
Your old iPhone must be running iOS 12.4 or newer. All apps will be downloaded from the App Store so you will need an active (and speedy) internet connection during the process. You will also be prompted to select if you would like to automatically pair your Apple Watch with the new iPhone. Apart from transferring your data, you have the option of transferring your system settings as well. Depending on the amount of data to be transferred, the entire process can easily take an hour or two. You will have to use the same Apple ID on your new iPhone as your old iPhone. While the process can be done wirelessly, one can also use a Lightning cable along with an appropriate adapter to transfer data over a wired connection. Make sure that Bluetooth is enabled on both devices. You start the migration process by simply bringing your old iPhone near your new iPhone. Transfer Data from Old iPhone to iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Pro Max Things to Know About iPhone’s Migration Tool You can also follow the video below to know how to transfer data from your old iPhone to iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Pro Max. You can create a backup before selling the device and then restore it on your new iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 whenever you get it. The advantage with the iTunes and iCloud method is that it does not require that you have access to your old iPhone while setting up your new iPhone. The iTunes method does not have any such limitation but it requires access to a PC. You might require to purchase additional iCloud storage for this. The iCloud backup method requires that you have access to a fast Wi-Fi connection and have plenty of free storage space on iCloud as well. If you have access to your old iPhone, I will strongly recommend you to use the Migration Utility as it is faster and more convenient than the iCloud and iTunes methods. With iOS 12.4 though, Apple introduced a new Migration Utility that makes the entire process even easier. The second one relies on connecting your old iPhone to a PC running iTunes, creating a backup, and then restoring it on a new iPhone. The former relied on creating an iCloud backup of your iPhone and then restoring it during setup on the new iPhone.
Up until 2018, Apple offered two different methods to transfer data from your old iPhone to a new one: iCloud and iTunes.
The company offers a number of ways to bring over data from your old iPhone and the entire process is relatively easy as well. Got yourself a new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Pro Max and now looking to transfer data from your old iPhone? Apple has got you covered on that front.