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Harley630
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Data transfer between iPhones stuck and failing

It’s been almost 9 hours and the transfer from my 16pm to 18pm still isn’t done.

the first time it said est time remaining 2 hours then it transferred with 2 mins left and sat stuck frozen for over 45 mins

then I reset the 18pm started over using cord and estimated 4 hours 45 mins then 10 mins til done frozen for over 45 mins again

then reset 18pm again and trying to even get the transfer started kept failing. Took a break reset and shut off. Then 3 hours ago tried again was doing great and now it’s been on 4 minutes left for almost an hour.

both phones have the current iOS 27

Posted on Sep 18, 2026 9:05 PM

3 replies

lobsterghost1
User level: Level 10 (233,174 points)

Sep 18, 2026 9:44 PM in response to Harley630

Are you plugged in and connected to Wifi? If you have a VPN on your old iPhone, get RID of it. VPNs do nothing useful, aren't needed on iPhone and cause connectivity issues.


I just transferred the data from two iPhones to two new 18's (18 Pro and 18 Pro Max) and the data transferred in just a few minutes.

Jeff Donald
User level: Level 9 (64,078 points)

Sep 19, 2026 5:31 AM in response to Harley630

I did my transfer from 17 Pro Max to 18 PM yesterday using iCloud. The data transferred quick, maybe 20 minutes, and then the apps downloaded which took about 3 hours. I have a lot of apps. My luck with iPhone to iPhone has been hit or miss.

Harley630 Author
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Sep 19, 2026 5:22 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Yes plugged in. Strong WiFi. I never have had a vpn on any phones

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360194