How do I transfer apps from my Lumia 550 to Lumia 640?

[Windows Central Question]

how to transfer apps from lumia 550 to lumia 640

transfer apps to new lumia phone from old lumia

 

[avengerxp]

Re: how to transfer apps from lumia 550 to lumia 640

theres no way of transferring apps, but when you sign into your new phone it will ask if you want to restore from backup? this way you can have all your settings transferred to new device. I'm afraid you need to install all apps manually

 

[saurabh7890]

Re: how to transfer apps from lumia 550 to lumia 640

If you again insert your SD card in any other windows phone the apps would not be recognised. If you go to storage sense and change the installation of new apps on SD card it will ask to delete all the apps stored on SD card.

In short you will not be able to use the previously stored apps on SD card after hard reset or using it on any other windows phone. You need to download them again.