I've been facing an issue for sometime now and that is every time I restore a new iPhone from backup using iTunes or iCloud, my passwords for VPN, email accounts, Google authenticator just do not transfer. I've spoken to other people and they have reported no such issue, what could I be doing wrong ?
iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.2
Restoring a backup to a newer model device usually requires re-entering the passwords.
That's what I thought but so many people I have asked say its been seamless and they've not had to re-enter passwords for email accounts ??
Most email accounts, no. Need to reenter Apple ID for iCloud.
Be sure to set your backup as ENCRYPTED, then these will all be saved restored
"VPN, email accounts, Google authenticator"
The Encrypt Backup feature in iTunes locks and encodes your data.
About encrypted backups in iTunes - Apple Support
An encrypted iTunes backup includes certain information that other backups DO NOT:
iTunes doesn't encrypt your backups by default. To encrypt a backup in iTunes for the first time, you'll need to turn on the password-protected Encrypt Backup option. After you turn on Encrypt Backup, iTunes automatically makes encrypted backups for that device from then on.
Be very careful when encrypting backups in iTunes.
if you forget the password, you can *not* access your data. Ever. No hack. No workaround.
Also, you will encrypt every backup you make from that point onward.
My password do not transfer to iPhones
