I normally do not have any beta releases on devices that I’m trading in or otherwise setting up a new replacement device with. I try to make certain I’m on whatever general release is current. Are there any specific things that need to be done to accomplish this? I normally always use the device to device wireless transfer method to set up a new device. I believe I’d read something fairly recently that the process will recognize the beta software on the device that’s being replaced and will offer to upgrade the new one. I’m hoping that’s correct.
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Setting Up New Device When Current One Is On Beta
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You can't "Transfer" iOS 26.1 to 26.0.1, period. You have two options:
1. Start from scratch, sync iCloud, reinstall apps
2. Install the beta on the new device, transfer everything, turn off Beta updates, wait for 26.1 full release at which point you'll be off beta.
1. Start from scratch, sync iCloud, reinstall apps
2. Install the beta on the new device, transfer everything, turn off Beta updates, wait for 26.1 full release at which point you'll be off beta.
I thought that during the direct iPhone-to-iPhone transfer the new iPhone sees that the old iPhone is running a beta and offers you to continue doing so on the new one?
Just to be clear, I do not want to turn off beta updates on the new iPhone, just to transfer everything over.
I believe you’re correct. From responses I got on another forum, once your iCloud account is set up in the transfer you’ll be able to install the beta version (whatever release is currently out). As long as both devices are on the same iCloud account it should just walk you through the process. I know years ago you had to go through some shenanigans when doing this but I’ve read both here and elsewhere that it’s fairly seamless now.
It should prompt, but then the restore from the backup usually fails. Easier to just set it up as new, install the beta, then reset it and restore from a backup.
My plan is to try and do a direct transfer from iPhone to iPhone, not pulling the data from iCloud. If this fails, I will do it your way.
I was running the latest beta on my iPhone 11, and when I set up my new phone it installed the beta on it as part of the process. I used the iCloud option as it's faster (I was at home on wifi).
The entire thing was very straight-forward.
(The only thing that wasn't, and next time I'll just click "set-up later", was all my cards in Wallet. It tried to get those working, with texted codes that should go straight to the wallet app, before I'd managed to re-activate my eSIM on the new phone.)
The entire thing was very straight-forward.
(The only thing that wasn't, and next time I'll just click "set-up later", was all my cards in Wallet. It tried to get those working, with texted codes that should go straight to the wallet app, before I'd managed to re-activate my eSIM on the new phone.)
That’s what I was told elsewhere. Back in the days when beta profiles were used on the devices to install beta software it was more complicated. But, since profiles were done away with it’s more straightforward. Once the iCloud log-in that’s used for beta software is activated on the new device the beta software “should” be installed. If you try an iCloud restore prior to that it may fail. I no longer do it that way as transfer from the old device has proven faster for me. The only slowdown are apps that all have to be downloaded from the App Store but that happens in the background and doesn’t interfere with using the device.