How to transfer all data from one phone to another Xiaomi

Changing your smartphone to a new model is always an exciting process, especially when it comes to moving within the Xiaomi ecosystem. Users are often afraid of losing important photos, contacts or correspondence history, but modern technology allows you to make this process as painless as possible. Owners of Redmi and POCO devices have access to powerful built-in tools that cope with data migration faster and more efficiently than standard Android tools.

The challenge is to choose the right transfer method, because everyone has different amounts of information, someone just needs to flip contacts and calendars, and someone wants to clone the device one-to-one with all the Wi-Fi passwords and application settings. Proper preparation of both gadgets before starting the procedure will save you time and nerves, eliminating possible synchronization errors.

In this article, we will take a look at all the migration options available, with a focus on Mi Mover, how to avoid common bugs, why your connection might be interrupted, and how to ensure your personal files are safe. Follow the instructions to make your new phone a full copy of your old one in minutes.

Preparation of devices for information transfer

Before you start any migration tools, you need to make sure that both smartphones are in good condition and ready for active operation. The battery charge on both devices should be at least 60%, since the process of transferring a large amount of data through Wi-Fi Direct can significantly consume energy. If one of the phones runs out at the most inappropriate time, the procedure will have to start again.

It is also worth checking whether there is free space on the receiving device, the amount of memory available should exceed the size of the data you plan to transfer, and it is recommended to delete unnecessary cached files in advance or move them to the computer to avoid a situation where the transfer is interrupted by 99% due to a lack of gigabytes.

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Before you start the transfer, update the Mi Mover app on both devices via Google Play or GetApps to ensure compatibility of data formats and fix known bugs.

An important step is to clean up the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi list of connections on both devices, sometimes old connection profiles can conflict with the local network between phones being created, just forget the unnecessary networks in the settings, so that the system automatically selects the optimal channel.

Using the Mi Mover app for quick migration

The most effective way, developed specifically for owners of Xiaomi equipment, is to use the pre-installed application Mi Mover. This tool creates a direct Wi-Fi connection between devices, bypassing Internet traffic and providing high transfer speeds, you can run the program through the settings menu or find it in the Tools folder.

The process starts with choosing the role of each device, and on the new phone, press the "I'm receiving" button, and on the old phone, "I'm the sender," and then the new phone will appear on the screen. QR-The code that you need to scan with the camera of the old device, the connection is automatically set, and you only have to choose the categories of data to copy.

• 📱 Contacts and Messages – Carries the entire phone book and history SMS/MMS correspondence.
• 📸 Multimedia – photos, videos and audio recordings are copied in original quality without compression.
• ⚙️ System settings – includes Wi-Fi passwords, alarm clocks, wallpaper and icon placement on the desktop.
• 📦 Annexes - establishes APK-Program files, although the data inside some may require separate login.

It's worth noting that the speed of the transfer depends on the number of files. If you transfer hundreds of gigabytes of video to 4K, the process can take considerable time. At this time, the screens of the phones may go out, but it is not recommended to interrupt the connection. Mi Mover is able to resume transmission after a failure, but it is better not to take risks.

Sync with Mi Cloud and Google account

For those who prefer cloud technology or change phones not right now, but are planning to buy in the future, synchronization is the ideal solution. Mi Cloud allows you to save backups of the system, including the location of icons and settings, directly to the Xiaomi cloud, which ensures that even if you lose your device, your data will remain safe.

In parallel, you should use the capabilities of your Google account. Contacts, calendar, notes and passwords from the Chrome browser are saved automatically if the appropriate option was turned on. When you first turn on a new smartphone, you just enter a login and password from Google, and all this information will be downloaded automatically in the background.

The advantage of using the cloud is that you don't need both phones physically nearby, you can set up your old phone today and turn on the new one in a week in the store, and all the data is already there, but for large amounts of photos and videos, the free limit of 5 GB may not be enough, and you will need to expand storage.

Transferring data through local backup

If the internet is slow and there is no second phone available for direct transmission, you can create a local backup on the device itself or on an external drive. In the phone settings, go to About Phone → Reservation and Restore, and create a full system backup that will be stored in internal memory.

Once you have created a backup file (usually it weighs a lot), it must be transferred to your computer or immediately to a new phone via a new phone. USB-Files are on a path that can be found through the file manager, and on the new device, you have to put the file in a similar directory and start the recovery process.

⚠️ Note: When you restore from a local backup on a new phone, all current data in the relevant sections will be replaced. Make sure that the new device does not have important unique information that you did not save separately.

This method is particularly useful for transferring data from applications that do not support standard export. Local backup saves the state of the program at the time of copy creation, including cache and temporary files, which sometimes allows you to bypass the restrictions when logging into banking applications or instant messengers.

Features of transferring WhatsApp and Viber messages

Messengers have a special place in users’ lives, and losing correspondence is unacceptable. For WhatsApp and Viber, standard Mi Mover porting may not be enough, as it often copies only the app itself, but not the history of chats. It requires the use of built-in backup functions inside the messengers themselves.

In WhatsApp settings, go to Chats → Backup chats and create a copy on Google Drive. On a new phone, when you first launch, the app will prompt you to recover data from the cloud. It's important to use the same phone number and the same Google account. A similar algorithm works for Viber, which also relies on cloud storage.

• 🔑 Make sure the same is on the new phone. SIM-card or it is active to receive SMS confirmation code.
• ☁️ Check that there is free space on Google Drive to download the email archive.
• 🔌 Use a stable Wi-Fi connection when creating and downloading messenger backups.

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Backup of messengers is better done separately through their own settings, rather than relying only on the common tools of the system migration.

Some users prefer to migrate WhatsApp through the Chat Transfer feature, which is available inside the app when changing numbers or devices.This method creates a local file that can be transferred manually, but the cloud-based way through Google Drive is considered more reliable and simple for the average user.

Solving problems and errors in synchronization

Despite the fact that processes are fine, there are sometimes failures, and one of the common problems is the “Not enough space” error, even when there is free space, which may be due to the file system or the fact that hidden system files take up more space than the memory analyzer shows, in which case, try clearing the cache of the Mi Mover application before launching.

Another common situation is a disconnection in the middle of the process, which often happens if one of the phones has an energy-saving mode that aggressively shuts down the Wi-Fi module, turn off the power saving mode on both devices during the migration, also make sure that the screens do not go out, or set the screen timeout to "Never."

⚠️ Warning: If the process is stuck in one of the stages for more than 15 minutes, don't wait indefinitely.Reboot both phones and try to start the transmission again, selecting only those categories of data that are not copied.

In rare cases, you may need to manually transfer files through your computer. Connect both phones to your PC in file transfer mode (MTP) and simply copy the contents of the DCIM, Pictures and Download folders from one device to another. This is an old, time-tested method that works seamlessly, although it requires more manual action.

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