Moved to iphone - messages not transferred? remove apps stuck in limbo?

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#322900 4-Oct-2025 18:07

So moving to apple from samsung.

first no messages were transferred despite samsung saying 39,000 messages were transferred. I don't suppose there's a get around?

secondly there are a ton of apps with the ready to download icon that i don't want to download - eg Galaxy Wearables etc. how to get rid of these undownloaded apps? do i really have to download each of them and then uninstall?

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#3421596 4-Oct-2025 18:09

Ring apple support - https://support.apple.com/en-nz

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#3421598 4-Oct-2025 18:19

Press and hold on those app icons and then you can remove the app when the little menu pops up.

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#3421600 4-Oct-2025 18:39

39k messages is the this SMS count?

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#3421603 4-Oct-2025 19:12

Batman:

So moving to apple from samsung.

first no messages were transferred despite samsung saying 39,000 messages were transferred. I don't suppose there's a get around?

secondly there are a ton of apps with the ready to download icon that i don't want to download - eg Galaxy Wearables etc. how to get rid of these undownloaded apps? do i really have to download each of them and then uninstall?

thanks

CYaBro: Press and hold on those app icons and then you can remove the app when the little menu pops up.

Maybe iMessage is busy indexing the 39000 messages? Maybe wait overnight or reboot the phone.
1. Alternatively, re-try the 'Samsun Switch' / 'Transfer from Android' app & only import the messages?
2. I know there are apps that can transfer WhatsApp messages between Android & iOS. Maybe there is a 3rd party app that can do the same for Messages & iMessage?
Press & hold on an empty section of the home screen, from the pop-up menu tap on 'Edit home screen', the tap the minus at the top right of the app icon you want to delete. This also works on the 'ready to download'/greyed out app icons.

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#3421693 5-Oct-2025 09:49

CYaBro:

Press and hold on those app icons and then you can remove the app when the little menu pops up.

thanks that worked!

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#3421695 5-Oct-2025 09:51

Linux:

39k messages is the this SMS count?

according to the move to ios app.

it's now 0 messages. clean slate eh.

i'll just hang on to the S25 Ultra for now ... until i don't need anything from it.

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#3421696 5-Oct-2025 10:05

I have zero idea why anyone would want to keep hold of 39,000 SMS - That is just nuts but hey it is your phone / SMS