Why didn't my Safari tabs transfer to my new iPad?

Transferred 2017 iPad Pro to new iPad Air M3 but no Safari group tabs came across. Syncing for Safari in iCloud are both switched on. Same thing happened with the passwords app but a kind Apple community person got me through it. So I hope someone can help e with this mess.

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iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on May 3, 2025 03:21 AM

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