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How long does it take for transfers from old iPhone to new iPhone?

I have been at the software update stage for hour and half waiting for info from iPhone 12 to transfer to a new iPhone


iPad Pro, iOS 11

Posted on Oct 10, 2023 2:03 PM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2023 2:16 PM

The transfer depends on how much data needs to be transferred.


If you have text messages that contains lots of photos and/or videos, those need time to transfer.


Then there are your pictures, music, movies, etc. to consider.


All of your settings, apps, widgets, browser extensions, etc.


Unless you clean up by deleting lots of unnecessary data beforehand, this could easily take several hours to complete.

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Oct 10, 2023 2:16 PM in response to mhill4b

The transfer depends on how much data needs to be transferred.


If you have text messages that contains lots of photos and/or videos, those need time to transfer.


Then there are your pictures, music, movies, etc. to consider.


All of your settings, apps, widgets, browser extensions, etc.


Unless you clean up by deleting lots of unnecessary data beforehand, this could easily take several hours to complete.

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