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jk73

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It’s been 5 years since I upgraded my iPhone. I recall seeing some forum posts about certain setup methods not always resulting in 100% of iPhone data being transferred to the new device. What’s the most reliable way to set up a new iPhone? Thanks.
 
Device-to-Device transfer worked great for me when I upgraded from my XS. Quick, easy and complete.
 
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They’re all reliable. Some are much slower.
Restore from iCloud backup (slowest)
iPhone to iPhone transfer (faster)
Restore from Mac backup (fastest)
 
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