Today is a big day for Android fans, as the Pixel 9 is finally available in stores—and all those early pre-orders are arriving in the mail. As so many of you start using your shiny new smartphone, you may notice some improvements to the onboarding process, like the versatile new data transfer tool that saves you time by not having to move all your files around at once. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

On X, Google’s Paul Dunlop highlights how his team has worked to overhaul virtually everything related to transferring your media, data, and settings from your old phone to a new Pixel 9 (via Mishaal Rahman).

First, there’s the big change we mentioned earlier: restoring a backup used to be a one-time thing. With the Pixel 9, you can restore just a little bit of data during initial setup, and then transfer more data to your new phone later whenever it suits you. Dunlop also points out that you can mix and match transfer methods as you like, so if you’re having trouble completing the transfer over Wi-Fi, you can just try again later with a USB cable.

Speaking of both, you’re no longer limited to using just one or the other. With Transport Multiplexing, you can combine the bandwidth of your wired and wireless connections to transfer all of your data just as fast as your phone can manage it.

When choosing what content you want to keep from your old phone, there’s a new Express Setup option that saves you from wasting time copying files you already have stored in Google’s cloud – like your photos, for example. It’s even smart enough to take image quality into account, and can transfer the originals if you only have lower-quality copies stored in the cloud. And to make sure all your future data is properly backed up remotely, you’ll see new prompts during device setup to help you make sure you’re configured to perform backups from day one.

Dunlop goes on to explain some of the specific ways Google is improving the quality of its data transfer process for new devices. For example, it ensures that Messages works the same on your new phone as it did on your old one, including all your history. Most other apps should also work out of the box and retain your login information, so you don’t have to spend the first few hours with your new phone typing in a million passwords.

Google has taken the same approach to system settings, app permissions, and notification options, which together should help minimize the amount of time you spend setting up your Pixel 9 the way you want it. Select carriers even allow eSIMs to be transferred to your new phone.

Of course, you’re always free to start from scratch with a new phone, but when Google makes data transfer so feature-rich and so robust, a little continuity sounds very tempting.