Cloning my new phone to old one

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Cloning my new phone to old one

I understand that if I want my new Home Screen to be the same as the old Home Screen and old texts, etc, that I should use the Quick Start option, right? I have a whole lot of my photos on the old phone organized into folders.

Will Quick Start make this happen also?

Posted on Feb 11, 2024 8:24 AM

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Axel Foley

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Feb 11, 2024 8:30 AM in response to BlancoBecky

The short answer is YES. A successful QuickStart transfer will setup your new iPhone exactly as your old iPhone.

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Focus on Method 2 below:

Transfer Data from old iPhone to new-

Do you have a backup created either on iCloud or on your computer?

Method 1 - Backup your old iPhone on your computer like this 👉 How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support and then Restore your new iPhone from that backup like this 👉 Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

Method 2 - The Quick Start method and here is how to do that 👉 Use Quick Start to transfer data from your previous iOS device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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Axel Foley

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Feb 11, 2024 9:10 AM in response to BlancoBecky

Yes you can use a Windows computer with the latest version of iTunes installed on it to backup your old iPhone and restore your new iPhone from it. Look at the links in Method 1 of my previous response.
Bluetooth is used to determine the proximity of your old iPhone to your new iPhone for the data transfer. You will not be able to use the QuickStart method because your Bluetooth is not functional on your old iPhone.

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