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Data transfer from old to new phone

Hi. How do I transfer data from my old iPhone to my new iPhone after I have started manually setting up my phone?

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 5:15 AM

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Posted on Oct 5, 2021 5:37 AM

Try transferring data manually. Set by step

  1. Messages, Media --> Turn on Messages in iCloudiCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud and is available on all devices that use the same Apple ID
  2. Contacts --> Contacts are not stored on an iPhone nor on SIM, they are synced to  Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other. Use the email account that is in your old iPhone.
  3. Notes, Reminders, Calendars --> You may sync all these from any of the email accounts that you have on your old iPhone. they can be synced using  Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other.
  4. Any Specific Files --> Upload to Cloud Drives (iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox, Flickr, box, AmazonDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud and Use Files app on your new iPhone too.
  5. Apps --> In any way they have to be redownloaded using the App Store. Even you had used any of the 3 processes mentioned earlier.
  6. WhatsApp --> Take a backup of chats and media from within the WhatsApp App. Use the same Phone as that of your earlier iPhone and activate the account in the new iPhone too. That's it.
  7. Shazam Account --> Access your Shazams on all your devices or online - Apple ...


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Oct 5, 2021 5:37 AM in response to bernadine181

Try transferring data manually. Set by step

  1. Messages, Media --> Turn on Messages in iCloudiCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud and is available on all devices that use the same Apple ID
  2. Contacts --> Contacts are not stored on an iPhone nor on SIM, they are synced to  Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other. Use the email account that is in your old iPhone.
  3. Notes, Reminders, Calendars --> You may sync all these from any of the email accounts that you have on your old iPhone. they can be synced using  Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other.
  4. Any Specific Files --> Upload to Cloud Drives (iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox, Flickr, box, AmazonDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud and Use Files app on your new iPhone too.
  5. Apps --> In any way they have to be redownloaded using the App Store. Even you had used any of the 3 processes mentioned earlier.
  6. WhatsApp --> Take a backup of chats and media from within the WhatsApp App. Use the same Phone as that of your earlier iPhone and activate the account in the new iPhone too. That's it.
  7. Shazam Account --> Access your Shazams on all your devices or online - Apple ...


Oct 5, 2021 5:30 AM in response to bernadine181

If you have already setup the iPhone then the data created during this period will be lost if you use any of the processes given below


iPhone to iPhone, there are three ways,

  1. Quick Transfer --> Use QuickStart to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad or iPod ...
  2. Restore from iCloud Backup --> Restore or set up your device from an iCloud backup - Apple ...
  3. Restore from iTunes backup --> Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in iTunes on PC ...


Data transfer from old to new phone

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