How to Transfer Data form Old iPhone to New iPhone Series?

Every time when Apple released a new series of iPhone models, many iPhone users will ask how to transfer data from iPhone to new iPhone. And in recent years, what frequently asked is how do I transfer data from my old iPhone to my new iPhone 12 or iPhone 11.

Normally, we could sync data from the old iPhone to the new one via iCloud or iTunes backup, but these two official services require you to back up your old iPhone first. Besides iCloud or iTunes, we are going to introduce 3 other methods to help you transfer data from old iPhone to new iPhone 12 or 11 series. More importantly, no matter you’re using iPhone 12 series – iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Pro Max or iPhone 11 series – iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, you can refer to this post to get your important data transferred.

Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone 12 with Quick Transfer

To go from your old iPhone to a new iPhone 12 model, you can use iPhone’s official feature – Quick Transfer. It supports to bring almost everything, including photos, text messages and other important data to your new device, unless the specific doesn’t back up its data properly.

This is especially useful when you haven’t set up your new iPhone. Instead, if you have already activated your new device, you actually need to reset your new iPhone in order to go back to the initial start-up screen:

Navigate to Setting > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.

On the other hand, the operating system should at least be 12.4. Besides, you should make sure your source iPhone is running an older version of iOS compared with the target iPhone’s. Otherwise you need to update the target iPhone as well. When your new iPhone 12 are in the initial startup screen, you can use this direct data transfer tool to transfer data from old iPhone to the new one.

1. Swipe up to open your new iPhone and select your language. Once you have done this, a pop up screen will appear on your old iPhone screen, asking you whether to set up and connect to the new iPhone.
2. Hold old iPhone camera to scan the moving picture on your new iPhone. Then it will ask you to enter password of your older iPhone to set up your new iPhone.
3. Wait for a few minutes to activate your new iPhone. And it will ask you to set up touch ID. You can also complete other settings such as iCloud or iTunes account in “Other Options”.
4. Hit “Continue” to transfer data from your old iPhone.
5. Once set up Apple ID, you’ll be asked if you want to use settings from the other phone. You don’t have to do this. Follow the instructions to complete transferring other data.
6. It will display the time remaining estimating. Depending on how much data you have, it may take several minutes until you see the “Transfer Complete” page.

Wait for a few minutes to reboot your iPhone 12. All of your data and settings have been moved from your old iPhone to the new one so it’s like a mirror image from one to the other. And now, you can erase your old device and sell it to others,

Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone 12 with AnyTrans

Amazing as Quick Transfer is, there are many prerequisites or limitations for iPhone users to transfer data with this tool. As a matter of fact, in spite of the limitations on operating systems, many iPhone users say Quick Transfer fails to work properly for other unknown reasons. If you are the one who are stuck in the same situation, you should take AnyTrans as a try. As a professional iPhone data manager tool, its Phone Switcher function enables you to transfer everything from your old phone to the new iPhone 11 or iPhone 12, even if they have already been set up. Besides one-click transfer design, AnyTrans has many other impressive features:

• Move Data from one phone to another, with no data loss.
• Cover various types of data – contacts, photos, text messages, notes, app data, and other data with 1 simple click.
• Transfer data from either Android phone or iPhone to iPhone.

Seek to switch to iPhone 12 in a more smooth way? Freely download AnyTrans on your computer and initiate the transferring process.

Step 1. Install AnyTrans and open it on your computer > Choose Phone Switcher and hit Phone to iPhone.

Step 2. Connect your iPhone 12 or 11 devices to the computer and confirm it as the target device.

Step 3. View the types of data on the screen > Select all or some of the data to proceed.

Once the Successfully transferred page appears, you can disconnect your iPhone 12 and enjoy the services on your new device.

Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone 12 with iCloud

If you have backed up your old iPhone with iCloud instead of iTunes, you can also restore to your new iPhone 12 or 11 from previous iCloud backup. If you haven’t backed up your iPhone with iCloud, we won’t suggest you transfer data with iCloud. This is because backing up iPhone can be time-consuming especially for the new users. Instead, if you attempt to transfer data by restoring from iCloud backup to your new iPhone 12, continue to read and take a try.

1. Turn on and check whether your new iPhone are in the set-up process. If you have already set up your new iPhone, navigate to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
2. Follow the set-up instructions until you see Apps & Data interface. Choose “Restore from iCloud Backup” and log in with your iCloud account.
3. Continue to follow the steps and wait for its restoring process.

Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone 12 with iTunes or Finder

You could also use iTunes or Finder on Windows or Mac considering the versions you have. To transfer data from old iPhone to new iPhone 12 or 11 series by restoring from iTunes backup, you need to back up the old device with iTunes first. Once you have set up iTunes backup, your data will be backed up locally. Then you can transfer data from old iPhone to the new one by restoring from iTunes backup.

1. Plugin your new iPhone device to the computer > Launch iTunes if it doesn’t pop up automatically > Click “Summary” on the left panel > Choose the “Restore Backup” button.
2. Select a backup to restore to your device.
3. Initiate the restoring process by tapping on “Restore”.

Transfer Data from iPhone to iPhone 12 with AirDrop

As long as turning on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on both your iPhone and computer, you can take advantage of AirDrop – a wireless file sharing service built in iOS devices to transfer data. Normally, you are allowed to share photos, songs, contacts, notes, and other common-used data. Compared with other mentioned methods, AirDrop could only transfer data one by one, which might be time-consuming if you have a large amount of data on your source iPhone. If you don’t want to turn to other alternatives to transfer data, you can also use AirDrop to take a try. Next, we’ll take AirDrop contacts as an example.

1. Swipe up the “Control Center” > Find the “AirDrop” icon and long-press it to enable it.
2. Open the Contacts app and click the contact you’d like to share.
3. Choose “Share Contact” via “AirDrop”.
4. You will receive a pop-up message on your target iPhone. You have 3 ways to save the contact.
5. On your iPhone 12, open the “Contacts” app to check the contact information.

The Bottom Line

If you happen to buy a new iPhone 12 or 11 and need to transfer data from your old iPhone to new iPhone, you should use a specific instrument to make it. Either Quick Transfer or official backup services cover tedious and complex instructions. Therefore, as a professional phone-to-phone transfer tool, AnyTrans worth trying. Freely download AnyTrans to take a try now!