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Transering data from a newer phone to an older phone

My iphone (11 Pro) was stolen at the beginning of this year and since then I have been borrowing my family’s old phones so that I can still use a phone. When I transferred over to an iPhone 8 all my data came with it, however this iPhone 8 stopped working a week ago and I was sent an iPhone 7. My problem is none of my data has restored onto this iPhone, if I go into iCloud backups it shows my backups I have from a day ago on the other phone yet the data is not on this phone yet. There’s lots of information on how to transfer data from an old phone to a new phone, but no information on the opposite. It would mean a lot if someone could help me with this! Thank you x

iPhone 7, iOS 12

Posted on May 21, 2020 4:07 AM

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Posted on May 21, 2020 4:53 AM

To transfer a backup from a newer phone to an older phone, both phones have to be on the same iOS version. Check to see if you need to update the iOS version on the iPhone 7.

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Transering data from a newer phone to an older phone

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