If you’re upgrading your iPhone, having a backup of your data on the cloud or a Mac is vital to ensuring a quick and painless setup process.You have multiple options when it comes to transferring data, including restoring from a Mac or PC, transferring directly from another iPhone or iPad, restoring from an Android, and setting up completely from scratch.
Something a little bit less exciting… you’ll have to set up your new iPhone. Luckily, we’ve designed this guide to make sure you can get to the exciting new features at your fingertips in no time at all. Here’s how.
Make a backup of your old iPhone’s dataHow to set up a new iPhoneSetting up Apps & Data on a new iPhoneFinish iPhone set-upPair your Apple accessories
Make a backup of your old iPhone’s data
You can make a backup in a few different places for easy installation on your new iPhone. If you like to use cloud storage, back up your iPhone to iCloud, pCloud, or your preferred cloud storage app. If you’d rather back your iPhone up to a physical device, go for a backup on your Mac or PC. See our guide on backing up your iPhone for instructions on both methods.
How to set up new iPhone
Let’s get right into it. When you get to the Apps & Data screen, you have a few options to proceed.
Setting up Apps & Data on a new iPhone
Your five main options are:
Restore from iCloud Backup: If you’ve enabled iCloud Backup on an old iDevice, you can use it now to set up your new Phone.Restore from a Mac or PC: You can use an existing computer backup to set up your new iPhone. The content from the backup will be imported to the new iPhone.Transfer directly from iPhone or iPad: If you have an old iPhone or iPad, you can transfer data directly to your new device. After this process completes, your new iPhone will feel like a new and improved version of your old iPhone. Home Screen app layouts, settings, email accounts, calendars, Reminders, apps, and so on will all be the same.Transfer data from an Android: You can transfer contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, mail accounts, calendars, and some free apps from your old Android phone to your new iPhone.Don’t Transfer Apps & Data: This lets you set up your iPhone completely from scratch. With that said, when you sign in with an existing Apple ID, you can choose to import your notes, iCloud Photos, messages, contacts, etc.
For the purpose of this guide, we’ll set the iPhone up as new with Don’t Transfer Apps & Data. If you choose another option, follow the onscreen instructions and check out our guides linked in this article to set up your new iPhone.
Finish iPhone set-up
You still have a bit of set-up to go, but it’s not too bad: Now you’ll land on the coveted Welcome to iPhone screen. This is confirmation that set-up was successful and you’re ready to use your new iPhone. All you need to do now to access all that iOS has to offer is swipe up or tap the Home button. Well, one more thing actually: you’ll need to re-pair any Apple accessories or bluetooth devices.
Pair your Apple accessories
Now that you’ve set up your new iPhone, it’s time to pair your Apple accessories and bluetooth devices.
For AirPods, check out our guide on pairing AirPods.For Apple Watch, follow this tutorial.If you set up a new iPad, use this guide to pair your Apple Pencil.Apple TV users will want to pair their iPhone to use it as a remote.
And finally, if Bluetooth isn’t working for you, we’ve got you covered. Wrapping up… Congratulations on your brand new iPhone. Now that it’s set-up, what will you do with it? Tell us about your exciting endeavors in the comments. Did you get caught up somewhere along the line? Ask us what to do! You may like to read:
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