Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud [5 Ways]

When you buy a new iPhone, you can transfer data from your old iPhone to the new one via iCloud. However, iCloud has a 5GB storage limitation, what if you want to transfer more? Or, if you don’t have such a backup, how to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud?

Luckily, as a matter of fact, you don’t have to access iCloud to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone. To transfer data from the previous iPhone, you have more choices now. In this post, we’ll introduce 5 proven methods to transfer iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. All data types are covered. And they can be applied to all iPhone models, including iPhone 16 series. So let’s see how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud now.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud in 1 Click

How to transfer everything from my old iPhone to new iPhone without iCloud? You are highly recommended to use AnyTrans – iOS Data Manager to do that easily and quickly, especially when you have set up your iPhone. It is a complete iOS data transfer tool and supports you to transfer data across iDevices even without data erasing.

All the data are supported by this tool, including photos, videos, contacts, messages, books, music, ringtones, etc. And you can preview and select data to transfer as you like. Most importantly, unlike iCloud, AnyTrans will never erase the existing on your device and it will never leak your data and privacy to anyone else. And AnyTrans can also detect and skip duplicate files during transfer smartly.

All you need to do is to free download AnyTrans and connect both your old iPhone and new iPhone to the computer. AnyTrans supports all iPhone, iPad models, including the latest iPhone 16 and iOS 18. And below are the steps to transfer iPhone to iPhone without iCloud.

Steps to Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone Without iCloud:

Step 1. Free download AnyTrans on your computer. Open it and choose Phone to iPhone from the Phone Switcher mode.

Step 2. Select the data types you’d like to transfer from iPhone to iPhone. Click the Next button to initiate the transferring process.

Step 3. Take patience to wait for the transferring process until you see the Successfully Transferred page.

How to Transfer iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via Quick Start

Quick Start can transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. If both your source and target iPhone devices run iOS 12.4 or later iOS versions, you can use Quick Start to transfer photos, messages, contacts, etc. via the iPhone Migration feature.

You can refer to the following part to see how to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via Quick Start.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud:

1. Turn on your new iPhone and place it near the old one.
2. Turn on the new iPhone and go through the process of basic settings – languages, country, etc.
3. When you see the Quick Start screen, you will get a pop-up window on your old iPhone. Hit “Continue” to allow activating your new iPhone.
4. Use your old iPhone’s camera to capture the image on your new iPhone and wait for a few minutes to activate your new device. You can set up your face ID, Touch ID, or passcode now or later.
5. You will be asked if you want to transfer data from another iPhone. Click the “Continue” button to initiate the process.
6. It will ask for your Apple ID password. Once you’ve entered it, hit a series of “Continue”s to transfer the settings and different types of data according to your demands.
7. You will be asked to connect to power so as to transfer data in the following several minutes.
8. Once you can see the “Transfer Completed” page, wait for a few minutes to boot up your new iPhone.

Further Reading: Here is another related tip for you – How to Fix iPhone Migration Not Working >

Transfer Photos to New iPhone without iCloud via iTunes

How to transfer photos from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud? In addition to the above methods, you can also use iTunes to transfer photos to new iPhone without iCloud. Surely, if you don’t have one, you should establish a backup first. And here are the steps to transfer photos from old iPhone to new iPhone without iCloud.

Steps to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud:

1. Connect your two iPhones to the computer via a USB cable.
2. Launch iTunes and tap Restore Backup and select the backup.
3. Wait for several minutes to complete the restoring process.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via Finder

If you are using a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, iTunes’ mentioned function will be replaced by Finder. So here we also provide you with the steps to use Finder to solve how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. Let’s take a look.

Step 1. Connect your old iPhone to your Mac and open Finder.

Step 2. Find and tap on your iPhone icon. And then click the “Back Up Now” button on the right.

Step 3. Connect your old iPhone to your Mac.

Step 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your new iPhone until you see the “App & Data” interface.

Step 5. Choose the “Restore from Mac or PC” option on this screen.

Transfer iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via AirDrop

How to transfer photos from old iPhone to new iPhone without iCloud or computer? Then you can consider AirDrop. In 2011, Apple developed a feature called AirDrop. As a useful and handy transferring instrument, it helps iOS users transfer various types of data such as photos, documents, etc. So you can also use it to transfer photos from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud.

Although it is an official way to transfer data from one iPhone to another, users always complain that they fail to get everything transferred successfully via AirDrop. The transferring failure can result from many factors. For example, to AirDrop contacts between iOS devices, you should put both devices nearby, turn off instant Hotspot and turn on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Bear these factors in mind and read the following guide to transfer photos to new iPhone without iCloud.

1. On both your iPhones, turn on AirDrop, which is located in the pull-down menu.
2. Find and press “AirDrop Receiving”. There are two settings. One is “Contacts Only”, in which you can only share with your contacts; the other is “Everyone” and this time we tap on “Everyone”. Also, turn on the AirDrop on another device.
3. Now, you need to locate the item you’d like to share. Here, we’ll take “photos” as an example.
4. Open a piece of photo and tap the “Share” icon. Tap the recipient’s image to initiate the transferring process.

The Bottom Line

These are all the ways for you to solve how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. As you can see, AnyTrans can be the easiest and fastest solution to get everything transferred than any other tools. And with this tool, you can even transfer data after setup, even without data loss. Just free download AnyTrans on your computer and have a try. You can also share it with your friends if you find it useful.