How can I fix stuck data transfer on my new iPhone?

I have recently upgraded to the iPhone 15, whilst attempting to transfer data from my iPhone 12 i have encountered multiple issues, firstly with the software update being stuck on the spinning icon after clicking “Update Now” after downloading the update, i got past this by restarting my iPhone.

However now i am stuck on the screen which says “transferring Data from iPhone” with a time estimation on it. The time remaining has been stuck on “estimating….” For several hours now, i started the transfer from this screen when i left for work and when i returned from work hoping it to be completed, it was still stuck on time estimating with nothing of the Bar completed.

I have contacted Sky who is the network i am with and they have been nothing but useless, they even sent me a different phone as they believed it was malfunctioning however i am having the exact same problem with my knew phone.

If anyone knows how i can sort this issue out please let me know as it has been 3 days now of attempting to transfer the data and i am starting to think i should give up and start from scratch with a new Apple ID but I don’t want to do this.

Please let me know as i am starting to become quite frustrated with my lack of progress and i need my phone for work

Thankyou for taking your time to read through my problem, any help would be appreciated


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iPhone 12, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 3, 2024 06:54 PM

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Posted on Oct 3, 2024 07:35 PM

Power off the new phone, power it back on and let it sit through the “reconnecting…” screen. Once it reconnects it will prompt with the screen scan circle and you can move on from there. I hope this helps . Just figured this out.

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