Transferring data from old iPhone to a new one - is it accessible?

By Sergey, 28 August, 2023

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iOS and iPadOS

Hello.
When setting up a new iPhone we are presented with suggestion to transfer data from old iPhone to a new one. During that proccess there is a step that requires capturing screen of the old iPhone with the new device. So I am wondering if it is at all accessible&& or restoring form a backup is the only way to go for us?
Thank you very much in advance!

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By Manuel on Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 19:16

I would try it out. Place the phones like a stack and then put up the phone at the top (should be the old if I remember right, because the old phone scans the code from the new) but keep the position. If it's not working, try to change the position a bit. I've done the Watch setup with the camera scan and it worked very well with this technique. After a few seconds, the phone found the code and the setup process began.

By Tyler on Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 19:16

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

At least the last time I had to migrate from one iPhone to another, there was a "Setup manually" button that when double-tapped, allowed the two devices to authenticate with a code rather than the camera.

HTH

By Dennis Long on Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 19:16

do the manual setup it will pull everything over just fine.

By Gerardo on Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 19:16

I've used the "Manual Setup" twice in the past several migrations (from a 5S to an SE in May of 2018, and from that SE to an SE 2020 in June of 2020), and the process went very smoothly! Good luck!

By Sergey on Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 19:16

Thank you all very much, guys! It is awesome to be part of such a great and helpful community!