Protect your information and make the move less stressful.
- Confirm that your photos, contacts, and important files have finished backing up. Open a few items from the backup to check them.
- Make sure you can sign in to your Apple or Google account and that its recovery phone number and email address are current.
- List anything that may need special attention, such as an authenticator app, eSIM (a digital SIM built into your phone), banking app, medical app, or password manager.
- Transfer to the new phone before erasing the old one. Test calls, messages, photos, email, and the apps you use most.
- Erase or trade in the old phone only after the new one works and your important information is present. Remove its SIM card if appropriate.