This guide will show you how to use Quick Start on iPhone after setup. In addition, you can know the shortcut to transfer data to a new iPhone without Quick Start.
How do I restart a Quick Start transfer that was interrupted when the new phone was accidentally unplugged from power?
How do I quickly restart my iPhone to transfer old iPhone data to my new iPhone 16?
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Nowadays, we can easily set up new iPhone from old iPhone with the help of QuickStart. This handy utility can help us set up a new iPhone using information from the current device. In addition, if both iPhones are running iOS 12.4 or later, we can choose to transfer everything to new iPhone either wirelessly or through a cable connection.
However, we may accidentally refuse the QuickStart. In addition, it may be interrupted for various unknown reasons. Since you don't have a backup, you still want to use QuickStart to transfer data from old iPhone to new iPhone, right? Fortunately, it’s possible to restart Quick Start on iPhone.
Either the transfer is interrupted or you want to use Quick Start on iPhone after setup, you can only restart Quick Start by erasing the new iPhone.
Erase your iPhone: go to Settings > choose General > select Transfer or Reset iPhone > tap Erase All Content and Settings > enter your passcode to confirm. When the process is done, your new iPhone will restart and you can now follow the steps below to transfer data to new iPhone via QuickStart.
1. Place your new iPhone near your old iPhone.
2. Make sure that Bluetooth is enabled > Wait for Set Up New iPhone screen appears on old iPhone and tap Continue.
3. Wait for an animation to appear on your new iPhone > Capture it with your old iPhone.
4. Wait for it to activate your new iPhone. When it’s done, you will see a message that says Finish on New iPhone.
5. Enter passcode of your old iPhone on new iPhone and follow the prompts to set up Face ID or Touch ID.
6. On the Transfer data from iPhone screen, tap Continue and it will start to transfer data from the old iPhone to the new iPhone.
If you have problems with the transfer process, this Fix iPhone to iPhone Transfer Stuck guide may be helpful.
Can you transfer data from one Apple ID to another without Quick Start? Of course! QuickStart is not the only option for iPhone to iPhone transfer. AOMEI FoneBackup, a professional iOS data management tool can help you easily finsih the process.
Now you can click the download button below to get the freeware phone tools.
1. Run AOMEI FoneBackup > Connect old iPhone and new iPhone to computer via USB cable.
2. Click Phone Transfer > locate iPhone to iPhone option and click Get Started.
3. Confirm the source device and target device > Enable backup encryption to encrypt data in the source iPhone > Click Start Transfer.
When the transfer is complete, the new iPhone will automatically restart.
When there is no computer around, you can let the AOMEI FoneBackup mobile app help you transfer data from iPhone to iPhone wirelessly. It can help you transfer photos, videos, songs, contacts or any other data in Files app.
AOMEI FoneBackup makes it possible to selectively transfer various and unlimited data among iOS devices without cellular data. You can let it help you transfer data to new iPhone or easily share files with friends. Scan the OR code to install it.
If you want to use Quick Start on iPhone after setup, you can go to Settings to erase the phone and restart the QuickStart on iPhone.
If you do not want to erase the phone, you can let AOMEI FoneBackup help you transfer all content and settings or just selected contacts, photos, videos, etc.
