Upgrading and transferring data from iPhone 8 to iPhone 16

I recently purchased the new iPhone 16 Pro Max and have encountered no issues at all. There is nothing to be worried about during the transferring of your data, you can use QuickStart which automatically transfers all your data over from your old iPhone to the new iPhone wirelessly. The setup process is pretty simple and straightforward.

As long as you buy your new iPhone at an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Reseller, you are good to go. ⇢

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These following articles will also be helpful in the process ⇢

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Set up your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

If you have anymore questions or concerns, feel free to let us know or contact Apple Support.

If you want to get a phone that is not locked into service from a particular carrier, you may want to buy your phone directly from Apple themselves, and avoid any of the payment options that involve carrier financing.

Look for words like "And your new phone will be unlocked" – words which appear or disappear depending on how you indicate that you are going to pay for the phone.

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Once you select, and have, your new phone, these articles may be helpful:

• Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

• What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

I believe that it is also possible to do a transfer by backing up your old iPhone, restoring the backup to the new one, and synchronizing the new one with whatever you were synchronizing the old one with before (e.g., iCloud Photos, e-mail accounts, etc.). But if you have both phones handy, Quick Start might be easier.

I do not believe that any of these methods transfer purchased music from sources other than the iTunes Store (like your own CDs, or other online music stores). If you had used manual synchronization to put purchased music onto your old iPhone from a Mac or PC, you could do the same thing to load music from the Mac or PC onto the new one.

tduren Said:

"Upgrading from the 8 to the 16: I’m purchasing a new 16 iPhone and I’m nervous about downloading and transferring correctly and then knowing what is the best option for purchase. Either Apple Store or wireless store. If anyone has insight on this issue please give me any pointers that would help me with this purchase and transfer process. Thanks in advance!"

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Transferring to a New iPhone:

A. Use Quick Start:

Is Quick Start what you used here? Either way, I recommend you restore your new iPhone to factory settings, and then perform this once more, this time using Quick Start: Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

B. Sync Through iCloud:

Sign in to the same iCud Account on both devices. Then enable items (i.e. Photos) in iCloud on both phone. All pertaining items will be accessible between the two devices. As an example, here is how to go about this for Contacts:

On Both iPhones...

1. Go to: Settings
2. Tap: Your Name (Top Item)
3. Tap: iCloud
4. Tap: Contacts
5. Enable: iCloud Contacts