How to set up your iPhone 13 using Quick Start

How to set up your iPhone thirteen using Quick Commencement

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Anyone with a brand new iPhone — whether that's an iPhone 13, iPhone SE or one of the older models that Apple still sells — faces a dilemma. While you'll want to start using your new telephone right style, you really demand to have the time to transfer everything over from your old iPhone. Apple's Quick Showtime feature can make that less of a chore.

Introduced back in iOS eleven, Quick Start may be a new feature to you if you lot haven't upgraded your phone in a skilful long while. It's certainly a handy mode to become your settings, apps, contacts and other data onto your new device. Merely be aware that it'south just one method, though — you can likewise use install a backup of your iPhone data from iCloud or transfer a backup of your data from a Mac or PC. Me, I like Quick Commencement for its no-fuss, no-muss approach.

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Here'due south a guide on how to utilize Quick Commencement to setup your new iPhone, whether that'southward an iPhone xiii or whatever other new iPhone that'southward come into your possession. We'll likewise briefly discuss the other methods of transferring data over to your new iPhone.

Back up your old iPhone before y'all get started

Information technology'due south always a good idea to start the process of setting up a new iPhone past backing upward your old one. Non only will this give y'all a fresh backup no matter which setup method you use, it as well gives y'all a safe net in case something goes amiss.

We've got full instructions on how to back up your iPhone using iCloud, a Mac or a PC. Y'all tin can back upward to iCloud from the Settings app on your iPhone. With a Mac, just plug in your iPhone to a port on your Mac and go to the Finder (if you lot're running macOS Catalina or afterward) or iTunes (if you're still running an earlier version of macOS like Mojave). Windows users besides can turn to iTunes for backups.

Apply Quick Outset to transfer data to your new iPhone

With a backup in identify, you're gear up to go started. Have your former iPhone and your new iPhone near each other, making sure the onetime one is running iOS eleven or later on. Fire upward your iPhone, and swipe up from the Hi screen to become started.

ane. Select your linguistic communication.

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two. Select your country.

Choose your country on your iPhone 13 when using quick start — (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

3. The Quick Start option will at present appear, and one time you bring your old phone shut to your new device, y'all can keep. Otherwise, you tin tap the Set Up Manually option at the bottom of the screen.

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It'southward a very good idea to plug in both your iPhones to a power source during this process, since it can take a while, particularly if you've got a lot of information to transfer over. You lot certainly don't want either telephone running out of power mid-transfer.

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4. An animated prototype volition appear on the screen of your new iPhone. Pick upward your old one and line upwardly the image in the round window. This authenticates the Quick Start transfer.

Pick up your old iPhone and capture the animated image on the iPhone 13 to authenticate quick start — (Epitome credit: Tom's Guide)

5. You'll exist prompted to enter in the passcode of your old iPhone onto your new device.

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6. Tap Go along when prompted. Yous'll be asked on a subsequent screen to concord to Apple'due south terms and conditions before proceeding.

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7. The Quick Kickoff feature will alert you what it's bringing over and even give you lot and estimated fourth dimension for how long information technology will take. Yous tin can also opt to customize your settings, merely that sort of defeats the purpose of a quick starting time feature.

Quick Start will bring over apps and settings to set up your new iphone — (Image credit: Tom's Guide)

Note: If y'all're like me and running the iOS fifteen beta on your older iPhone, you lot'll demand to either download the beta onto your new device or tap the box that exits the beta plan. (Yeah, you even have to do this now that iOS 15 is out, as the beta program continues.) If y'all stick with the beta, your transfer will break while your new iPhone download the latest beta and restarts.

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8. And now the transfer can begin. A progress bar shows yous how much estimated time is left in the process.

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Set up your new iPhone with an iCloud backup or a backup from your reckoner

What if QuickStart'south non for you? No problem. If you opt to Prepare Upwards Manually in step iii above, you lot'll be prompted to connect your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network.

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Follow the instructions on the screen until yous go to the Apps & Information screen. Choose the pick to Restore from an iCloud backup.

If that's your choice, you'll be prompted to sign into iCloud, using your Apple ID and countersign. And so yous'll pick a backup — that's why information technology pays to support your onetime iPhone ahead of time. Follow the onscreen prompts and await for the process to run its course.

Set up your new iPhone with a backup from a Mac or PC

If you'd prefer to use a backup stored on your computer, but make certain to plug your new iPhone into ane of the computer'south ports. Follow the setup process through Footstep three in a higher place, where you'll opt to Prepare Manually. From there, follow the onscreen prompts until you lot attain the Apps & Data screen, at which time y'all'll select Restore from Mac or PC.

In iTunes or Finder, y'all'll select your new device. Then you'll select Restore Backup, choosing the backup you lot want (ideally, the one you made correct before starting time this procedure). From there, it'south a matter of biding your time, until all your information is moved over.

More iOS 15 tips and tricks

Now your iPhone thirteen is ready to go, cheque out how to brand your feel even amend by taking a look at some essential tips and tricks for your iPhone. And in one case you're familiar with your new iPhone, accept a wait at how to get total-screen Caller ID on iOS 15 and how to activate a hidden trackpad that makes editing a breeze.

Philip Michaels is a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide. He has strong opinions near Apple, the Oakland Athletics and old movies. Follow him at @PhilipMichaels.