do much maintenance on your Google account
– just enjoy the benefits of your secure, synchronised information. However, you can:
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Control how frequently your phone syncs your information.
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Review and manage the information Google collects from you, such as search and browsing history.
Learn about Google apps
Many Google apps, such as Gmail, Chrome, Photos and Maps are preloaded on your phone. To learn about
and download additional Google apps, read Google's help.
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