Transfer Text Messages from Old iPhone to New iPhone

“When i changed my iPhone with a new one, the first thing i’ll think about is how to transfer my text messages from old iPhone to my new iPhone. Anyone has any ideas about it?”

Every year Apple will release some new iPhone, and many people will change their iPhone with a new one. It may be easy for us to change our iPhone, but it’s not easy for some people to transfer their data from old iPhone to new iPhone. Now based on this issue, we’ll show you some methods about how to transfer text messages from old iPhone to new iPhone.

Transfer Text Messages from old iPhone to new iPhone with iRefone Selectively
Transfer Text Messages from old iPhone to new iPhone with iTunes
Transfer Text Messages from old iPhone to new iPhone with iCloud

Transfer Text Messages from old iPhone to new iPhone with iRefone

Firstly we’ll introduce you the way about how to selectively and directly transfer your text messages from old iPhone to new iPhone, and here we’ll need the help of iRefone.

iRefone is a powerful iOS data recovery software, it can help us backup and transfer as well as recover more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, call history, WeChat messages ect. And when you have backups, it can also help us extract data from iTunes and iCloud backup selectively.

Now you can download and install the free trial version to have a try.



Step 1. Run iRefone, connect your old iPhone with PC. Choose “Recover from iOS Device”, and click “Start”.



Step 2. Then we’ll enter the new interface with many data icon and media icon that iRefone can recover, find and click “Message” icon and it will be scanned by the software.



Step 3. After scanning and analyzing, you can preview text messages you need. And connect your new iPhone with PC, choose the text messages you need to transfer, tap on “Recover to Device”.



Transfer Text Messages from old iPhone to new iPhone with iTunes

When you want to transfer your text messages free, you can do it with iTunes, but it needs you to do backup first, then restore them to your new iPhone. See below steps.

1.Launch your iTunes, connect your old iPhone with PC. When it’s recognized, click iPhone image icon, and tap on “Backup Now” on the right page and confirm with “Backup”.

2.When finish backup, you can go to Files--Summary, and see your backup files on left side bar.

3.Now connect your new iPhone with PC, choose the backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup” on the right page, and confirm with “Restore”.



Transfer Text Messages from old iPhone to new iPhone with iCloud

Last, we’ll see how to transfer text messages from old iPhone to new iPhone with iCloud, but we’ll need to make sure iCloud storage space is enough.

1.Connect your old iPhone with Wifi, go to Setting--iCloud, log in it with your Apple ID and password.

2.Then turn on iCloud drive and message button, scroll down and tap on “Backup”, and confirm with “Backup Now”.

3.When finish backup, log in iCloud on your new iPhone with same Apple ID and password.

4.Go to Setting--General--Erase All Content and Settings, when all content and settings are erased, go to set up assistant with a hello screen.

5.Swipe to begin the set up progress, choose the backup files you need, tap on “Restore Backup”, and confirm with “Restore”.



For more related issue, you can check below article for reference:

Recover iPhone App Data after Uninstalling App

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