Go to Settings > General > Software Update. Power on your new iPhone and choose to set it up as a new device.Make a fresh backup of your old device to iCloud or iTunes as in the sections above.Most of your user data and settings get re-downloaded from iCloud, and that’s the important part. But your new phone has to actually re-download apps, because every time you download an app from the App Store, your phone actually grabs a unique version specifically optimized for that iPhone model. Initially, the home screen will show placeholders for your apps, all arranged and stuffed into folders exactly as on your old iPhone. It’s a huge time saver.Īfter setting up your phone this way, you’ll want to give it a little time to re-download all your apps. Setting up your phone this way transfers over most of your settings, the arrangement of your home screen, and more. It’ll even prompt you to update your old iPhone’s backup if it hasn’t been backed up in awhile. Choose Download from iCloud.Īfter a short while, your phone will be ready to go, set up just like your old iPhone. You’ll go through the rest of the setup process, like enabling Face ID, and then be given the option to either Transfer from iPhone or Download from iCloud.
