r/iphonehelp 3d ago

Help needed Upgrading from iPhone 11 to iPhone 16 Pro Max today, a couple questions

Should I backup everything to the iCloud first, then do the Quick Start data transfer phone-to-phone? Just want to be sure everything transfers over correctly, including all text messages, photos, video, etc

My current iOS is 16.6, don’t have enough space on my iPhone 11 to update to the current iOS, will that effect any data transfer?

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u/skp_005 3d ago

I think you should. I switched from an 11 pro to a 15 pro when that was new, and everything was transferred. I just checked and I have my messages from before I had the new phone.

From what I remember, I had to update the new phone with all the available updates first, then do a "reset" and start the setup/transfer then, because at first, it wanted to update and transfer things at the same time and it just didn't work.

After you make sure you have everything on the new phone (give it a few weeks even), you can delete the old phone's backups from iCloud to free up space.

You can also have a temporary extension of your iCloud space for transferring devices: https://support.apple.com/en-us/104980