2026-04-21 16:41 UTC
So it appears that 'poor network' means anything that might glitch during the backup. This could be software, network, a VPN (which I cannot turn off on this security locked down phone). So backup is not an option. But there is direct phone to phone transfer.
Learned this takes over 1 hour and if interrupted by a call or any data drop out between the phoned due to wifi noise or phones too far apart then it just goes on to set up the phone without the transfer.
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@drfootleg@fosstodon.org 2026-04-21 16:44
Once it 'completes' the transfer the phone is considered to be set up. There is no option to retry apart from doing a complete factory reset and starting again. So here we are in hour 3 of trying to move from an older model to a new work phone. This process is clunky and painfully slow. Far from what I expected for the premium price Apple charges for the 'polished user experience'. All the Android phones I have set up just copied across from Google cloud without problems.