昨天，我买了一台新 iPad——2019 iPad Air。这并不经常发生。我倾向于保留我的设备，直到它们真正走到最后，喘不过气来。我的旧设备，2013 年的 iPad 型号，正在努力运行 iOS 10，所以我决定一劳永逸地让它摆脱困境。
直到我开始考虑设置新 iPad 时，我才意识到有很多事情要记住，以确保设备之间的平稳过渡。这是我必须做的——按这个顺序。我在 iPad 上做了这个，但如果你正在过渡到新的 iPhone，(were transitioning to a new iPhone)它也适用。
在旧设备上(On The Old Device)
您不能只是关闭旧设备，启动新设备，然后就完成了。你需要做一些家务。
将您的设备备份到 iCloud(Backup Your Device To iCloud)
我之前讨论过如何使用 iTunes 将您的设备备份到 iCloud(backup your device to iCloud using iTunes)。我绝对建议您在擦拭旧 iPad 之前这样做。但您也应该使用 iPad 上的备份功能备份到 iCloud。
这样做很容易。前往iPad 上的设置(Settings)，点击顶部的您的姓名，然后点击iCloud。
然后在下一个屏幕上，点击iCloud Backup。
确保(Make)您的 iPad 已连接到电源插座，然后点击立即备份(Back Up Now)。
为确保安全，您可能还需要在Dropbox、Google Drive或其他云服务中打开相机上传功能。(Camera Uploads)然后将您的 iOS 相册上传到云端。
关闭“查找我的 iPad”(Switch Off “Find My iPad”)
备份完成后，就该关闭“查找我的(Find My)iPad”了。
这是绝对必要的。如果您不关闭“查找我的(Find My)iPad”，您将无法将 iPad 的所有权转让给其他任何人。即使你的 iPad 正走向永远不再使用的橱柜，你也会让它坐在“查找我的(Find My)iPad”地图上对你闪烁。最好完全关闭它。
在“设置”(Settings)中，点击您的姓名，然后点击“查找我的 iPad”(Find My iPad)。
在下一个屏幕上，取消选择Find My iPad和Send Last Location。系统将要求您输入您的Apple ID用户名和密码，以确认您要关闭此功能。
断开浏览器同步(Disconnect Browser Sync)
接下来，如果您正在使用同步功能，您需要断开浏览器的连接。
Chrome和Firefox都使用同步功能，因此您可以在各种设备之间无缝传输设置。但是，如果您不断开浏览器与您即将退役的设备的连接，您将永远无法在其他计算机上摆脱它。它会像“僵尸”设备一样坐在那里。
在 iPad 版本的Firefox中，转到设置，滚动到底部并选择Disconnect Sync。
Chrome的选项中也有一个类似的按钮。
将设备重置为出厂设置(Reset The Device To Factory Settings)
您现在需要做的最后一件事是彻底擦除 iPad 上的所有内容(wipe the iPad of all its contents)并将所有内容重置为出厂设置。这是完全不可逆的，因此请确保您已先完成备份。
只需转到常规(General)，然后在设置中重置。(Reset)
然后选择擦除所有内容和设置(Erase All Content and Settings)。
它会警告你，你将要做的事情无法逆转。继续并继续该过程。iPad 现在将重置并重新启动，这大约需要 5-10 分钟。当您看到白色的欢迎屏幕时，您就知道 iPad 已准备好转售或处置。
在新设备上(On The New Device)
当您设置新设备时， Apple(Apple)或多或少会握住您的手，这样您就不会真正出错。但是一个真正为我节省了大量时间的巧妙功能是我能够将我的所有设置从我的 iPhone 7 转移到新的 iPad 上。
Apple在他们的网站上有一个很棒的教程(has a great tutorial on their website)，它可以节省你设置新 iDevice 的大量时间。它甚至会通过您的WiFi密码传输自动登录。
现在只需选择您最近的 iCloud 备份并让您的应用自行安装。转移到新设备从未如此简单。
What To Do When You Are Switching From An Old iPad To a New One
Yesterday, I bought a new iPad – the 2019 iPad Air. This doesn’t happen very often. I tend to keep my devices until they are literally on their last legs, wheezing for breath. My old device, the 2013 iPad model, was struggling to operate iOS 10 so I decided to put it out of its misery once and for all.
It wasn’t until I began to think about setting the new iPad up that I realized there were a lot of things to remember to ensure a smooth transition between devices. Here is what I had to do – in this order. I did this on the iPad but it would also apply if you were transitioning to a new iPhone.
On The Old Device
You can’t just shut down the old device, start up the new one, and you’re done. There’s some housekeeping you need to do.
Backup Your Device To iCloud
I have previously discussed how to backup your device to iCloud using iTunes. I definitely recommend you do that before wiping your old iPad. But you should also backup to iCloud using the backup function on your iPad.
Doing this is easy. Go to Settings on the iPad, tap on your name at the top, and then tap iCloud.
Then on the next screen, tap iCloud Backup.
Make sure your iPad is connected to a power socket and then tap Back Up Now.
To be super-duper sure, you may also want to turn on Camera Uploads in Dropbox, Google Drive, or another cloud service. Then upload your iOS photo albums to the cloud.
Switch Off “Find My iPad”
Once backing up has been done, it’s time to switch off “Find My iPad”.
This is absolutely essential. If you don’t switch off “Find My iPad”, you won’t be able to transfer ownership of your iPad to anyone else. Even if your iPad is headed for the cupboard never to be used again, you will have it sitting on the “Find My iPad” map blinking at you. Better to switch it off completely.
In Settings, tap on your name and then tap Find My iPad.
On the next screen, deselect both Find My iPad and Send Last Location. You will be asked to enter your Apple ID username and password to confirm you want to switch this off.
Disconnect Browser Sync
Next, you need to disconnect your browser if you are using the sync feature.
Both Chrome and Firefox use sync so you can seamlessly transfer your settings across your various devices. But if you don’t disconnect the browser from a device you are shortly about to retire, you will never get rid of it on your other computers. It’ll sit there like a “zombie” device.
In the iPad version of Firefox, go to the settings, scroll to the bottom and select Disconnect Sync.
Chrome has a similar button in their options as well.
Reset The Device To Factory Settings
The last thing you need to do now is to completely wipe the iPad of all its contents and reset everything back to factory settings. This is completely irreversible so make sure you have done your backups first.
Simply go to General and then Reset in the Settings.
Then choose Erase All Content and Settings.
It will warn you that what you are about to do cannot be reversed. Go ahead and continue with the process. The iPad will now reset and reboot which takes about 5-10 minutes. When you see the white welcome screen, then that is when you know the iPad is ready for resale or disposal.
On The New Device
Apple more or less holds your hand while you are setting up the new device so you can’t really go wrong. But one neat feature which really saved me a lot of time was when I was able to transfer all of my settings from my iPhone 7 to the new iPad.
Apple has a great tutorial on their website and it saves you loads of time in setting up the new iDevice. It will even transfer over your WiFi password logging you in automatically.
Now it is just a case of selecting your recent iCloud backup and letting your apps install themselves. Transferring to a new device has never been easier.
