Transfer to new (to me) phone has duplicated

I had my iphone 17 stolen in Greece. I have recovered my accounts on an iphone x but now am attempting to switch to a 16pro running 26.5

The transfer didn't work so I updated the new phone from the cloud. Things seem to be working but nothing from the iPhone x has transferred. So now, SMS arrives at my old phone (x)and all the apps which are loading require logging into again. Seems I'm running two of everything. Is there a solution ?

Posted on Oct 13, 2026 9:37 AM

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Oct 13, 2026 9:44 AM in response to DurianEater

DurianEater wrote:
I had my iphone 17 stolen in Greece. I have recovered my accounts on an iphone x but now am attempting to switch to a 16pro running 26.5
The transfer didn't work so I updated the new phone from the cloud. Things seem to be working but nothing from the iPhone x has transferred. So now, SMS arrives at my old phone (x)and all the apps which are loading require logging into again. Seems I'm running two of everything. Is there a solution ?

Your 16 needs to be activated by your phone carrier in order to receive SMS.

Transfer to new (to me) phone has duplicated

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