Doing an iCloud backup seems understandable enough. My question is what is the process to get all my iCloud info back onto any new phone I receive?
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iPhone 12, iOS 15
It’s amazingly transparent and impressive to see it work.
Even your “old” screen arrangement is duplicated.
If you have a new phone (replacing a lost or stolen phone) during the setup you’ll be asked if you want to restore from your iCloud backup.
Select “yes” and it’s off and running.
You’ll see all your data download, followed by re-installing of your apps.
Any cards in your wallet will reinstall as well, although you WILL have to re-enter each credit card’s security code.
IF you are “upgrading” and still possess your old phone, there’s a slightly different - and faster process outlined here:
Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
It’s amazingly transparent and impressive to see it work.
Even your “old” screen arrangement is duplicated.
If you have a new phone (replacing a lost or stolen phone) during the setup you’ll be asked if you want to restore from your iCloud backup.
Select “yes” and it’s off and running.
You’ll see all your data download, followed by re-installing of your apps.
Any cards in your wallet will reinstall as well, although you WILL have to re-enter each credit card’s security code.
IF you are “upgrading” and still possess your old phone, there’s a slightly different - and faster process outlined here:
Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Since you’re asking “smart” questions …
… you might find this helpful:
What does iCloud back up? - Apple Support
Note that iCloud “re-syncing” can be thought of as a Part-II of your device restoration (although to a user it all occurs seemingly as one operation)
Notes, Calendar, contacts, Photos etc.. that are already synced with iCloud are not directly backed up, but will return once you log in to the iCloud account that holds them.
Email will come back when the email accounts are activated and it can connect to the email servers to retrieve them. The configuration settings for the email accounts re backed up and set back up during data migration.
See here for things that are not included in a backup: link-> Backup methods for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Do all of the notes from the notes app transfer as well?
or better question,
Is there anything that does not transfer that I should know about?
(broken phone, just getting it replaced)
Everything which had been pre-set to “sync” to iCloud will be restored.
Anything which wasn’t configured to “sync to iCloud” will not.
How can I get all my iCloud info back onto any new phone I receive?
