iPhone users needing help switching over to a smartphone with Google's Android Operating System this holiday season can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a manual from Google chairman Eric Schmidt ABC News reported Monday.
Consumers will find instructions about logging in to an Android device via their Google account, putting contacts from their iPhone or Mac computer, and uploading photos, and music files.
"Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back, you will switch from iPhone to Android and never switch back as everything will be in the cloud, backed up, and there are so many choices for you," Eric Schmidt Google chairman said in a post on his google plus account. "80% of the world, in the latest surveys, agrees on Android. Be sure to use Chrome, not Safari; it's safer and better in so many ways. And it's free. (The use of) two-factor authentication (for your Gmail and Google accounts makes it very hard for someone to break into your Gmail. Also free."
The news is the latest development in Google's and Apple's competitive fight about their products.
The 16 gigabyte model of Google's LG Nexus 5 smartphone which features Android's 4.4 Kitkat mobile operating system is $100 more expensive at $449 than if it is bought through Google at $349. The 32 gigabyte version is not available with T-Mobile, but is available in the Google Play store for $50 more at $399.99. Consumers can also find the phone online on Amazon, Best Buy, and eventually at Radio Shack.
The Android Kitkat 4.4 will be available on phones from other companies next year. Other particulars include transparent navigation and menu bars, and wallpaper on their screen rather than a normal ordinary black background. There is also an icon, which raised concern about its placement on the phone's screen.
