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Automatic SetupBy MacRumors Staff Jump to How Tos ArticlesAutomatic Setup How TosHow to Use Automatic Setup in iOS 11 to Get Your New iPhone 8 Up and Running QuickThursday September 21, 2017 3:11 pm PDT by Juli CloveriOS 11 includ

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How to Use Automatic Setup in iOS 11 to Get Your New iPhone 8 Up and Running Quick

Thursday September 21, 2017 3:11 pm PDT by Juli Clover
iOS 11 includes a new "Automatic Setup" feature, which is aimed at making it quicker to get a new device ready to use right out of the box. Automatic Setup streamlines the setup process for new iPhones and iPads, transferring over preferences, Apple ID and Wi-Fi info, preferred settings, and iCloud Keychain passwords. Automatic Setup is not the same as restoring from an iCloud backup and it...

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