# Tools for making the transition to a new (Android) phone easier?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-for-making-the-transition-to-a-new-android-phone-easier/820077>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-for-making-the-transition-to-a-new-android-phone-easier/820077 "2018-08-22T21:30:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-for-making-the-transition-to-a-new-android-phone-easier/820077/3 "2018-08-22T22:27:16Z")

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> [@peccavi](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li]_Chrome_- this came with the phone and I’d like to transfer the bookmarks to the browser on my new phone[/li]  
> [li]_Google Maps_- I have about 20 nav/destination shortcuts in folders on my screen and I’d like to transfer them to the new phone. I couldn’t find them during my recent manual backup.[/li][/ul]

If you are using Chrome with a google account, the bookmarks should sync through there (see [https://chrome.google.com/sync](https://chrome.google.com/sync) ) and it should just be a matter of logging in with the same account on the new phone. I know some things about maps are synced similarly, but I’m not sure shortcuts are one of them.

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