If you need to reset your iPhone to factory settings to resolve an issue, you can back it up to iCloud first and then restore it to keep your data.

Maybe you’re finally moving to iOS 26 on your current iPhone? While iTunes has been the go-to tool for backing up iPhones to a computer, many people want something simpler, faster, or more flexible.

Instead, you need to open and register Signal on the new phone and select an iOS transfer. Then you use a QR code to connect the old and new iPhones and a transfer will begin. Be warned — that ...