How to transfer data from Honor to Xiaomi: 5 proven ways

Moving from Honor to Xiaomi is not just about changing your brand, it's also about migrating all your personal data, from contacts to call history. Many users fear losing important information or spending hours manually transferring files. In fact, you can automate 90 percent of the process if you know the right tools and sequences.

In this article, we will look at all the current ways to transfer data, from the official Mi Mover app to cloud services and manual copying, learn how to avoid typical errors (for example, loss of WhatsApp messages when you back up incorrectly), what file formats are supported, and how to synchronize even the data that you usually “forget” to transfer (alarm clock settings, notes, data from fitness trackers).

Important: instructions adapted for Xiaomi MIUI 14/15 Honor on MagicOS 7.0+ (2022–2026 If you have older firmware, some features may not be available, check the version in your phone settings.

1. Preparation of telephones before the perenosom

Before you start migrating, follow the mandatory preparatory steps on both devices, which will eliminate 80% of potential problems:

• 📱 Battery Charging: Make sure both smartphones have at least 50% charge. Data transfer can take up to 1 hour, and discharging during the process will cause a failure.
• 📶 Wi-Fi network: Connect both phones to the same 2.4GHz network (not 5GHz!).Mi Mover and other tools don't work over mobile internet.
• 🔄 Xiaomi Settings Reset: If your new Xiaomi has already been used, do a factory reset (Settings) → The phone. → Resetting settings. This will eliminate data conflicts.
• 🔒 Unlock Honor: Remove all graphic keys, PIN-codes and fingerprints on an old phone – they can block access to files during transfer.

Pay special attention to Honor Storage. If your phone has less than 10% of the available space, some files (such as WhatsApp backups) may not be copied. → Memory. → Cleanup.

⚠️ Note: If your Honor has enabled data encryption (Settings) → Security → Encryption, disable it 24 hours before transfer, otherwise Mi Mover won't be able to read files.

2. Method 1: Mi Mover – official solution from Xiaomi

Mi Mover is built into the MIUI An application that automatically transfers data from Android devices (including Honor) to Xiaomi:

• 📞 Contacts, call log, SMS/MMS
• 📷 Photos and videos (including Google Photos albums)
• 🎵 Music and audio files
• 📄 Documents (PDF, DOC, XLS etc.)
• 📱 System settings (wallpaper, alarm clocks, Wi-Fi network)

Not portable: application data (e.g. saves in games), messages from messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram), and some system files Huawei/Honor.

Step-by-step:

1. On Xiaomi go to Settings → The phone. → Data portability (or find Mi Mover in the app menu).
2. Select I am a new user → Android.
3. On Honor, download Mi Mover from Google Play (if it is not in the store, use APK from the official Xiaomi website).
4. Run the app on both phones and select Send to Honor and Receive on Xiaomi.
5. Scan it. QR-Xiaomi screen code on Honor for pairing.
6. Select data types to transfer and wait until the completion (time depends on the file size).

⚠️ Note: If the Mi Mover is stuck in the Connection phase, check that the Honor has power saving mode turned off for that application (Settings) → Annexes → Mi Mover → Battery → No restrictions).

Charging both phones >50%|One Wi-Fi network 2.4 GHz|Reset Xiaomi to factory settings|Encryption on Honor is disabled|Mi Mover app installed on Honor-->

3. Method 2: Google Account – Universal Synchronization

If you use Google services on Honor, most of the data is already synced to the cloud automatically.

• 📞 Contacts (via Google Contacts)
• 📅 Calendars (Google Calendar)
• 📧 Letters (Gmail)
• 📷 Photo and video (Google Photos if backup is enabled)
• 🎵 Music (YouTube Music or Google Play Music)

How to transfer data via Google:

1. On Honor, check that sync is enabled: Settings → Accounts. → Google → [your account] → Account Sync Make sure all the necessary items (Contacts, Calendar, etc.) are included.
2. On Xiaomi, when you first turn on, select Sign in to Google and use the same account as you did on Honor.
3. Wait for automatic synchronization (can take up to 10 minutes).
4. For Google Photos: Open the app on Xiaomi. Go to Photos → Settings → Backup and sync. Turn on the option and wait for all media files to download.

The advantage of this method is that the data is always up-to-date (synchronized in real time).

• 🚫 WhatsApp and other messengers are not synced.
• 🚫 Local files (downloads, documents) are not transferred.
• 🚫 Application settings and games are not saved.

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If you have a lot of photos, check before perenosom to see if there is enough space in Google Photos. Free rate is limited to 15 GB per account. If necessary, clear the cart or buy an extra space.

4. Method 3: Transfer WhatsApp and other messengers

Messages from WhatsApp, Telegram and Viber are not carried in the standard way, and require separate backups:

WhatsApp

To bring the chat history back:

1. On Honor, back up: WhatsApp → ⋮ → Settings → chat → Make sure the copy is saved to Google Drive (for this, link to your Google account).
2. Install WhatsApp on Xiaomi and sign in to the same account.
3. When you request, restore chats from Google Drive.

Important: WhatsApp backup is tied to your phone number and Google account. SIM-First activate it on Xiaomi, and then restore chats.

Telegram

In Telegram, chat history is stored in the cloud, so it is enough:

1. Sign in to Xiaomi with the same phone number.
2. All messages and media files will be downloaded automatically.

The exception is secret chats and local files (they must be manually transferred through Settings). → Data and memory → Chat data export).

