mariefromseaford
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Q: Swapping iPhones and apps etc

Hi i am in need of some help.

 

my husband has an iPhone 6 64gb with 6gb used

my son has an iPhone 4 8gb which is full

each has its own Apple id and telephone number

 

they want to swap phones and all the apps, music etc on there

 

they want to keep their own current telephone numbers

 

both are on an o2 contract paid for by my husband

 

the iPhone 6 has 12 months left to ho

the iPhone 4 is a sim only contract

 

i need the simplest step by step guide as to what we need to do please

 

many thanks in advance

iPod classic

Posted on Aug 30, 2016 7:31 AM

by Phil0124,Apple recommended
Phil0124 Phil0124
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A:

If its really an iPhone 4, then the iPhone 4 will not be able to get the Apps and content from the iPhone 6, except through manual transfer.

 

If its an iPhone 4s (note the s), and both iPhones have the same iOS version then:

 

1. You'll need to Backup each iPhone to a computer or iCloud.

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

 

2. With that done, you'll need to go to o2, and have them transfer each service to a sim card that can fit in the other iPhone.  The iPhone 4(s) uses a mini-sim card while the iPhone 6 uses a nano sim card, you cannot use the sim card from one in the other without involving o2.

 

3. Once you have the sim cards changed, you'll need to restore each iPhone with the opposite backup so you can get all content and apps transferred.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

Posted on Aug 30, 2016 7:43 AM

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  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Aug 30, 2016 7:38 AM in response to mariefromseaford
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    Aug 30, 2016 7:38 AM in response to mariefromseaford

    pretty sure that to restore a device from the backup of another device these days it has to be the same ios version

    which it obviously can't be with iphoen4 max ios 7.x and iPhone 6

    only way I can think of is to restore both to factory settings follow these steps https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351

     

    then sync the devices and activate them to each the appleID they are to use

    and then sync the music and apps if they are in their iTunes on the computer otherwise with apps in ios->app store->purchased->not on this phone

  • by Phil0124,Apple recommended

    Phil0124 Phil0124 Aug 30, 2016 7:43 AM in response to mariefromseaford
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    Aug 30, 2016 7:43 AM in response to mariefromseaford

    If its really an iPhone 4, then the iPhone 4 will not be able to get the Apps and content from the iPhone 6, except through manual transfer.

     

    If its an iPhone 4s (note the s), and both iPhones have the same iOS version then:

     

    1. You'll need to Backup each iPhone to a computer or iCloud.

    How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

     

    2. With that done, you'll need to go to o2, and have them transfer each service to a sim card that can fit in the other iPhone.  The iPhone 4(s) uses a mini-sim card while the iPhone 6 uses a nano sim card, you cannot use the sim card from one in the other without involving o2.

     

    3. Once you have the sim cards changed, you'll need to restore each iPhone with the opposite backup so you can get all content and apps transferred.

    Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

  • by LACAllen,

    LACAllen LACAllen Aug 30, 2016 10:03 AM in response to mariefromseaford
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    iCloud
    Aug 30, 2016 10:03 AM in response to mariefromseaford

    You need to keep in mind the whole 8GB<>64GB thing too.

     

    A full swap between the 2 phones may be impossible for that reason alone. If using a backup/restore approach, you can't selectively restore the 64GB of data to a phone with only 8GB of space. Depends on how full the 64GB phone is.