When changing to a new phone, is it recommended to install all apps and enter all settings as new?

[hajime]

Hi, generally speaking when changing to a new phone such as from 6S Plus to 15 Plus, is it recommended to install all apps and enter the settings manually as new or do a backup of the old phone and restore the backup to a new one? For PC, the former method is recommended to start fresh. How about iPhone and IOS?

I backup up all the photos and videos of the old phone to an external storage already. I don't need them in the new phone.

 

[JonnyMacx86]

I have backed up and restored on new hardware every time I get a new iPhone. My logic is, if there's a problem I can always wipe and reload anyway, which I've had to do once or twice over the years and eight iPhones. If you use iCloud as a backup solution, it's all pretty seamless.

 

[BrianBaughn]

I only start from scratch if there's an issue that I suspect is some sort of corrupted preference. I have experienced such issues transferring when restoring from a backup.

On my latest iPhone change, I just transferred everything via the "Quick Start" method between iPhones as I don't back up to iCloud.

Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone or iPad

Set up your new iOS device automatically using an iPhone or iPad.

support.apple.com

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

I set up as new only because I get rid of apps that I don’t use anymore this way.

 

[jb310]

I usually restore from a backup (or transfer from an older iPhone), and I've never had any issues doing it that way. That said, it's mostly just a matter of convenience, so if you prefer to start over fresh, it won't cost you anything more than a few more minutes of work (probably).

 

[hajime]

I tried Quick Start. I skipped the part related to Sim card and continued. While the 15 Plus seems to be ready to use, the 6S Plus screen keeps showing "Transferring Data to "iPhone" ... Time remaining: estimating..." or "Transferring Data to "iPhone" ... Time remaining: About 3 minutes". It has been like that for about an hour. Shall I Cancel it an hope for the best or continue to wait?