After you're done though I don't believe you will need to enter your email and wifi passwords etc like you do now. All of that stuff should be auto transferred. I think that is pretty huge.
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iOS 11 Makes Setting Up New Devices Super Easy
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After you're done though I don't believe you will need to enter your email and wifi passwords etc like you do now. All of that stuff should be auto transferred. I think that is pretty huge.
I find it funny Apple has to do this with some quirky qr code scanning with the camera. Why not use that NFC chip?
This..I have been through 6 iPhones at this point. Even though I've been through it all...nothing like being able to say...Uhh...I may have an issue
There was a perfect solution back in iOS 8 and before, where app was restored only from iTunes, not App Store. Then, Apple took away that feature in iOS 9, and never took back, for a pathetic reason: keep app up to date.
There is a huge disadvantage for this method: once app is not in App Store, and you don’t have local app backup, your favorite app will be gone forever. I have two apps that actively using but gone in App Store forever (cannot even be found in purchase section). Without local backup, I will never be able to use those two apps again.
If I understand the changes to iCloud for iOS 11 it would be extremely similar to doing a backup but perhaps faster if you are in an area with ***** wifi.
I'm still missing what big steps this is saving you, aside from entering a few passwords. I thought when the feature was announced it would eliminate the need for a backup by simply moving one device's contents to another, like from an iPad to a new iPad. But this example shows an iPhone restoring an iPad, plus the iCloud back was still used. Maybe the two-step verification for your iCloud account was also made simpler.
I think that Apple changed the way in which apps are installed - the binaries are now customized for the platform, making them smaller. That may be why you have to re-download them.
While transferring (new feature) between 2 different devices is bug free (plus the fact that one device has to be update from an older version to iOS 11) ?
Doubt it's less risky then restoring from backup which is already proven through various iOS iterations.
It’s not discontinued.. Stop using online rumours as some sort of trustworthy source.
However, apples attempt to save space does not work well in Asian market, where app data is downloaded separately from another server. App size is around 70MB to 150MB, where download data size varies from 500MB to 3GB.
This shows Apple does not fully understand cultures other than US culture.
Correct me if I’m wrong.. but apart from being faster for transferring info, and not transferring any bugs you might have, what benefits does this have?
-An iCloud restore will copy everything over.
-This includes your passwords if you have used iCloud Keychain.
-This transfer app (from what I can see in the video) doesn’t transfer everything..
-An iCloud restore will copy everything over.
-This includes your passwords if you have used iCloud Keychain.
-This transfer app (from what I can see in the video) doesn’t transfer everything..
So basically it gets you through Setup Assistant faster. The same setup keys are still there. Only things I saw are that it copies your Wi-Fi password (nice), Apple Pay cards (very nice, but assuming you still have to verify w/ bank), diagnostic and privacy settings (saves a few taps). Does it copy your fingerprints or simply offer to enroll on the new device?
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That NFC chip is only in iPhone 7 or later. iPad does not have NFC, nor does iPod touch.
How does Apple Pay work on the 6 and 6S if not over NFC? Or is that a dumbed down NFC chip?
They will bring it back eventually.
They likely stopped it because they did not have the resources to get it all working with the move to bitcode and app slicing etc.
I do agree that it is a huge PITA though
This was me on Sunday, after 30 minutes I cancelled it and just waited until I got home and restored from iTunes.
Raise your hand if you like to do all of this at home.
I prefer doing it home as well. If there's an issue with the phone, I can return it to an Apple Store 30 minutes away. However, I can understand how some people may need some "hand-holding" until their iPhone is set up properly. I would imagine most of the people coming here wouldn't fit in that category.
Good question. I’ll have to investigate that. iCloud backs up profiles. Now if the first device was supervised, the new one must be supervised too I would assume.
Will they? Even the latest “offload app” is based on assumption that app is still available at App Store.
I think you can 3D touch the app icons to prioritize them during the restore process.
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Yeah, pretty sure you can.
https://www.macrumors.com/2016/06/28/ios-10-prioritize-downloads/