Stuck in ‘install now’

I am attempting to install software from my iPhone 11 to the iPhone 14 Pro. Everything was working fine until I got to Apple Inc. 3.1 GB and it just keeps spinning at install now for hours. Any ideas on how to go around this?

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 03:43 AM

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Ingo2711

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Sep 19, 2023 04:49 AM in response to Scoutygirl07

Did you already try to restore from an backup, taken with your old iPhone, as explained in this article?

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support

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