How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud [5 Ways]

When you bought a new iPhone and wanted to switch from your old iPhone to the new one, you may want to transfer data from one iPhone to new iPhone. Normally, you can sync iPhone to iPhone via iCloud backup. However, many iPhone users who don’t have such a backup may seek to transfer data, like photos or contacts, from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud.

So, can I transfer my phone without iCloud? Yes, of course. As a matter of fact, you don’t have to access iCloud to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone. To transfer data from the previous iPhone, you have more choices now. In this post, we’ll introduce 5 proven methods how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. And they can be applied to all iPhone models, including iPhone 14 series.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud after Setup

How do I transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone? You are highly recommended to use AnyTrans – iOS Data Manager to transfer everything to your iPhone easily and quickly, especially when you have set up your iPhone. It is a complete iOS data management and transfer tool and supports you to transfer everything from old iPhone to new iPhone even without data erasing.

As a professional iPhone Data Manager, it is well-known as one of the best iPhone-to-iPhone transfer tools. With this tool, you can preview and select data to transfer as you like. All the data are supported by this tool, including photos, videos, contacts, messages, books, ringtones, etc. Most importantly, unlike iCloud, AnyTrans will never erase the existing on your device and it will never leak your data and privacy to anyone else.

All you need to do is to free download AnyTrans and connect both your old iPhone and new iPhone to the computer. AnyTrans supports all iPhone, iPad models, including the latest iPhone 14 and iOS 16. And below are the steps to transfer data to new iPhone after setup without iCloud.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud:

Step 1. Free download AnyTrans on your computer. Open it and choose Phone to iPhone from the Phone Switcher mode.

Step 2. You can select all or some types of data you’d like to transfer from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. Click the Next button to initiate the transferring process.

Step 3. View and click the types of data you’d like to transfer > Take patience to wait for its transferring process until you see the Successfully transferred page.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via Quick Start

When you change to a new iPhone, Quick Start may be a good way for you to transfer data from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. Since iOS 12.4 version, Apple has introduced a new feature – Quick Transfer, to help users transfer everything from one iPhone to another without iCloud.

As long as both your source and target iPhone devices run iOS 12.4 or later iOS versions, you can make good use of the “Quick Start” function to transfer photos to new iPhone without iCloud or get other settings and data transferred, like messages, call logs, etc. In addition, this method doesn’t require a computer, so it is quite suitable for those who wonder how to transfer photos from old iPhone to new iPhone without iCloud or computer.

Nevertheless, there are many reasons why Quick Transfer fails to properly work. Thus, before starting to transfer data via Quick Transfer, you should check the following things first:

• Make sure both iPhone devices run iOS 12.4 or later versions. Also, the system version of the target iPhone should be higher than the old one’s.
• Make sure both devices are near enough and don’t shake them in case they are disconnected during the transferring process. You can choose to connect iPhone via a USB cable but in most cases, users like to enjoy a wireless transfer.
• Open Bluetooth on both your iPhones and ensure you have a good network connection if you attempt to transfer in a wireless way.

Upon the mentioned checkout, you can refer to the following part to see how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud over a peer-to-peer wireless connection.

1. Turn on your new iPhone and place it near the old one.
2. Turn on the new iPhone and go through the process of basic settings – languages, country, etc.
3. When you see the Quick Start screen, you will get a pop-up window on your old iPhone. Hit “Continue” to allow activating your new iPhone.
4. Use your old iPhone’s camera to capture the image on your new iPhone and wait for a few minutes to activate your new device. You can set up your face ID, Touch ID, or passcode now or later.
5. You will be asked if you want to transfer data from another iPhone. Click the “Continue” button to initiate the process.
6. It will ask for your Apple ID password. Once you’ve entered it, hit a series of “Continue”s to transfer the settings and different types of data according to your demands.
7. You will be asked to connect to power so as to transfer data in the following several minutes.
8. Once you can see the “Transfer Completed” page, wait for a few minutes to boot up your new iPhone.

Further Reading: Here is another related tip for you – How to Fix iPhone Migration Not Working >

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via iTunes

As we all know, you can also back up & restore your old iPhone with iTunes. So, if you have such an iTunes backup, you can also use it to transfer photos from old iPhone to new iPhone without iCloud. Surely, if you don’t have one, you should establish a backup first. And here are the steps.

1. Make sure you’ve installed iTunes on your PC or Mac computer.
2. Connect your old iPhone to the computer via a USB cable.
3. Click to back it up to “This Computer”.

Once you have established an iTunes backup, you should connect your new iPhone to get backup data restored. Notably, to restore iTunes backup, your new iPhone should not be set up yet. Instead, if you’ve already set up the new iPhone, you should reset or erase all the settings in advance. Now let’s take a look at how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via iTunes.

1. Launch your new iPhone and complete a series of basic settings.
2. When you see the “App & Data” display, you need to choose “Restore from Mac or PC”.
3. Launch iTunes and tap “Restore Backup” and select the backup.
4. Wait for several minutes to complete the restoring process. When everything is transferred to your new iPhone, you need to complete the following setup steps.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via Finder

If you are using a Mac with macOS Catalina or later, iTunes’ mentioned function will be replaced by Finder. So here we also provide you with the steps to use Finder solve how to transfer iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. Let’s take a look.

Step 1. Connect your old iPhone to your Mac and open Finder.

Step 2. Find and tap on your iPhone icon. And then click the “Back Up Now” button on the right.

Step 3. Connect your old iPhone to your Mac.

Step 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your new iPhone until you see the “App & Data” interface.

Step 5. Choose the “Restore from Mac or PC” option on this screen.

How to Transfer Everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via AirDrop

In 2011, Apple developed a feature called AirDrop. As a useful and handy transferring instrument, it helps iOS users transfer various types of data such as photos, documents, etc. So you can also use it to transfer photos from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud.

Although it is an official way to transfer data from one iPhone to another, users always complain that they fail to get everything transferred successfully via AirDrop. The transferring failure can result from many factors. For example, to AirDrop contacts between iOS devices, you should put both devices nearby, turn off instant Hotspot and turn on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Bear these factors in mind and read the following guide on how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud via AirDrop.

1. On both your iPhones, turn on AirDrop, which is located in the pull-down menu.
2. Find and press “AirDrop Receiving”. There are two settings. One is “Contacts Only”, in which you can only share with your contacts; the other is “Everyone” and this time we tap on “Everyone”. Also, turn on the AirDrop on another device.
3. Now, you need to locate the item you’d like to share. Here, we’ll take “photos” as an example.
4. Open a piece of photo and tap the “Share” icon. Tap the recipient’s image to initiate the transferring process.

The Bottom Line

These are all the ways for you to solve how to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud. As you can see, AnyTrans can be the easiest and fastest solution to get everything transferred than any other tools. And with this tool, you can even transfer data after setup, even without data loss. Just free download AnyTrans on your computer and have a try. You can also share it with your friends if you find it useful.