iOS 18 installation taking a very long time on my iPhone 11

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I am using quick start to transfer data from my old iphone 11 plus to my new iphone 14 plus

it downloaded the iOS 18 update. but taking forever to install it I a plugged into power source

and internet connection is strongl

do I have to install the iOS update BEFORE doing the quick start data transfer/

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iPhone 11, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 17, 2024 06:45 PM

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Answer 1

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Only if your previous phone had the iOS 18 update installed already and you are trying to restore the new phone from a backup of the old one.

Otherwise, the update should not be necessary to complete the quick start transfer.

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Answer 2

do I have to install the iOS update BEFORE doing the quick start data transfer/

Yes

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