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icloud back up for new/reconditioned iphone 6

Hi is it possible to back up new phone iphone 6 from icloud as it says software is out of date so wont do it. It is possible to transfer all data from old phone? (which is iphone 6s ) it is driving me nuts

iPhone 6, iOS 11

Posted on Aug 7, 2020 7:25 AM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2020 7:28 AM

I believe you mean "restore", not backup.


No. If your old phone was an iPhone 6s, it was running a newer version of iOS than the iPhone 6 is capable of running.


You can not restore a backup made with a newer version of iOS to a device running an older version.

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icloud back up for new/reconditioned iphone 6

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