If you had an iPhone

Welcome to Android! You've transferred your contacts and calendar events with the Migrate app, right? Then let's talk about the differences between your old iPhone and your new phone.

Apps

If you used the “Do Not Disturb” feature on iPhone, now use the Interruptions feature and the Moto Assist app. The app can automatically silence your phone when you're in meetings or during night-time hours that you specify.

Home screen

On your old iPhone, your home screen was far left. Now, you start with one home screen and can add more pages to the right as needed.

Your old phone showed all apps on your home screen. With your new phone, you can put shortcuts to your most important apps on your home screen for easy access. Or, find your full list by touching . This frees up room on your home screen for widgets, making your new home much more lively.

Widgets

Android and iPhone both have app icons, but Android also has widgets. Widgets are like mini apps on your home screen that are interactive or stream information to you. For example, widgets can provide weather updates or upcoming calendar events.

Notifications

Like your old iPhone, you'll see notifications at the top of the screen, which you can swipe down to review. But on your new phone, you can swipe them left or right to dismiss them. Also, drag down with two fingers instead of one, and you'll find the ON/OFF toggles for airplane mode, Wi-Fi, and several other important settings.

Search

Search with your voice or your fingers. Search options are practically endless. Your phone can navigate, translate, calculate, get movie times, and more.

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