Restoring a Backup to a different iOS device

[vonbraun]

Hi there,

I had an iPhone 4S 64GB which had a multitude of apps, videos, and photos and I have a recent backup. However - I don't want to shell out for another iPhone, but would definitely pick up an iPad Mini when the new iteration comes out.

Can I effectively restore some (or all) of the items from the iPhone backup to the iPad mini, or to say an iPod touch ?

 

[Appl3FTW]

the answer is YES

 

[eyoungren]

Hi there,

I had an iPhone 4S 64GB which had a multitude of apps, videos, and photos and I have a recent backup. However - I don't want to shell out for another iPhone, but would definitely pick up an iPad Mini when the new iteration comes out.

Can I effectively restore some (or all) of the items from the iPhone backup to the iPad mini, or to say an iPod touch ?

I had to take my iPhone 5 back to Apple a couple of months ago. They replaced it and started a restore for me from iCloud. Unknown to me then it was the then current backup of my iPhone 3GS (which I have unactivated but useable at home). I restored from the correct backup once I got home, but until then I had everthing on my i5 that my 3GS was using.

So, yeah, this is possible. Just a matter of picking the correct backup from iCloud (or iTunes).

 

[Interstella5555]

Not quite the same but I've switched backups between multiple versions of the phone with no problem, assume it will work the same with a iPad/phone exchange.

 

[vonbraun]

I'll keep you guys posted. But this looks promising.