iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro - iOS18 "Prepare for new iPhone" message won't go away?!

[bsmr]

Hi,

after upgrading from 15 Pro to 16 Pro (and moving data to my new 16 Pro) the message appeared, that I should prepare for new iPhone?!

But I already did it and moved to the new phone (and did a reset of my old 15 Pro).

Anyone else having the same issues? What can I do?

 

[GuruGuy]

Hi,

after upgrading from 15 Pro to 16 Pro (and moving data to my new 16 Pro) the message appeared, that I should prepare for new iPhone?!

But I already did it and moved to the new phone (and did a reset of my old 15 Pro).

Anyone else having the same issues? What can I do?

Yep, same thing. I think it will go away on its own in 21 days which is when the free storage is supposed to expire

 

[azhava]

I had the same problem, Googled it and came up with a solution that worked: Go into your iCloud settings and turn off iCloud backup. Delete the current backup, then turn backup back on and do a fresh backup of your phone. That got rid of it for me.

 

[bsmr]

I had the same problem, Googled it and came up with a solution that worked

Thanks for your feedback. I never used iCloud iPhone backup and actually don't want to use it.

 

[bsmr]

Even with iOS 18.0.1 the message appears... Maybe it will go away in future? Don't know how to solve the issue.

 

[GuruGuy]

Yep, same thing. I think it will go away on its own in 21 days which is when the free storage is supposed to expire

Mine went away at 21 days