We are in the Christmas season, the ideal time to receive a new smartphone as a gift, or to give yourself that model that you have been behind for so long. But the same thing always happens when you change your mobile: contacts, photos, videos, accounts, apps, chats and messages … Do you have to go through everything one by one again? No.
Yesterday we saw how to transfer everything you want to save from one mobile to another on an Android terminal. And today we tell you how to do it on an iPhone, which, without leaving its own operating system, offers several ways to do it:
Using Quick Start
With Quick Launch, you can quickly set up a new iOS device using the information from your current device. Afterwards, you can restore the rest of the data and content to the new device from your iCloud backup.
If you are setting up a new iPhone with your current iPhone and both devices use iOS 12.4 or later versions, Quick Start offers the option to use iPhone migration. This feature allows you to transfer all data wirelessly from your current iPhone to your new one. Quick Start occupies both devices. So look for a time when you know that you won’t have to use your current device.
How to use Quick Start
- Turn on the new device and place it near the current device. On current device The Quick Start screen will appear, where the option to use your Apple ID will appear to configure the new device. Make sure it’s the Apple ID you want to use, then tap Continue. If you don’t see the option to continue on your current device, make sure Bluetooth connectivity is turned on.
- Wait for an animation to appear on the new device. Hold the current device over the new device, then center the animation in the viewer. Wait for the message “Finish in the [dispositivo] new”. If you can’t use the current device’s camera, tap Manually authenticate, and then follow the onscreen steps.
- When asked, enter the device code current on the new device.
- Follow the prompts to set up Face ID or Touch ID on your new device.
- Enter your Apple ID password on the new device when prompted. If you have more than one device, you may need to enter the respective codes as well.
- The new device offers the option to restore apps, data and settings from your most recent iCloud backup, or first update the copy of the current device and then restore. When you select a backup, you can choose whether you want to transfer some settings regarding location, privacy, Apple Pay, and Siri. If you want to update the backup of the device, make sure that the Wi-Fi connection is activated on the device.
- If you have an Apple Watch and are setting up a new iPhone, you will be asked if you want to transfer the data and settings from the Apple Watch as well.
Transfer data directly from one iPhone to another
If your current and new iPhone have iOS 12.4 or later, you can use the iPhone migration feature to directly transfer data from your old device to your new one. You can do it wirelessly or by connecting both devices. Use the wired method if your wireless network is slow or congested.
To migrate your data wirelessly, place your old iPhone near your new one while doing the steps below. Make sure both devices are plugged into the mains.
To migrate your data using For a wired connection, you will need the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter and a Lightning to USB Cable. Connect the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter to your existing iPhone; then connect the Lightning to USB cable to the new iPhone and the other end to the adapter.
Connect the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter to power through its Lightning port and follow the steps below.
How to use iPhone migration
- Turn on the new iPhone and place it near the current iPhone running iOS 12.4 or later. If you want to migrate the data over a wired connection, connect the devices. On the current iPhone, the Quick Start screen will appear, where the option to use your Apple ID to configure the new iPhone will appear. Make sure it’s the Apple ID you want to use, then tap Continue. If you don’t see the option to continue on your current device, make sure Bluetooth connectivity is turned on.
- Wait for an animation to appear on the new iPhone. Hold the current iPhone over the new iPhone, then center the animation in the viewer. Wait for the “Finish on new iPhone” message to appear. If you can’t use the camera on your current iPhone, tap Manually authenticate, then follow the onscreen steps.
- When prompted, enter the current iPhone code on the new iPhone.
- Follow the instructions to set up Face ID or Touch ID on the new iPhone.
- Tap Transfer from iPhone to start transferring data from your old iPhone to your new one. If you are using the wired method, the transfer icon indicates that the devices are connected. You can choose if you want to transfer some settings, like Apple Pay and Siri, from your old iPhone to your new one.
- If you have an Apple Watch and are setting up a new iPhone, you will be asked if you want to transfer the data and settings from the Apple Watch.
- Keep the devices close to each other and plugged into a power outlet until the iPhone data migration process is complete. Transfer times may vary depending on the type of connection, network conditions, and the amount of data being transferred.
Using iCloud
Transfer your personal data and purchased content to your new device using the iCloud backup from your old device.
How to Transfer iCloud Backup to New Device
- Turn on the new device. A welcome screen will appear. If you have already set up the new device, you must erase it. To erase the device, press Settings> General> Reset> Erase content and settings. This action erases all data on the device. After erasing, the device reboots and the welcome screen appears
- Follow the steps until the Wi-Fi screen appears.
- Tap on a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. Follow the steps until the Apps & Data screen appears, then tap Restore from iCloud backup.
- Sign in to iCloud with your Apple ID and password.
- When prompted, select a backup. Make sure it’s correct by checking the date and size of each one. If you are prompted to update iOS to a newer version, here is what you can do.
- If you have purchased content from iTunes or the App Store using multiple Apple IDs, you will be prompted to sign in to each of them. If you don’t remember your passwords, you can skip this step by pressing “I do not have an Apple ID or I have forgotten it ”.
- Stay connected and wait for finish the restore process. Then complete the rest of the onscreen setup steps. If it’s posible, keep the device connected to a Wi-Fi network and plugged into a power outlet after setup. This allows content such as photos, music, and apps stored in iCloud to automatically download back to your device.
Using iTunes
Transfer your personal data and purchased content to your new device from a backup you’ve made with iTunes.
- Turn on the new device. A welcome screen will appear. If you have already set up the new device, you must erase it. To erase the device, press Settings> General> Reset> Erase content and settings. This action erases all data on the device. After erasing, the device reboots and the welcome screen appears
- Follow the steps until the screen appears Apps and data , and then press Restore with copy of iTunes> Next.
- Connect the new device to the computer that you used to back up your old device.
- Open iTunes on your computer and select the device.
- Choose Restore backup. Then select a backup. Make sure it’s correct looking at the date and size of every one of them. If you are asked to update to a newer version of iOS, here is what you can do.
- If you need to restore from an encrypted backup, enter your password when prompted.
- Wait for the restore process to finish. Then complete the rest of the setup steps on the iOS device. If possible, keep the device connected to a Wi-Fi network and plugged into a power outlet after setup. This allows content such as photos, music, and apps stored in iCloud to automatically download back to your device.
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