Going from an old 8 to a new 12 I chose this direct transfer method. 30 hours ago. It seemed ok and got to finish on new device. Answered all questions. But apps were all “busy loading”. How do I know status/start over?

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Going from an old 8 to a new 12 I chose this direct transfer method. 30 hours ago. It seemed ok and got to finish on new device. Answered all questions. But apps were all “busy loading”. How do I know status/start over?

When setting up new iPhone and using the direct Bluetooth copy method, how can you monitor progress on new device. Restart if necessary. My transfer worked well at first. Got to finish on new device. Now it’s setup and phone, email, basic apps all are working. But about 40 other apps, games, utilities, etc. are all frozen with “Loading” status. That was 30 hours ago, none seem to have moved. How do I monitor status? Restart transfer if necessary without effecting my carrier settings.

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 4:08 PM

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Jan 29, 2021 6:47 PM in response to Lanzdale12

one last step, power off, reboot. Downloads now running.

summary if downloads all hang with waiting status.

-Tap on each to pause

-Until one has a message pop up, mine was waiting for an alternate password in Apple store

-Power off, on

Now apps should be loading and waiting in a normal way, some should start becoming ready.

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Jan 29, 2021 6:11 PM in response to Lanzdale12

Learned a little more. I decided to pause every download until one left which obviously shouldn’t take long. In middle of apps I found one requiring a password for an old Apple ID I used to buy apps with a few years ago. It took my password but is still hanging. What ever other gotcha’s are possibly hanging out there?

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Going from an old 8 to a new 12 I chose this direct transfer method. 30 hours ago. It seemed ok and got to finish on new device. Answered all questions. But apps were all “busy loading”. How do I know status/start over?

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