Will you be using Samsung smart switch or a completely clean install?

[NotAnAppleGuy]

I usually transfer all old text messages and apps. seeing as I have about 4 years worth of text messages and pictures, I'm just gonna transfer contacts and a few apps like color note and battery bot. That's it.

 

[Doug Moffat]

If I get the Note 8 in the near future, and that's a big if, I'll have Verizon do their magic at the store.

 

[Cherries01]

When I had the Note 7, and did the smart switch from he iPhone 6s+, it slowed the phone, so I might just do everything manually on some parts but other parts, I already synced with my google account with my current iPhone.

 

[jsk0703]

I am doing a clean install as well. I too used SmartSwitch to move from iPhone to Note 7 and it was a slow process. I ended up doing a reset anyway.

 

[smooth4lyfe]

Samsung Cloud FTW!
I love that feature and it works perfectly

 

[Fr0gburp3r]

Clean

 

[srgonu]

I usually check for updates and factory reset once even if it's a new device before logging in with my Google ID.

 

[MK Redding]

I'll be doing a clean install, I know I have extraneous apps that I no longer use or need. All my app data and settings are backed up either with google or the app account and those that aren't I can just read off my note 5.

 

[pinkvikchick]

I do fresh installs. I like messing around with a new phone for a couple of weeks anyway.

 

[owensch1]

What is the advantage of a clean install? Or is there none?

 

[toenail_flicker]

What is the advantage of a clean install? Or is there none?

frequently, if you port everything, it can slow your device down. clean install makes sure that you only get the things you use and that everything plays well together. easier to isolate apps that cause slowing and issues.

 

[jb4kats]

It will move over settings, photos, messsges, and even your home screen layout (I think) if you have a Samsung device.

But I don't believe it moves over actual app data, it just intiates the install. You can also pick which apps you don't want installed. Essentially, there is no real benefit to a clean install, beyond that new phone feeling.

It isn't like iOS, where app data and etc comes over too, as well as any odd bugs that may have developed on your previous iOS device.

If you have auto update on from Google Play it will install every app you had running on your previous phone. I have wanted to do a freah start on my S8+ but I forgot to disable Google Play and I didn't think it was ever going to stop downloading. I don't think SmartSwitch does a very good job either, It always misses something so I think I'll just do the clean install this time for sure.

 

[dlgus]

I get my contacts but everything else, I go fresh. I only reinstall my favorite apps. No point in cluttering my new device with stuff I didn't use on the old one.

Oh, that's a good point. Maybe I will go through and start getting rid of apps I know I don't use....

 

[cert15z]

I will be going with the so fresh and so clean install.

 

[anon(8709382)]

I always do a clean install for all my devices.