---
title: "Move Murudo to a new phone"
description: "Install Murudo on the new phone and log in the same way as before. What comes with your account, what to set up again, and what to do with the old phone."
url: https://help.murudo.co/account-and-login/move-to-a-new-phone/
section: "Account and login"
applies_to: "Android app, Murudo Web"
updated: 2026-10-13
---

# Move Murudo to a new phone

Install Murudo on the new phone and log in the same way as before. What comes with your account, what to set up again, and what to do with the old phone.

There is nothing to transfer. Your account is kept by Murudo, not on your phone, so you install Murudo on the new phone and log in the same way you did before.

## Before you switch

On the old phone, while you are still logged in:

1. Open **Profile**, **Settings**, **Account and security** and read **Email address**, so you know which email is on your account.
2. Make sure you know how you log in: Google, an email and password, or a username and password.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> With a username account you need your username and your password. Murudo does not show your username anywhere, and a forgotten password can only be replaced with your recovery contact, your recovery phrase and a selfie. If you are unsure of any of these, [add an email address](https://help.murudo.co/account-and-login/change-your-email/) before you switch.

## On the new phone

1. Install Murudo from the same place as before: [Google Play](https://help.murudo.co/getting-started/install-from-google-play/) or [murudo.co](https://help.murudo.co/getting-started/install-the-direct-download/).
2. Open Murudo, tap **Sign in** and choose the method you signed up with.

   {{shot: log-in | Welcome back, with Continue with Google, Continue with email and Log in with username}}

3. Allow notifications and location when you are asked.

If Murudo asks **What's your first name?**, you are in a new, empty account. Tap **Log out** and log in with the right method.

## What comes with your account

- Your profile, photos, prompts and **Verified** badge.
- Your matches, chats and likes.
- Murudo Premium, a Forever plan and boosts paid for through Paynow. There is nothing to restore.
- A pass bought through Google Play. Sign in to Google Play on the new phone with the Google account that paid. If your plan does not show in Murudo, use **Restore Google Play**: see [Restore a purchase on a new phone](https://help.murudo.co/premium-and-payments/restore-a-purchase/).

## What to set up again

These are kept on the phone, not in your account:

- The [app lock](https://help.murudo.co/settings/app-lock/) and dark mode.
- **Max Distance** and **Age Range** in Match Preferences, the advanced filters, and metres or feet for heights.
- Android's [permissions](https://help.murudo.co/settings/app-permissions/) for notifications, location and the camera.

## Moving from Android to an iPhone

There is no Murudo app in the App Store. On an iPhone you use Murudo Web: [add Murudo to your Home Screen](https://help.murudo.co/murudo-web/add-murudo-to-your-iphone/), then log in the same way. Your plan stays on your account, and on the iPhone you pay through Paynow. A pass that renews through Google Play keeps renewing until you [cancel it in Google Play](https://help.murudo.co/premium-and-payments/cancel-a-google-play-subscription/).

## The old phone

- Before you sell it or give it away, open **Profile**, **Settings** and tap **Log out**.
- If it is lost or stolen, [change your password](https://help.murudo.co/account-and-login/change-your-password/). That logs out every other phone and browser. If you sign in with Google and have no Murudo password, **Add password** does the same. If you saved a [passkey](https://help.murudo.co/murudo-web/passkeys/) on that phone, also remove it on Murudo Web under **Settings**, **Account**, **Passkeys**.
- Removing the app does not delete or hide your account. See [Reinstall Murudo without losing your account](https://help.murudo.co/troubleshooting/reinstall-without-losing-your-account/).