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Did you just get a shiny new iPhone 8 or 8 Plus. Nice! Before you head out to take a squillion photos or plop it down on your new wireless charging pad, there are a few housekeeping details you should tend to first.
1. Back up and restore
This isn’t poor planning, we swear—it’s a good idea to back up your old phone after you have your new iPhone in hand, so the backup is as up-to-date as it can possibly be. You can back up via iCloud or on a Mac.
iOS has a feature called Quick Start that uses your old iPhone to set up your new one. You can still use Quick Start (and if that’s what you want to do, skip to number 2 below), but it’s still a good idea to back up your old iPhone first. You don’t have to use Quick Start, though. Here are instructions on how to back up your old iPhone and then use that back up to set up your new iPhone.
