Changing iPhone? Before that, take care of these things
Until a decade ago, losing data inside a phone was not a big deal. But now even the most sensitive information in daily life is in your phone.
So now that you lose any data inside your phone, personal information is also public. For the same reason, many people are afraid to change their phone. Is the data on the old phone lost when the phone is switched on? Will chats be deleted? Many are afraid of that.
If you want to upgrade to a new iPhone, you can do so without losing any data. There's a way you can safely move your photos, contact numbers, videos, message history, music, calendars, email accounts, and other apps from the old device to the new one.
1. Back up your old iPhone or iPad
First you need to back up your old phone. You can use your iCloud or computer as a medium for this.
To backup iPhone from iCloud, first connect your device to WiFi. Then go to your phone settings and click on your name at the top.
That takes you to the Apple ID page. Select iCloud there. Inside, go to iCloud Backup, then Backup Now.
Since this will depend on the phone you are using, you can take another step. For example, after clicking on your Apple ID page, you will see a list of devices where your Apple ID is signed in.
Select iPhone from the list of devices. From there, select iCloud Backup. Now turn on with the help of Toggle and click on Backup Now.
Then let your phone be backed up for a while with a WiFi connection. Making your iPhone automatically backed up on a daily basis is even more beneficial.
But remember, no more than five GB of data can be stored for free in the cloud. To backup iPhone from Mac computer, connect your phone to MacBook or iMac and open Finder.
You can then see your device after the location on the left. There you will see all your saved data including music, podcasts, photos and files. But if you have saved your photos from iCloud, it will not be visible until you turn off the feature.
Now go to General tab and select Backup Now. Select the Encrypt Your Backup option to save health and activity. Otherwise it will not be saved. Data encryption is the default privacy feature of iCloud.
Connect your iPhone to a desktop or laptop via USB to backup iPhone from a computer with Windows 10 operating system. Click on the iPhone button at the top right. From there, summarize and go to the backup boat.
Encrypt your backup by clicking Encrypt Local Backup and set the password. Encryption also allows you to back up your health and activity data.
Click Edit Now to find your backup. Then go through preferences and devices.
2. Turn off the old phone
Once the phone is fully backed up, turn off the old phone. If you want to use the old SIM card, put it in the new phone.
3. Turn on the new device
Turn on the new phone. Then follow the on-screen commands. Follow the instructions on the screen to connect to the WiFi network.
4. Restore backup
After switching to WiFi, you can back up data like this:
Continue through the setup process until you reach the app and data screen to back up your iPhone or iPad. Once there, tap Restore from the iCloud Backup option. Sign in with your Apple ID.
There select the data you want to backup. Time is also kept in the backup data. If you are constantly backing up your phone, you can select the correct data by looking at the time and size there.
If the computer has your data, connect the phone to the computer. If you are using a Mac running Catalyst 10.15, open Finder and select the device.
If your Mac is using an older operating system or you have a personal computer, open iTunes. In Windows, select where the iPhone appears. Click Restore Backup on the General tab and select the correct date.
5. WiFi connection should be kept stable
Do not disconnect the WiFi connection until the backup is complete. If it is disconnected, the backup process will stop.
