AT&T Mobile Transfer allows you to transfer your contacts, media, messages, call records, and documents from your old phone to your new phone. To learn more, visit the AT&T Mobile Transfer website.
1. From the home screen, select the
Note: If prompted, enter your Apple ID Password then select Sign In to download the app. If it is your first time opening the app, review the Data Collection Permission prompt. Select the desired checkboxes, then select Continue. Review the Location services prompt, then select the desired option. Review the Privacy for Your Photos prompt, then select Continue. Review the permission prompts, then select the desired option. You will only be able to transfer data that you grant the app permission to access.
2. On your old phone, select From this device and follow the steps to generate a QR Code.
Note: Both your old and new devices must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
3. On the new phone, select To this device. Enter your mobile number, then select NEXT.
4. Use your new device to scan the QR Code from the old one, which links both devices. Follow the prompts to transfer your content.
Congrats on your new mobile device! Follow the steps below to set it up right.
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1. Back up your content.
Make sure you do this before you turn on your new phone.
2. Set up your new device.
Current T-Mobile customers upgrading to a new device: Use the new SIM card that came in the box with your device. If you
bought an iPhone, the SIM may already be installed. See how to install and activate your SIM at t-mobile.com/SIM.
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New customers or new phone lines: When your T-Mobile SIM Starter Kit arrives, follow the set-up instructions to insert the new SIM into your device and activate. Or see how at t-mobile.com/SIM.
3. Manage your content.
Plus, find out how to use and manage your new device.
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Apple has had support for eSIM since the iPhone Xs/XR, but this year it is going all in by ditching the physical SIM card slot for all iPhone 14 versions sold in the U.S. While models sold in other countries will have support for both physical and virtual SIM, Apple could eventually remove the SIM slot in more countries depending on availability. The precise instructions vary from region to region. For this guide, we’ve focused primarily on the U.S. market.
ESIM is a substitute for a physical SIM that’s embedded in the phone’s circuitry so users can easily swap between SIMs. It also enables people to host more than two SIMs. The iPhone 14 will be able to host up to eight SIMs at once. So, how easy is it to load a new eSIM on the iPhone? It should only take a few steps.
Here’s how to do it:
- Go to Settings > Cellular > Add Cellular Plan. Alternatively, this setting could be under Settings > Mobile Data > Add eSIM.
- You will see a bunch of numbers on display to transfer the plan. Otherwise, you can manually select the “Transfer from Nearby iPhone” option. Both iPhones have to be on iOS 16 for this to work.
- Instructions on the old model will help you through this process. Enter the verification code — which will be displayed on the new iPhone — on the older iPhone.
- Once you transfer the plan to the newer iPhone, your Carrier will send you a notification to complete the setup.
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QR code support
- If your carrier has issued you a QR code, you can simply select “Use QR Code” while setting up the new iPhone or use the camera.
- In some regions, you can find the “Use QR Code” option under Settings > Mobile Data > Add eSIM.
Converting physical SIM
Some carriers might support quickly converting the physical SIM to eSIM without having to visit a store. For that, you can go to Settings > Cellular and select Convert to eSIM and then tap on Convert Cellular Plan. After confirming the cellular plan you want to covert tap on Convert to eSIM and wait for it to activate.
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Some U.S.-based carriers might have their own apps and sites to easily set up eSIM. Notably, most iPhone models will need to be connected to the internet through Wi-Fi when switching to eSIM, but eSIM-only iPhone 14 sold in the U.S. can be activated without a Wi-Fi-enabled internet connection.