How to transfer data from one phone to another Xiaomi through Google account

Changing Xiaomi’s smartphone is always an exciting process, often overshadowed by the prospect of a long and tedious setup of a new device. Fortunately, Google’s Android ecosystem offers powerful tools to automate this process, allowing you to save all important information without wasting time.

The backbone of the whole system is your personal profile, which acts as a digital passport, which connects all your devices into a single network, providing access to contacts, calendar, notes and even passwords from sites. For owners of Xiaomi phones with a MIUI shell or the new HyperOS, this method is ideal, since it is deeply integrated into the operating system.

Before you start to take action, you need to make sure that both devices are ready to go. The old phone should be charged, and the new one is already on and ready for initial setup. Data synchronization will take time depending on the amount of information you have and the speed of the Internet connection, so it is best to conduct the procedure in the zone of confident reception of the Wi-Fi network.

Preparing an Old Smartphone for Migration

The first and most critical step is to properly prepare the data source, and if the old device doesn't have the appropriate permissions, when you log in to the account on the new phone, you'll find an empty phone book or no recent photos, and you'll need to manually check the sync settings for each important service.

Go to your device settings and find the account section. The path may vary slightly depending on the shell version, but the logic remains the same. Choose your Gmail account and make sure that the sliders opposite the right points are active. Usually the system suggests synchronizing contacts, calendar, tasks and notes.

⚠️ Note: If you use third-party applications to make calls or SMS, They may not sync through Google's standard mechanism, which would require separate setup within the apps themselves or backup. MIUI.

To force you to update your phone before you change your phone, you can use a special command in the menu. Click on the three dots in the corner of the screen (or the menu button) and select Sync, which will cause the device to immediately send all local changes to the cloud storage.

• 📱 Open your phone settings and go to Accounts and Sync».
• ☁️ Select your Google account from the list of available profiles.
• ✅ Make sure to check the boxes opposite “Contacts”, “Calendar” and “Notes».
• 🔄 Press the Forced Sync button for an instant update.

Set up backup in Google One

Modern versions of Android use Google One to create complete copies of the system. It's not just saving contacts, but creating a blind spot for your device that includes a list of installed apps, setting Wi-Fi passwords, and even placing icons on the desktop. This is especially true for Xiaomi owners, as it allows you to quickly recreate the familiar environment.

To activate this feature, you need to find the System or About section in the settings, and then select Backup. Here you will see when the copy was last created and what exactly is included in it. If the date is old, click Start Copy or Create a Copy.

It's important to understand the difference between sync and full backup. Sync works in real time for small data like contact text. A full backup through Google Drive is created periodically, usually at night when the phone is charging and connected to Wi-Fi. Before buying a new phone, it makes sense to start this process manually.

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Use a stable Wi-Fi connection to create a backup, as mobile internet can be unstable or charged, and the process can take up a lot of traffic.

The table below shows the main types of data that are saved when using Google’s standard backup and those that require separate attention:

The process of activating the new Xiaomi device

Once the old phone is ready, you can start setting up a new Xiaomi gadget. Turn on the device and follow the instructions on the screen until you choose a language and connect to the Wi-Fi network. It is at the stage of connecting to the Internet that the magic of data recovery begins.

The system will tell you to copy the apps and data, and then select the "Next" option and log in to the same Google account that was used on the old device, and it's important that you log in to the same email address, otherwise the data will not be found.

Once you've logged in, Android will offer you to recover data from the backup, you'll see a list of available backups with the date and name of the old device, choose the latest version. If you've used an iPhone before, the system will also offer to move data over the cable or cloud, but within the Google theme, we'll choose standard recovery.

• 📶 Connect Xiaomi’s new phone to Wi-Fi.
• 🔐 Enter the login and password from your Google-acca-unt.
• 💾 On the “Copying Applications and Data” screen, select “Next».
• 📲 Select a backup of an old device from the list.

⚠️ Warning: Do not interrupt the initial setup process, even if the phone seems to be getting stuck. System settings can take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes to recover depending on the number of applications.

Features of multimedia transfer and Google Photos

The issue of photos and videos deserves special attention, and many users mistakenly believe that the gallery is restored completely with the system, in fact, media files take up too much space for a standard backup, so they are processed through the Google Photos app.

If you had autoloaded on your old phone, all your photos are already in the cloud. On the new Xiaomi, it is easy to install or open the Google Photos app and log in. All images will appear in the tape automatically. However, if you only store photos in the phone's memory without syncing, they will not be transferred to your Google account.

For such cases, there is an alternative method through Mi Mover, which is Xiaomi's native tool for local wireless transfer of large files. But if we're talking strictly about Google's methods, then make sure you have enough storage.A free limit of 15GB may not be enough to make a full copy of a gallery in a few years.

Video files are often the heaviest. If you shoot in 4K, they will quickly eat up the space, and it is recommended that you review the library before switching to a new phone and remove unnecessary duplicates to speed up the synchronization process.

Recovery of applications and passwords

One of the most convenient features of the Google ecosystem is to restore the list of installed programs. Once you have completed the initial setup, you will notice that the desktop of the new Xiaomi begins to gradually fill up with icons.

The process takes place in the background. You can use the phone while you see the download progress bar in the notification curtain. Apps that are not available in your region or have been removed from the store will not be restored. Also, it is worth considering that banking applications and some security programs often require manual installation and additional authorization for security reasons.

As for passwords, there's a Smart Lock mechanism and a built-in Google password manager, and if you've saved passwords in Chrome or Android, they'll automatically pull up when you first start a browser or app, and you'll only need to confirm your login via a biometric (fingerprint or Face ID) or a pattern lock.

• 📥 Applications are downloaded automatically from the Play Store.
• 🔑 Passwords are restored through the built-in manager.
• 🏦 Banking applications require separate manual setup.
• 📺 The location of widgets may be different from the old device.

Solution and troubleshooting

Despite the fact that the process is fine, sometimes there may be failures, for example, contacts may not appear immediately after turning on the phone, in which case you should not panic. Often the system takes time to "catch up" all the changes from the servers. Wait 10-15 minutes while on the Wi-Fi network.

If sync is stuck, try forcefully updating your account settings on your new device. Go to Settings → Accounts & Sync → Google, select your profile and click the menu to update. Device reboot also helps, which is a classic but effective method of solving problems in MIUI and HyperOS.

Another common issue is two-factor authentication. When logging in on a new device, Google can request confirmation from the old one. Make sure the old phone is on and has internet access so you can click "Yes" in the notification. If the old phone is already reset, use backup codes or SMS-confirmation.

⚠️ Warning: If you reset your old phone to factory settings before porting, make sure the cloud backup was created before that.

In some cases, especially when switching from very old versions of Android, the backup format may not be compatible, and the system will suggest creating a new copy while ignoring the old one, which is normal behavior, meaning that the old format data cannot be read by the new encryption algorithms.

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The main key to success is the availability of an up-to-date backup in the Google cloud at the time of the start of setting up a new device.