What you need to know
- Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi may offer new solutions for transferring data between devices.
- They are working together for the first time to roll out data migration for third-party apps.
- This solution is currently limited to China.
Prominent Chinese OEMs such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are collaborating on new ways to get Android data from smartphones and make switching between devices easier.
In a new announcement post on Chinese microblogging site Weibo (via 9to5Google), Xiaomi’s MIUI says it will work with Vivo and Oppo to bring a better exchange experience. To move data between Android phones made by these OEM manufacturers, you need to move system data such as photos and contacts.
Xiaomi says it is adding new support for migrating third-party application data from phones manufactured by OPPO and Vivo. MIUI has shared some more instructions on how to proceed with the transition process in the comments of the announcement post. OPPO (ColorOS) and Vivo (OriginOS) have also posted the same on Weibo to show their support.
The process of migrating from OPPO or Vivo devices to Xiaomi handsets involves using the “Mi Exchange” feature. The feature requires the user to scan a code to install his Mi exchange on the respective device and initiate the migration. This is similar to what OnePlus has done with his OnePlus Switch app. This also helped Android devices migrate data to new OnePlus devices.
OPPO phones seem to utilize the “Huantai Mobile Moving – Replacement Assistant” app when moving to one of the phones, but Vivo requires the phone to have the latest version of “mutual transfer” and You can find it in the app store.
Phone switcher apps mainly transfer photos, contacts and videos from one device to another. Apps can be moved from phone to phone, but transferring third-party app data, such as messaging apps, is another thing entirely. For example, WhatsApp can use Google Drive to help users store chat data in the cloud and move it from one phone to another. However, the new trio aims to make switching between phones a more seamless process.
This collaboration seems like a promising alternative to what is currently available, but is currently limited to China.
