How do I transfer apps from my old iPhone to my new iPhone?

It’s been more than 3 days and very few apps have downloaded. Is this normal?

iPhone 14, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 24, 2025 9:29 AM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2025 9:45 AM

It may be depending on your settings, bandwidth and how many apps it has to download..


If you are not connected to Wi-Fi, and you have not allowed apps to download over cellular, then they won't download and can take a long time if you are only connected to Wi-Fi for short periods of time or if there are a lot of apps that need to be downloaded.


Make sure you are connected to a fast Wi-fi connection and have given the apps enough time to actually download.

If you are not connected to Wi-Fi and don't mind using up a lot of cellular data, you can turn on the Automatic Downloads option in Settings ➜ Apps ➜ App Store ➜ Cellular Data ➜ Automatic Downloads


If they still won't download at all after a couple of days, then try restarting your iPhone. That usually restarts the download process for pending apps.

click here ➜ Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


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Jul 24, 2025 9:45 AM in response to stlbigmac

It may be depending on your settings, bandwidth and how many apps it has to download..


If you are not connected to Wi-Fi, and you have not allowed apps to download over cellular, then they won't download and can take a long time if you are only connected to Wi-Fi for short periods of time or if there are a lot of apps that need to be downloaded.


Make sure you are connected to a fast Wi-fi connection and have given the apps enough time to actually download.

If you are not connected to Wi-Fi and don't mind using up a lot of cellular data, you can turn on the Automatic Downloads option in Settings ➜ Apps ➜ App Store ➜ Cellular Data ➜ Automatic Downloads


If they still won't download at all after a couple of days, then try restarting your iPhone. That usually restarts the download process for pending apps.

click here ➜ Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


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