Transfer contacts and calendar to new iPad

How do I transfer contacts and calendar to new iPad mini 4 from iPhone 7 or iPad mini 2?

iPad Mini Wi-Fi, iOS 11.4.1

Posted on Aug 22, 2018 8:40 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2018 11:50 AM

On the new iPad these will appear simply by setting up the same email accounts on the new iPad that your contacts and calendar are managed with. If you install the backup from your old iPad, this does not transfer the contacts & calendar but it does set up the accounts for you, and that allows this information to sync with the new iPad.


So backup the old device to iCloud, or to iTunes (recommend that you perform an encrypted backup, just remember the password) and then install the backup onto the new iPad. If you've already set up the new iPad, you would have to restore it and then you'll be prompted to install a prior backup (or set up as new, i.e. no backup).

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Aug 22, 2018 11:50 AM in response to betsy02116

On the new iPad these will appear simply by setting up the same email accounts on the new iPad that your contacts and calendar are managed with. If you install the backup from your old iPad, this does not transfer the contacts & calendar but it does set up the accounts for you, and that allows this information to sync with the new iPad.


So backup the old device to iCloud, or to iTunes (recommend that you perform an encrypted backup, just remember the password) and then install the backup onto the new iPad. If you've already set up the new iPad, you would have to restore it and then you'll be prompted to install a prior backup (or set up as new, i.e. no backup).

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