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Setting up New Ipad

I am setting up a new ipad Pro 11 (2021). I did not have an ipad before. I have an iphone 12 max. I used the iphone to start the setup by scanning the circle. It is asking if I want to restore from an icloud backup.


Can I restore from the icloud backup of my iphone and will it transfer all apps and app data and also setup the home screens?




thanks,

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Dec 4, 2021 12:00 PM

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Dec 4, 2021 9:04 PM in response to Rinconmike

It is true that you cannot restore a backup to a device running an older system.

What you can do is follow a four-step process:

  • Set up the new iPad without restoring from any backup.
  • Update the new iPad to 15.1.1 (or whatever is the newest version then).
  • Reset the new iPad to the pre-setup state (which does not down level the system).
  • Start over setting up the new iPad from a backup.

Setting up New Ipad

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