Two days before Christmas 2016 I purchased my first iPhone. After having Android phones for about 6 years I decided to switch teams. I was extremely nervous about making the switch because there is barely any information about switching that is practical and helpful. I was also nervous because of the hyper negative reviews of the iPhone 7 and 7 plus (don't believe them, the phones are awesome).

What made me decide to get an iPhone 7 plus is that the Note 7 was having so many issues and I wanted another big phone. I was also having a lot of problems with my current phone at the time, the Note Edge. My edge kept randomly dying even if it was 50 percent charged. It even died on my way to the Apple store. So, here are some tips I’ll provide about how I switched and hopefully it will help you.

Buy your phone from the Apple store

I went to 3 different T-Mobile stores trying to find a silver iPhone 7 plus, which is the most popular version of the phone. Since it was before the holidays, a lot of stores were out of stock. However, the Apple store had all the models in stock. Another problem I was having with T-Mobile is that no one was 100 percent sure of the best practices of how to get all my pictures and information from my Note Edge to my new iPhone.

Your experience maybe different if you have another cell phone carrier, but T-Mobile employees also don’t hurt themselves. No one offered to check if any surrounding stores had the phone available or check to see when another shipment of phones was coming in. However, at the Apple store it was completely different. The Apple store was super organized and all the employees were extremely helpful. My entire purchase took like 15 minutes. I was able to get a case, screen protector, Apple Care, and the phone all at the same time without any drama.

It will be easy to transfer most of your information, but not all

There is a special app called Move to iOS that you can download on your Android phone. It will connect over WiFi to your new Apple phone and transfer all the information. This didn’t work for me. I sat in the Apple store for about 2 hours and it only went through to about 40 percent and it stopped. My Note Edge was already acting up, so that could have added to the problem. I went home, tried it one more time and the same thing happened. I ended up being saved by Google’s apps, which are also available for iPhone. All my pictures were backed up in Google photos and all my music in the Google music app.

Anything you have saved to you SD card will be lost but if you have the new SIM card you will easily have all your numbers. I had an old SIM Card, so they used a machine to transfer the contact information from my old phone to my new phone.

Learning to use an iPhone is easier than you think

Since iOS is different from Android I always assumed it would take a lot of effort for me to learn how to use new software. Although iPhones are less customizable compared to Android phones, they are easier to use. At first you may push the lower right corner of your phone thinking there is a button there but after a few days you will get used to it.