Changing to iPhone 12 pro from iPhone 11. I backed up old phone to iCloud. So I have to download from iCloud to my iPhone 12 before erasing the iPhone 11

I backed up iPhone 11 to iCloud. Do I download from iCloud to my iPhone 12 before erasing the iPhone 11

Posted on Dec 12, 2020 4:12 PM

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Posted on Dec 13, 2020 11:29 AM

Once the backup was completed, it doesn’t matter either way. For me when getting a new device - I backup, erase old device at Apple Store, restore backup on new device when home.

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Changing to iPhone 12 pro from iPhone 11. I backed up old phone to iCloud. So I have to download from iCloud to my iPhone 12 before erasing the iPhone 11

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