iPhone 18 Pro Setup: Cannot sign in to iCloud during data transfer

Trying to setup iphone 18 pro and taking all my data from my old iphone and i cannot sign in my icloud, it's saying something time out and then is asking me to reset the phone! Is anyone experienced this issue?

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Original Title: Cannot get the data

Posted on Sep 25, 2026 10:44 AM

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WheelieNick

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Sep 25, 2026 1:51 PM in response to vladut225

Bypass the Direct Transfer: Reset or restart your iPhone 18 Pro and choose to set it up as a new devicetemporarily, skipping the direct data transfer from your old phone.

Erase and Retry: After updating, go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone, select Erase All Content and Settings, and factory reset the new phone.
Use iCloud Backup Instead: When you go through the setup assistant a second time with an updated iOS, choose Restore from iCloud Backup rather than a direct device-to-device handshake if the direct transfer continues to time out.