How to Transfer All/Any Messages to iPhone 16/Pro/Pro Max

There are a lot of important or precious information stored in iPhone text messages. How to transfer messages to a new iPhone has become a concern for many iPhone users. Especially recently, Apple launched the latest iPhone 16 series.

The first thing you might think of is to restore all data from iCloud. But many users have reported that using iCloud has caused such a situation: All my messages didn’t transfer to my new iPhone. Don't worry, the following article will provide better ways to help you transfer messages from old iPhone to new iPhone.

3 Ways to Transfer Messages to iPhone 16/Pro/Pro Max

No matter which device you want to upgrade to the new iPhone 16 series, you can follow these methods to copy messages from old iPhone to new iPhone. If you want to transfer everything to new iPhone without data loss, you can go to next part to learn the best way.

Way 1. Best Way to Transfer All/Any Messages to New iPhone 16 without iCloud

Using iCloud to backup and restore all messages often takes longer, and you may encounter insufficient like iCloud storage is full or and iCloud sync failure. Using iTunes requires more cumbersome steps, and it does not support restoring messages separately. In contrast, we recommend you use a free and easy-to-use iPhone data transfer tool - FoneTool.

Now, you can download the FoneTool and follow the steps to send all messages to your new iPhone.

Step 1. Launch FoneTool > Plug in the old iPhone to computer > After the PC access your iPhone, click Phone Backup.

Step 2. Choose Selective Backup > Tap Get Started > Choose Messages > Select the messages you wish to transfer and click OK to confirm. If you want to transfer all messages to the new iPhone at once, you can check the Select All option.

Step 3. Select a place to save your message backups > Click Start Backup.

Step 4. Then unplug old iPhone and connect new iPhone to computer > Go to the My Backups screen > Tap the Restore option > Choose the Messages icon to get old messages on new iPhone without data loss.

Way 2. How to Share All iPhone Messages to New iPhone by iTunes

iTunes is the official solution provided by Apple to transfer data from one iPhone to another. Please note that the data synced from iTunes may overwrite the current data on the target iPhone.

Learn how to transfer all imessages to new iPhone are as follows:

Step 1. Download and open iTunes on your computer > Connect the old iPhone to the PC.

Step 2. iTunes will recognize your iPhone automatically, then chose Device tab > Summary > This Computer > Tap Back Up Now.

Step 3. When iTunes finished the backup process, plug in your new iPhone to the computer.

Step 4. Then navigate to Summary > Tap Restore Backup > Select the backup you need > Tap Restore.

Way 3. How to Sync Messages from Old iPhone to New iPhone with iCloud

iCloud only provides 5GB of free storage space. Before using this method, please make sure you have enough iCloud storage to back up important iPhone data. This method requires you to connect to a stable network or set up sufficient traffic, otherwise the recovery may fail.

Tip: Why Messages/iMessages not syncing between devices? You can check the reasons on this link.

If you don't mind, you can try to transfer messages to new iPhone 16 again using iCloud. Here is the guide:

Step 1. On your old iPhone: Open Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup > Under Backup, turn on iCloud Backup > Click Back Up Now.

Step 2. On your new iPhone: Resetting the iPhone and setup the iPhone > Then tap Restore from iCloud Backup.

Bonus Tip: 1-Click Transfer Everything to New iPhone without Data Loss

If you want to transfer all data to a new phone in one click and don't want to be restricted by iCloud and iTunes, then please continue to trust FoneTool. In addition to helping you transfer information, FoneTool also helps transfer old iPhone to new iPhone with 1-click.

Here are steps to use FoneTool, only need 3 steps to move data to new iPhone without losing anything:

Step 1. Download and open FoneTool > Connect your old iPhone and new iPhone to the computer.

Step 2. Click Phone Transfer > Go to iPhone to iPhone and click Start Transfer.

Step 3. Check Enable backup encryption if you need > Click Start Transfer to begin.

Conclusion

That’s all about how to transfer messages to iPhone 16/Pro/Pro Max. Whether you want to sync all or some text messages from your old device to your new device, you can find the right method in the article. As a professional iOS data management tool, FoneTool supports the data you choose to transfer, and also allows you to transfer all data in one click. Come download and experience more!

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