Once cloned, the second instance of the app will show up under the tab titled Island as well as in the app drawer under Work apps. You will be asked whether you want to download a fresh copy from the Google Play Store or clone the installer package from the existing installation. Once your profile is set up, you can clone any app by tapping the name from the mainland and then the + button at the bottom. Once you install Island from the Google Play Store and open it, you will be guided through the initial setup process. Island is created by Oasis Feng, who has previously developed apps, including Nevolution and Greenify, the latter of which has more than 10 million downloads. A virtual sandbox is an environment separate from the main system where the apps inside and outside it do not interact with each other. The name Island is a metaphor to denote the app operating in a discrete space away from the main premises of the phone, or “mainland.” For this, Island runs the alternative instances of the app using a mechanism called a sandbox.

Keep your old device along with a USB cable handy for the next step, and select Next.Another phone within your phone Christine Romero-Chan / Digital Trends.

So select that to land on the screen in which you'll see an option to copy your apps & data. Inserting a SIM is optional, but you'll have to connect to a Wi-Fi network to restore your phone wirelessly.

You'll first be asked to select a language, insert a SIM card and connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Select the Next or Get started button on the welcome screen to begin the process.

If you don't have a cable, then skip to the next section in which we explain how to move the data without a cable. Yes, you'll need a USB cable that fits both your old and new phone to follow the steps given below. Let's see how you to move the data if you still have your old phone: Moving data with a USB cable You can either move your data directly if you still have your old phone, or you can restore from a backup like the one you just created. There are a couple of ways you can move data to a new phone from your existing one.

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