How to transfer calendar data from Android to Xiaomi

Changing your smartphone, especially to a Xiaomi brand, is often accompanied by the need to quickly transfer user data. SIM-It can be more complicated than the calendar, and many users have an empty calendar on the new device, even though the old one has all the records saved, because of the synchronization of different services and accounts.

In this article, we will take a closer look at all the current ways to migrate your schedules, including MIUI and HyperOS, as well as universal methods through Google, and learn to save important dates, appointments and reminders without risking losing them during the setup process.

Scheduling restoration is not just about copying files, it's about setting up syncs correctly. Errors at this point can lead to duplicate events or their complete disappearance, so it's important to follow the algorithm of actions described below.

Preparation for data portability

Before you start the direct transfer, you need to make sure that the original device is ready for the procedure. Often users forget to check where exactly their records are stored: in the memory of the phone, on the phone. SIM-It's not going to go away on its own without synchronization, it's not going away on its own.

Make sure that both devices (old and new) have stable Wi-Fi access, which is critical for cloud sync. If you plan to use a local backup, check for free storage space on the drive or SD-map.

⚠️ Note: Do not try to migrate data over Bluetooth if you are talking about a calendar database. This method can damage the structure of the schedule files, which will lead to read errors on the new device.

Also worth checking is the operating system version. On Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI 14 or later, the data algorithms may differ from the older versions. Update the Calendar app on both devices via the Google Play store or GetApps.

Synchronization through Google Account

The most reliable and proven way for years is to use the Google ecosystem, because Android is based on Google's services, calendar data is automatically linked to your Gmail account, which ensures cross-platform and security.

First, check on your old phone if sync is enabled. Go to settings, find the account section, and select your Google profile. The service list should have a Calendar. If the tick is ticked, your data is already in the cloud.

On the new Xiaomi smartphone, the login process is similar. When you first set up the system, you will be asked to enter your account information. Once you log in, the system will automatically tighten all events. If the phone is already set up, add the account manually through the settings menu.

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Accounts and sync on a new device.
• 🔒 Click Add Account and select Google logo.
• ✅ Make sure the Calendar slider is activated for instant download.
• 🔄 Open the calendar app and press the update button.

It's important to understand that synchronization can take time with a lot of data, so don't panic if the meetings don't show up in the first second, give the system a few minutes to process the server's requests.

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If you use multiple Google accounts, make sure that when creating new events on your old phone, you select the account you add to the new Xiaomi.

Using Mi Cloud for Xiaomi Owners

Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphone owners have access to their own cloud service, the Mi Cloud, which is often faster and more stable within the brand ecosystem, especially in regions with unstable access to Google servers.

To use this method, you'll need a Mi Account. On an old device (if it's also Xiaomi), you'll need to go to the Mi Cloud settings and enable calendar synchronization, and the data will be uploaded to the company's servers.

On the new device, you just need to log in to the same Mi Account, and the system will offer to restore data from the cloud, and you can select selective synchronization by marking only the desired categories, such as only work meetings or personal events.

Using Mi Cloud is especially important if you’re moving from a different brand to Xiaomi and want to integrate as much as possible into the new ecosystem.

⚠️ Note: When you log into Mi Cloud on a new device, the system may ask what to do with existing data. Select "Combine" or "Replace cloud data" depending on where the current version is located.

Local backup and restoration

If you don't have an Internet connection or you prefer to store data exclusively on your device, you can use the local backup feature, and in the MIUI and HyperOS shell, this tool is built deep into the system.

On an old smartphone, go to the Advanced Settings section, and there's "Reserve and Restore," and select a new backup and check "Calendar" only, so you don't inflate the backup size with the data.

Settings → About phone → Reservation and recovery → Mobile device

Once a backup file is created, it needs to be transferred to a new phone, which can be done via Mi Drop (now called Xiaomi Share), which runs on Wi-Fi Direct, or simply by copying the file to your computer and then to a new smartphone.

• 📂 The backup file is usually in the folder. MIUI/backup/AllBackup.
• 📲 Transfer the file in any convenient way to the new device.
• 🛠 On the new phone, run recovery from this file through the same settings menu.

This method is good for its autonomy, but requires manual file transfer, and is ideal for carrying a large archive of events over several years, when cloud synchronization can take hours.

Export and import via VCF or ICS file

The universal language for exchanging calendar data is.ics (iCalendar) or.vcf (for contacts, but sometimes for events), which is suitable if you are switching between completely different systems or using specific applications.

The standard Android calendar app often has an Export feature. Select all events or a particular calendar and save them as a file. This file is then opened on the new device and the system will prompt you to import events.

If standard export facilities are not available, you can use the web version of the calendar. Go from your computer to your calendar, find your export settings and download the file. Then upload it to your phone and open it.

The advantage of the method is its versatility:.ics file will open almost any calendar application, whether it is native from Xiaomi, an application from Google or third-party software like Business Calendar.

Solution: duplicates and omissions

After the transfer, users often face a frustrating situation: events have either been duplicated or some of them have disappeared. Duplicates occur when synchronization is activated simultaneously from multiple sources without first cleaning.

If you see double entries, don't rush to delete them manually. First, check which calendars are displayed in the app settings. Often, both Phone Calendar, Google Calendar, and Samsung Account Calendar are active at the same time.

You can use special cleaning apps to clean up duplicates, or you can do it through the Google Calendar web interface on your PC, where it's easier to manage layers and delete entire groups of events, and it also helps to disable sync on an old device before you start working with a new one.

⚠️ Warning: Before mass removal of duplicates, make sure to make a fresh backup. A cleaning error can lead to the loss of unique records that the system considered copies.

Event skips are often time-related. Check your display settings: there may be a filter in the app that hides events older than or younger than a certain date. Expand your viewing range in view settings.

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The most common cause of problems is the simultaneous activation of multiple sync sources, always check which calendars are turned on for display in the application settings.

Third-party applications for migration

If the standard methods don't work, specialized tools come to the rescue. There are a lot of applications in the Google Play store that are sharpened for data transfer. Xiaomi has proven itself to be a great tool for MI Mover devices.

The MI Mover app is often pre-installed on the brand’s new smartphones, allowing you to flip not only the calendar, but also the system settings, messages and applications, a process that is fully automated and requires you to install the app on both phones.

Other popular options include Copy My Data or CLONEit, which works by creating direct Wi-Fi between devices, you pick a data type called Calendar and you start the process, and the transfer speed is very high.

• 📲 Install the selected application on both smartphones.
• 🔗 Connect devices to a single Wi-Fi network or create an access point.
• 📅 Select the category "Calendar" and start the transfer.
• ⏳ Wait for the process to end and check the result.

Using third-party software is “heavy artillery” when standard methods fail, but one should be careful about accessing personal data by granting rights to unknown applications.