Full Tutorial of Transfer to New iPhone 12/12 Pro (Max)
Transfer to new iPhone should have been much easier. Find here ways to do it without any hassle, and the one-click tool to transfer to new iPhone 12/12 Pro (Max).
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What You Must Know When Transferring to New iPhone 12/12 Pro (Max)
Prepare for Transfer to New iPhone 12
• Use Dr.Fone - Phone Backup in One-click.
• Use iTunes or iCloud for iOS.
• Use Android Offical Ways to Backup.
• Unpair your Apple Watch from your previous iPhone.
• Make sure that you have a backup of your device.
• Have your Apple ID and password ready.
• Transfer your SIM card.
Transfer Data to New iPhone 12/12Pro (Max)
Dr.Fone - Phone Trasnfer
3 Easy Steps to Transfer to New iPhone 12/12 Pro (Max)
Launch Dr.Fone and click "Phone Transfer".
Select data categories and click "Start Transfer".
You will find the data transfer can be completed shortly.
- 1 Place both the devices in close proximity and power on your new iPhone. During the setup, you will get a Quick Start option. Simply tap on it to continue.
- 2 The “Set Up New iPhone” prompt will appear on your old device. Verify the displayed Apple ID and tap on the “Continue” button.
- 3 An animation will appear on your new iPhone. Now, take the old iOS device and hold it over the animation so that the view finder would be able to capture it.
- 4 That’s it! This will connect your old and new iOS devices. On your new iPhone, you will get a prompt of entering passcode. Enter the passcode of your old iPhone to bypass the verification.
- 5 You will be asked to connect your new iPhone to a working WiFi network. Do the same by entering the network password and agree to the data privacy prompt.
- 6 Furthermore, set up the Face ID, Touch ID, and sign-in to the Apple account by entering your password.
- 7 In the end, you will be asked to restore data from your old phone. Now, you can transfer to new iPhone your existing apps, settings, media files, and more.
Note:
- Both the devices should be running on iOS 11 or newer versions, and use the same Apple ID.
- They should have WiFi and Bluetooth enabled, and be placed in close proximity.
- During the transfer, both the devices would be occupied and you can’t access either of them.
- You can only use this solution on the iPhone setup process. So if the device is already setup, you'll have to erase it first.
- 1 Unlock your existing iPhone and go to its Settings > iCloud. In newer iOS versions, you need to tap your Apple ID to get iCloud settings.
- 2 From here, visit the Backup feature and turn on iCloud Backup. Maintain a stable connection as your device would store a dedicated backup on iCloud.
- 3 Now, turn on your new iPhone and initiate the setup. Once you connect to WiFi, you will get an option to restore iPhone data. From here, tap on “Restore from iCloud Backup” feature.
- 4 Subsequently, you need to log-in to the same iCloud account where your backup is stored. Once it is done, you will get a list of the available backup files.
- 5 Select the relevant iCloud backup file from here and wait for a while as it would be downloaded and restored to your device.
Note:
- Any existing data on your new iPhone would be deleted in the process. You will only get this option while setting up a new device.
- Unpair any other connected device (like Apple Watch) from your iPhone beforehand.
- Your iCloud has only 5 GB of free storage to hold your iPhone data. If you have much iPhone data, expand the iCloud storage or try an alternative way to back up.
- 1 Connect your old iPhone to the system and launch iTunes on it. Select the connected device and go to its Summary.
- 2 Under the Backups option, you can see different features. From here, click on the “Backup Now” button and choose to backup your data on “This Computer” instead of iCloud.
- 3 After when you have finished the backup process, disconnect your device and turn on the new iPhone.
- 4 While setting up the new device, you will get notified to restore backup. Choose to restore data from iTunes backup and connect your iPhone to the same system.
- 5 Launch iTunes, select the device, and go to its summary. Now, click on the “Restore Backup” button instead.
- 6 In the end, just select the backup file of your choice and click on the “Restore” button to transfer to new iPhone 12/12 Pro (Max) the backup content.
Note:
- Restoring iTunes backup will wipe out all existing data & settings on your new iPhone.
- You cannot selectively transfer only what you want to your new iPhone.
- Your new iPhone should have an iOS version newer than or the same as your old iPhone.
- 1 To start with, go to the Play Store on your Android device and install the Move to iOS app on it.
- 2 Now, turn on your new iPhone and start the initial setup. From here, tap on the “Move data from Android” option.
- 3 This will give you an initial prompt on the screen. Tap on the “Continue” button on both the devices and make sure that they are connected to a working WiFi network.
- 4 Afterward, you will get a unique 12-digit code displayed on your iPhone screen. Enter this code on your Android to establish a secure connection between both the devices.
- 5 That’s it! Once both the devices are successfully connected, you can just select the data you wish to transfer on your new iPhone 12/12 Pro (Max).
- 6 Tap on the "Next" button and wait for a few minutes as it would transfer from old Android to iPhone the selected data.
Note:
- The app only supports the devices running on Android 4.0 or later versions.
- Both the devices should be connected to a stable WiFi network during the process.
- It will not transfer your applications like WhatsApp data, saved settings, notes, or any other kind of third-party data.
Transfer Social Data to New iPhone 12/12Pro(Max)
Dr.Fone - WhatsApp Trasnfer
Transfer WhatsApp History with Dr.Fone
Step 1: Connect your devices.
Step 2: Start WhatsApp transfer.
Step 3: Transfer WhatsApp successfully.
- 1 Firstly, launch the app and go to WhatsApp Settings > Chat Settings > Chat Backup.
- 2 To take an immediate backup, tap on "Backup Now" button.
- 3 Wait for a while as WhatsApp will take a backup of your data.
- 4 While setting up WhatsApp on the device, you can restore the backup.
- 5 Tap on the "Restore Chat History" option while setting up WhatsApp.
- 6 Wait for a while as WhatsApp will extract data from the previous backup.
- 1 Connect your iPhone to the system and launch an updated version of iTunes.
- 2 Select your device and go to its Summary tab. Click on the "Backup Now" button.
- 3 Make sure you are taking a local backup on "this computer" instead of iCloud.
- 4 Use an iCloud Backup Extractor to access the WhatsApp backup file.
- 5 Transfer the WhatsApp backup file to the target Android device.
- 6 Install the WazzapMigrator app on the target device.
- 7 Launch it and select the iPhone backup to restore it to your new iPhone 12/12 Pro (Max).
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