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iPhone 18 Pro bought from Apple comes with a free online setup session
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iPhone 18 Pro bought from Apple comes with a free online setup session

Mike Peterson · September 18, 2026

If you bought your iPhone 18 Pro directly from Apple, you can book a free online session with an Apple Specialist to set it up and move your data. Apple emails a personal invitation as soon as your order is delivered, and you can also start a session from your Orders page. iPhone 18 Pro…

iPhone 18 Pro Data Transfer: iCloud Backup, Quick Start or a Cable, Compared
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iPhone 18 Pro Data Transfer: iCloud Backup, Quick Start or a Cable, Compared

Mike Peterson · September 13, 2026

Apple publishes three separate ways to move data onto a new iPhone, and iPhone 18 Pro buyers get to pick whichever fits the morning they actually have. Quick Start is wireless and immediate, an iCloud backup works even when the two phones are not together, and a cable transfer skips the network entirely. Here is…

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