
Once your music is on your computer, you can simply attach your Android via USB and drag-and-drop the music files. TouchCopy from WideAngle Software to do this, but it costs around £30. If for some reason you don’t have your music on a PC or laptop (or Mac), you will have to do that first. How to move music from iTunes to Android via Google Music. You can also sign up for and use Google Music to transfer your files.

This is the same for ripped CDs and music purchased from myriad stores, and you can purchase music on your Android device from whichever download or streaming store you choose – not just iTunes. Drag and drop music files on to it (preferably into the Music folder) and Android will do the rest. One of the great things about Android is that your phone appears on your PC like a storage device or memory stick. There’s no iCloud on Android, and you can’t install Apple-only apps such as FaceTime and iMessage, though there is a clunky workaround to Factor in the cost of replacing your paid-for apps: app makers charge separately for each platform on which you install their wares, so tot up the cost of the apps you simply can’t live without. Your favourite iOS apps should be on Google Play, but check before you commit to Android. And if you already use Gmail for email, you won’t have to do anything about email. The good news is that on any Android phone email, calendar, Twitter and Facebook work much as they do on an iPhone.

(Only Google Pixel phones come with that assurance.) Remember that unlike the iPhone, there’s no guarantee your phone maker will upgrade your model to the latest version of Android when a new OS comes out. There are myriad Android versions, and iPhone users need a recent version of Android in order to replicate the iPhone experience on their new handset. The top Android phones match the iPhone’s build, features and performance, but not all Androids are equal.
