11-17-2013, 10:31 PM
A little setup for you first.
I have been using an iPhone 3GS for about a year now. I've been syncing via iTunes fairly regularly without any problem.
I recently bought an iPhone 4s and just received the email about a half hour ago that it is cleared for unlocking. I guess I'm supposed to wait 24 hours, but I've also read that by the time you get the email, it's already been sent to Apple for the go-ahead. So I may just give it a shot tonight.
Part of the unlock process is to connect the new iPhone to iTunes and Backup and Restore the device (apparently as a new device). At that point, I'm supposed to see the "Congratulations. Your phone is unlocked" message.
Now I happen to know the new 4s already has ios7 installed on it by the previous owner. My old 3GS is running 6.1.2.
So here's my question. How to I get the new phone set up with all my APPS, music and other settings from my old 3GS? Or can that even happen, since I just told iTunes to set the phone up as a new device? It wouldn't be a major hassle to start from scratch, but if I can just import everything, it sure would be easier.
I have been using an iPhone 3GS for about a year now. I've been syncing via iTunes fairly regularly without any problem.
I recently bought an iPhone 4s and just received the email about a half hour ago that it is cleared for unlocking. I guess I'm supposed to wait 24 hours, but I've also read that by the time you get the email, it's already been sent to Apple for the go-ahead. So I may just give it a shot tonight.
Part of the unlock process is to connect the new iPhone to iTunes and Backup and Restore the device (apparently as a new device). At that point, I'm supposed to see the "Congratulations. Your phone is unlocked" message.
Now I happen to know the new 4s already has ios7 installed on it by the previous owner. My old 3GS is running 6.1.2.
So here's my question. How to I get the new phone set up with all my APPS, music and other settings from my old 3GS? Or can that even happen, since I just told iTunes to set the phone up as a new device? It wouldn't be a major hassle to start from scratch, but if I can just import everything, it sure would be easier.