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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: phone migration
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:43:48 -0700
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On 2024-07-20 14:36, badgolferman wrote:
> Alan wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-07-20 14:23, badgolferman wrote:
>>> Alan wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> Apparently little Arlen  and his best buddy badgolferman have
>>>>>> never heard of Quick Start - yet little Arlen constantly
>>>>>> claims he knows more about Apple than anyone else.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe you didn’t read the original message. I didn’t migrate the
>>>>> phone, the IT technician did.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And he chose one method when he could have chosen another.
>>>
>>>
>>> She.  Does that make a difference?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> As has been presented to you already:
>>
>> 'Choose how you want to transfer your data.
>>
>> If you download from iCloud, your apps and data download in the
>> background so that you can start using your new device right away.
>>
>> If you transfer directly from your previous device, you'll need to
>> wait for the transfer to complete on both devices before you can use
>> them.'
>>
>> <https://support.apple.com/en-ca/102659>
>>
>> Note that if you choose the latter, you will wait for everything to
>> come over directly from your old iPhone, but no downloading is
>> required.
>>
>> Now: how long did the technician have your iPhone?
> 
> 
> I think I was there 15-20 minutes.  That includes authenticating for
> the MDM software and transfer of the phone number through VZW portal.
> The required Microsoft apps were already preinstalled before I showed
> up.
> 
> I mentioned earlier, the transfer method used was direct phone to
> phone.  Considering this was a work phone, there was very little for it
> to transfer since all mail is on the Microsoft Exchange servers and I
> don't have personal apps or pictures on it.

I think you'll find that the reason everything wasn't where you left it 
was because this wasn't the standard Apple iOS migration, but rather one 
mediated by your company's MDM software.

When you perform an ordinary iOS migration from an old device to a new 
one, everything is right where you put it.