Hello all! I'm a current 3G owner. I've never upgraded since my 3G and I'm wondering how it works when you get a new phone. Since I'll have a new SIM how do I put all my contacts into the new phone? Should I "restore a back-up" or is that bad cause of older software on the 3G. Any assistance is greatly appreciated!!
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How to Keep Contacts, Etc once New Phone Arrives
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1. back-up your 3G before you get your new iphone 4 via itunes
2. When you plug iPhone 4 into itunes it will ask you to restore to backup of XXXXXXXXX's iPhone 3G
3. Your good to go
2. When you plug iPhone 4 into itunes it will ask you to restore to backup of XXXXXXXXX's iPhone 3G
3. Your good to go
This will work, but some will advise against it.
Why? Because sometimes it's good for the phone to have a fresh start. All you need to do is make sure your contacts are synced in iTunes with your current 3G. Then when you plug in your new iPhone 4, simply sync the phone to include the contacts. It's that simple.
Thank you so much for your helpful replies! Sometimes it's hard to ask a question on here without getting stones thrown!
Can you please elaborate? Is this along the lines of having corrupt/tainted data/apps/files on the old phone that could possibly be passed onto the new phone?
It's to get rid of all the extra crap that may be making your iPhone less snappy.
Question about that:
When I sync & have different contacts in GMail & my iPhone, which one takes precedence?
For instance, if they are already sync'd -- so mirror images -- and I delete a contact in GMail will it be deleted off my iPhone the next time I sync them?
If you're using Exchange it keeps track of 'last modified' dates and will simply keep the newest entry. As soon as something is modified on either your phone or Gmail it will mirror to the other device.
You just manually select them to be synced to the device. There's an 'Apps' tab when you plug in your iPhone. You can select which applications you want and you can organize them right there before syncing.
You don't. Either restore from a backup or get some third party software to do it (but it probably won't work for iPhone 4).
If you don't have a Mac, you will need a contacts manager... I use Yahoo, some use exchange, but as far as I know, Apple products won't sync with the stock contacts/address book in Windows. So if you set your phone up as a new phone, you'll lose the contacts unless you've synced them to something else.
You will also lose all of your app data. Not the apps themselves, but the data within them.
As mentioned, text messages will not be saved either. You should still have your original iPhone/3G/3GS saved in your backups in case you do want to get them back, so all is not lost. Just be advised that setting up as a new phone will cause you to lose a LOT of data, depending on how much you have on your phone, and your only options will be to live with it or to restore again from your previous phone's backup.
I run Widow XP ( ya I know that is soooo 2005). I have a 2G. I noticed that the few times I have backed up my 2G the contacts sync with outlook. As I recall the contacts from my phone are now in outlook.
If I do a fresh install on the 4, then I sync contacts with outlook I should have all my contacts. Does that sound correct?
One question I have about the apps. I have two apps on my 2G and not in iTunes. I bought the two apps from iTunes via the phone. What is a good way to get the apps to my new phone?
If I do a fresh install on the 4, then I sync contacts with outlook I should have all my contacts. Does that sound correct?
One question I have about the apps. I have two apps on my 2G and not in iTunes. I bought the two apps from iTunes via the phone. What is a good way to get the apps to my new phone?
Yes, if your contacts are in outlook, you should be able to safely restore your phone and re-sync your contacts from outlook.
To get the apps from your phone into iTunes, plug your iPhone in and when it shows up on the left in iTunes, right-click it and select "Transfer Purchases". You may also get a warning from iTunes that you have content on your phone that is not in iTunes, and iTunes will ask if you want to transfer them over.
Will it restore the old version of the software on the new phone? My 3g does not have iOS4.
Thank you.
I wanted to thank you for the apps info. I did a backup and this was the only thing that did not restore to my new phone.