If you’ve simply upgraded — or are planning to improve — to Apple’s new iPhone 13, congratulations! You’re going to need to check out your snazzy new telephone as quickly as you open that field. But first, you must get the entire apps and knowledge out of your outdated iPhone onto your new one.

It’s really very straightforward — in reality, for those who haven’t upgraded for some time, you’ll discover it simpler than ever. The technique of shifting your knowledge used to require restoring it from an iCloud or iTunes backup. Now, you don’t should hassle with that backup (though backing up your stuff is all the time a good suggestion). You can transfer your apps, knowledge, and ID over to the brand new telephone straight with what Apple calls iPhone migration. (However, for those who want, you may nonetheless restore it from iCloud.)

Here’s how.

First, again up your telephone

No matter the way you determine to maneuver your knowledge, it’s a good suggestion to have a present backup of your entire knowledge saved on iCloud, your laptop computer, or another native / cloud storage. Backing up your telephone on iCloud Backup might be the simplest. If it’s been some time and also you need to ensure that backup is switched on in your telephone’s iCloud settings:

• Tap on “Settings” > [your name] prime button > “iCloud” > “iCloud Backup.”
• If “iCloud Backup” is switched off, toggle it on. If it’s already toggled on, and also you’re getting ready to wipe your outdated iPhone, you might need to faucet “Back Up Now” simply in case.

You also can back up your iPhone to a computer: both to your Mac by utilizing your Finder (in case your Mac is utilizing a macOS model earlier than 10.15, you’ll use iTunes) or to a Windows PC (once more, utilizing iTunes).

Before you begin, there are a pair extra issues you must do first:

• If your older telephone is paired to an Apple Watch, unpair it. (Your knowledge shall be moved to the brand new telephone.)
• Transfer your SIM to your new telephone.

Okay, now that your backup is finished and every little thing else is prepared, let’s transfer your knowledge.

From a direct wi-fi connection

• This phone-to-phone switch is known as Quick Start, for apparent causes. Start up your new telephone. You’ll have the choice to enter your Apple ID; in any other case, you’ll be requested a few preliminary questions (resembling what language you need to use) and then you definitely’ll be invited to switch knowledge from one other telephone, if you would like.

• Put your outdated telephone close to your new one. Make certain each telephones are plugged in to energy (you don’t need them operating out of battery in the midst of the info transfer).
• When the connection is made, your new iPhone display will show an animation and your outdated telephone will open its digital camera and show a clean circle in the midst of the display. You’ll be requested to carry your new iPhone as much as the digital camera of your outdated one in order that the animation is centered within the circle.
• You’ll then be invited to maneuver your consideration to your new telephone to complete the setup.
• Enter your passcode and Apple ID when requested; you may additionally be requested whether or not you need to setup Face ID or Touch ID.
• There shall be a number of screens to undergo earlier than the switch begins, together with the standard phrases and situations, whether or not you need to share your location and your analytics, and whether or not you need to arrange FaceTime, iMessage, and Siri.
• You may even get the selection of shifting your knowledge out of your earlier telephone, or out of your iCloud backup. If you’ve backed up onto your pc, you could find that underneath “Other Options.”
• Once you’ve made all of your selections, the switch will start.
• Sign in to your new iPhone once more and also you’re completed!

From a direct wired connection between telephones

One benefit of Apple’s up to date migration characteristic is you can additionally use a cable to switch the info. If you’re having any hassle with the wi-fi switch, this might be a very good different.

For a wired connection, you’ll want a Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter and a Lightning to USB cable. And a phrase of recommendation: ensure that each telephones are absolutely charged earlier than you begin.

• As with the wi-fi methodology, begin up your new telephone and undergo the preliminary questions till you get the invite to switch knowledge from one other telephone.
• As earlier than, put your outdated telephone close to your new one and ensure each telephones are plugged in.
• Connect the Lightning to USB 3 digital camera adapter to your outdated telephone. Connect the Lightning to USB cable to your new telephone. Join the 2 cables collectively utilizing the adapter.
• After that, observe the identical instructions as above, together with utilizing the digital camera to search out the sample and answering all of the setup questions.
• You’ll know that the telephones are utilizing the wired setup as a result of as soon as the switch begins, there shall be a small “cable” between the 2 telephone icons on the display.

From a direct wired reference to a Mac

If you’ve backed up your iPhone to a Mac, you may obtain your knowledge from there to the brand new telephone.

• Connect your telephone to your pc utilizing its charging cable.
• Fire up Finder, and choose your telephone within the left-hand column.
• You could also be requested for those who belief the telephone, first on the pc after which on the telephone itself.
• You’ll then be requested if you wish to set your telephone up as a brand new system or restore it from a earlier backup. Select the latter.

Whichever methodology you select, get pleasure from your new iPhone!

Update September fifteenth, 2021, 10:20AM ET: This article was initially printed on September twentieth, 2019 and has been up to date to account for variations within the OS.