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Apple allows you to back your iPhone up to iCloud. If this is how you created your backup, follow these steps to restore it to your new iPhone: Turn on your iPhone.

Select your iPhone from the Apple Devices left-side panel. Select General from the left-side panel. Hit Restore Backup. Select your most recent backup from the dropdown list.

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iOS 18 lets you wirelessly restore an iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro using another iPhone or an iPad, according to 9to5Mac. Apple offers a similar feature to restore an Apple Watch.