Upgrade to iPhone 5s

[Anonymous]

Hi, I 'hope' to receive my new iPhone 5s soon. When it does arrive I shall want to move all my apps and data from my current iPhone 4. What the best way to get that done?

I have iCloud enabled, so I understand that emails, pictures etc will migrate that way, but it's the apps I'm not so sure about.

Guidance appreciated ! thanks Mart

[MI5]

Just make a full backup of the old phone and then restore your new phone from the backup. Everything will sync across.

[Anonymous]

Yes, do as above.  All my apps have moved across and reinstate in the same place as you had them on your old phone.  Books, music and film didn't reappear but I wanted to start afresh with those anyway (I tend to use my iPod Touch and iPad for reading and viewing films.)

[Anonymous]

Ok, thanks both. I assume you mean a backup onto my Mac, not some iCloud backup ?

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

iCloud should be fine but it always wise to make a Mac/PC backup too on a regular basis.