Viber

To transfer the Viber story:

1. On Honor, back up: More → Settings → Account. → Backup Save the file to a memory card or to the cloud.
2. Transfer the backup file to Xiaomi (via cable or cloud).
3. Install Viber on Xiaomi, log in and restore data from the file.

⚠️ Note: If you use WhatsApp Business, backups of this app are not compatible with regular WhatsApp. Install the same version on Xiaomi as you did on Honor.

5. Method 4: Manual transfer via cable or memory card

If automatic methods are not suitable (for example, due to a large amount of data or lack of Wi-Fi), you can transfer files manually:

Through USB-cable (OTG PC)

You'll need:

• 🔌 Cable USB-C — USB-C (adapter USB-A — USB-C)
• 💻 Computer (optional, but convenient for large amounts of data)

Instructions:

1. Connect Honor to your PC via cable and copy the desired files (photos, videos, documents) to the folder on your computer.
2. Turn off Honor and connect Xiaomi.
3. Transfer files from PC to Xiaomi (in folders) DCIM, Downloads and others.).

For direct transfer between phones (without PC):

1. Use a support cable OTG (adapter).
2. On Honor, select File Transfer Mode (MTP) plug-in.
3. On Xiaomi, open Explorer and copy files from the connected Honor.

Through a memory card (microSD)

If both phones support memory cards:

1. Insert the card into Honor and copy the files you want to use.
2. Remove the card and paste it into Xiaomi.
3. Move files to internal memory (or leave them on the map if it is used continuously).

What files should be transferred manually:

• 📄 Documents (.pdf,.docx,.xlsx)
• 🎵 Local Music (Folder Music)
• 📁 Downloads from the browser (Download folder)
• 🎮 Save games (usually in a folder) Android/obb)

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Manual transfer is the most reliable way for large files (video) 4K, archives, but it takes longer, and use it if the automated methods can't handle the volume of data.

6. Method 5: Cloud Services (Huawei Cloud, Yandex Drive, Dropbox)

If you have slow internet or no cable, you can use cloud storage:

How to move data over Huawei Cloud (optimum for Honor):

1. On Honor, open Settings → Huawei ID → Cloud.
2. Enable backup for the necessary data (contacts, photos, etc.).
3. Wait until the download is complete.
4. On Xiaomi, install the Huawei Cloud app from Google Play.
5. Sign up for the same Huawei ID and download the data.

For other clouds (Google Drive, Yandex Drive):

1. Upload files from Honor to the cloud via an app or browser.
2. On Xiaomi, download the files back.

⚠️ Note: When using Huawei Cloud, make sure that Xiaomi has an official app installed from Google Play. APK They may not support the latest version of the synchronization protocol.

7. Data portability of applications and games

Game saves, app settings, and other user data are the hardest to port, and here are 3 ways to work:

Built-in synchronization (for supported applications)

Many apps (e.g. Spotify, Netflix, Google Maps) sync data through an account.

1. Install the app on Xiaomi.
2. Sign in under the same account (Google, Facebook, email).
3. The data will be automatically downloaded.

2. Backup through ADB (power-user)

If the application does not support cloud sync, you can create a backup through ADB:

1. Install ADB Tools on your PC.
2. Connect Honor to your computer and enable Debugging USB (Settings → The phone. → Assembly number (shackle 7 times) → Developer settings → Debugging by USB).
3. Follow the command to create a backup: adb backup -apk -obb -shared -all -f backup.ab
4. Transfer the backup.ab file to Xiaomi.
5. Recover the data by command: adb restore backup.ab

This method stores all application data, but requires technical skills.

3. Transferring game saves through accounts

For games, use the link to the accounts:

• 🎮 Google Play Games: Games with support for this system synchronize progress through Google account.
• 🎮 Facebook: Many mobile games (such as Clash of Clans) are linked to Facebook profiles.
• 🎮 Own game accounts: for example, in Genshin Impact or PUBG Mobile has its own authorization systems.

Before you uninstall your game with Honor, make sure that your progress is saved in the cloud!

8.Check and setup Xiaomi after the transfer

After the data migration, check and optimize your new phone:

1. Data integrity verification

• 📞 Contacts: Open the Contacts app and make sure all numbers are in place (including photos and groups).
• 📷 Photo/Video: Check the folders DCIM and Pictures in the Gallery.
• 💬 Messages: Open up SMS WhatsApp to confirm the transfer of the story.
• 🎵 Music: Launch the player and check the list of songs.

2. Optimization of Xiaomi

To make the new phone work faster:

• 🔋 Turn off unnecessary background processes: Settings → Battery and productivity → Battery management → Choice of applications
• 📶 Set up a mobile network for maximum speed: Settings → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Type of network → 4G/5G
• 🔒 Enable privacy protection: Settings → Confidentiality → App permissions Limit access to contacts and location for unnecessary apps.

3. Removal of duplicates

After the transfer, duplicate files (for example, the same photos in different folders) are often left to delete:

1. Use the built-in cleaning tool: Settings → Memory. → Cleanup → Duplicate files
2. Or install a third-party app, like Files by Google.

Also check the Download folder – often unnecessary files from the phone’s past accumulate there.

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After transferring the data, it is recommended to restart Xiaomi, which will help the system index new files and eliminate possible lags.

FAQ: Frequent questions about moving from Honor to Xiaomi