{"id":3305,"date":"2016-12-24T00:51:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T16:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2016-12-24T01:13:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T17:13:22","slug":"migrating-to-new-iphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2016\/12\/24\/migrating-to-new-iphones","title":{"rendered":"Migrating to new iPhones"},"content":{"rendered":"

When we do upgrades, we have to do them family wide which is four devices at any given time. This time we all settled on the iPhone 7 in varying colours. Naturally, I got the jet black variant. I also realised that I didn’t need<\/a> the form factor of the Plus sized phones – quite simply, my jeans pockets aren’t that deep, and I end up fraying the earphone 3.5mm connector quite regularly (I’m on my third one now and its almost giving way in a span of about 2 years). Smaller phone might also allow me to spend less time looking at it, and if I wanted to consume, more time on the iPad.<\/p>\n

Anyway… one phone migrated in a jiffy. Sure, after an iTunes encrypted backup, it wouldn’t restore automatically since the iOS version of the phones were too old. A bit of a tedious un-Apple like process, but the correct document to read and follow is: Restoring from an iTunes or iCloud backup when a later version of iOS is required<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Another phone had an encrypted iTunes password that just could not be remembered. So the arduous task of turning on iCloud Backup and then doing a restore (so while no fault of Apple, this I’m sure is a common scenario).<\/p>\n

My phone had quite a few apps that required me to login again. Google Authenticator did not have all the two-factor logins migrated for some reason, so I had to manually add a bunch back. Maybe this should have been the key to move to a 1Password vault? I’ll leave that for next time.<\/p>\n

Most of the social apps I use required some form of verification. WhatsApp had an easy process. WeChat was by far the most complicated. LINE had a password I didn’t know anything about. <\/p>\n

Apps you would think would just automatically restore from the iTunes backup? But no, a lot of them end up downloading again. In addition some user hostility from apps like Audible and Overcast – imagine having to re-download all your content!?!<\/p>\n

I had to also remember about my Apple Watch, fortunately again, another good guide: Switch your Apple Watch to a new iPhone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why isn’t this process more seamless? Android gets this done really well – enter your Google login details, and you’re good to go. Why is this not the case with Apple? Am I forced to then use an iCloud Backup to make magic happen?<\/p>\n

Do I care that I’m not having a dual-lens camera with some “software” bokeh effects? No.<\/p>\n

Why don’t more apps support 3D Touch? Its been quite sometime and most don’t seem to care to support it, which I find quite odd.<\/p>\n

I don’t consider myself an “app-holic”, but spending about two hours of time to switch things over seems rather ridiculous. There has got to be a better way.<\/p>\n

(What about the fourth iPhone? I’ll find out tomorrow if it has any surprises for me; here’s hoping things “just work”.)<\/p>\n

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