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After you buy a new iPhone or otherwise get a different fresh iPhone, you will need to smoothly move the data from your current iPhone to this new iPhone. Apple Quick Start makes this very easy.

Important: Before you start, make sure your current iPhone is using the latest iOS to reduce the change of migration failure. You can do so by go to Settings -> General -> Software Update. You don’t need to worry about the new iPhone: If the new iPhone does not have latest iOS, it may automatically perform software update in the early stage of migration, for example after it gets WiFi connnection information from your current iPhone.

You can migrate from current iPhone to new iPhone wirelessly through WiFi, or wired through a cable. Depending on your iPhone models, you may need to use a USB-C to USB-C cable, Lightning to USB-C cable, or Lightning to Adaptor to Lightning set-up.

If possible, I would recommend a wired connection for data migration. Even the slow Lightning to USB-C cable can do 480Mbps. Although your WiFi may boast a faster speed, in practice it is often slower due to interference with your neighbor’s WiFi and room wall attenuation, and may also be less reliable.

• Apple Support: Use a wired connection to transfer data to a new iPhone
• Apple Support: Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad