5 Ways to Transfer Messages from iPhone to iPhone [2025]
How to easily transfer messages from iPhone to iPhone with or without iCloud/iTunes? This guide will give you 5 proven methods. So just keep reading to transfer messages.
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Have you just set up a new iPhone exciting, but found your Messages app is empty? We understand that your messages are essential, whether for important family discussions, or work-related communications. So in this guide, we will provide you 5 simple yet effective solutions to transfer your messages from iPhone to iPhone.
Method 1. Transfer Messages from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud/iTunes
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To learn how to transfer text messages from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud or iTunes, follow these simple steps:
Step 1. Install and launch FoneTool on computer and use a USB cable to connect your source iPhone to computer.
Step 2. Click on Phone Backup > Selective Backup > Check Messages to select the text message you want to transfer > OK.
Step 3. Select Backup Storage Path to set the storage path > Start Backup.
Step 4. Unplug your old iPhone and then connect your new iPhone to the computer > Navigate to the My Backups > Restore and choose to restore the messages you need.
Method 2. Transfer Messages from iPhone to iPhone with iCloud
If you want to transfer messages to new iPhone, iCloud is a good choice. But you should clear your iCloud storage before using it because iCloud only provides 5GB of free storage. You also should make sure that your iCloud connects your iPhone to a stable network.
Step 1. Go to Settings > iCloud > iCloud Backup, and turn on iCloud Backup option.
Step 2. If your phone runs on iOS 11.4 or a newer iOS firmware, then go to its Settings > Messages and turn on the Messages on iCloud feature > Click Sync Now.
Step 3. Set up your new iPhone and log into your iCloud account and choose Backup to store.
- Limitations:✎...
- The option is only available while setting up a new iPhone.
- The existing data on iPhone would be deleted while transferring and you may need to recover messages on it.
- The entire backup would be restored and you can’t select the files that you want to transfer.
Method 3. Sync Messages from iPhone to iPhone with iTunes
iTunes can also act as a data manager and help you sync your text messages from iPhone to iPhone. Take these steps to learn how to sync messages from iPhone to iPhone with iTunes.
Step 1. Download and launch iTunes. Connect your source iPhone to PC with a USB cable.
Step 2. Select the Summary section and choose This Computer instead of iCloud > Back Up Now.
Step 3. Disconnect the source iPhone and connect the new iPhone to iTunes instead.
Step 4. If you set up your phone for the first time, you will get the relevant prompt to perform its setup. You can just choose to restore a previous iTunes backup to your iPhone.
Step 5. If you have used your phone already, then go to Summary > Restore Backup.
Method 4. Transfer Messages from iPhone to iPhone via Quick Start
“How to transfer my messages to my new iPhone?” This is a common problem when we have a new phone. Using Quick Start to sync messages from an old iPhone to a new iPhone is another simple method. It transfers all your data at once and doesn’t require an iCloud backup.
Follow the steps below to see how to send messages from iPhone to iPhone via Quick Start.
Step 1. Launch Quick Start and then connect your old iPhone to WiFi and turn on the Bluetooth on it.
Step 2. Turn on the new iPhone. Follow the instructions to set up your devices. When you see Quick Start on the new iPhone, you’ll get a prompt on the old device.
Step 3. Tap Continue on the old iPhone and then scan the animation on the new iPhone.
Step 4. On the new iPhone, enter the password of your old devices and choose Transfer from iPhone.
Step 5. Keep two iPhones near each other until the transfer finishes.
Method 5. Airdrop Text Messages from iPhone to iPhone
You can also airdrop your messages from iPhone to iPhone. Before the transmission begins, you need to ensure that the user who is supposed to receive the content is nearby and within the range of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
Step 1. Enable AirDrop on both iPhones and turn on WiFi and Bluetooth.
Step 2. Open the Messages app on the source iPhone and locate the messages that you want.
Step 3. Tap and hold the message bubble until the options menu appears.
Step 4. Select More from the menu > AirDrop icon.
Step 5. Choose the target iPhone from the list of available devices.
Step 6. Accept on another iPhone.
Tip. If you want to transfer photos, videos, contacts, and music quickly and safely, you can choose FoneTool for iOS as an alternative tool.
FAQS on Transferring Messages from iPhone to iPhone
Q1. Can I transfer messages from iPhone to iPhone with different Apple ID?
Yes! If you want to transfer all your messages from iPhone to iPhone with different Apple IDs quickly and safely, you can use FoneTool as your best partner.
Q2. Why are my messages not transferring to new iPhone?
🙁iCloud Backup not enabled. Messages might not transfer if your messages aren’t backed up to iCloud.
🙁Cloud space. Check whether your iCloud space is enough or not.
🙁Different Apple IDs. If you want to transfer between different Apple IDs, please check the questions above.
🙁Network or WiFi problems. Poor connectivity during the transfer can lead to message failures.
Q3. How to transfer text messages from one iPhone to another using Bluetooth?
It’s a pity that you can’t transfer your text messages from one iPhone to another straightly using Bluetooth. You can use FoneTool or AirDrop to make it instead. So please check the steps of the two methods above.
Conclusion
From this guide, you can learn how to transfer messages from iPhone to iPhone using 5 methods. By contrast, you will find that the easiest and the fastest way is to use FoneTool to safely transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without storage space limitations. Further, we also explain how to transfer from iPhone to iPhone with iCloud, iTunes and Quick Start. If this guide is helpful, you can share it to help more people.
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Scarlett is an editor of FoneTool, with years of experience in the field of mobile data backup, transfer, recovery and date management in solving iOS-related issues. She hopes her writing can help people out of the current problem.
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