Restoring X backup on a 6

[roski11]

I backed up my X and I want to restore it on a 6 is that possible ? Whats the lowest model I can use that will restore the info I had on my X ?

I tried with a 5 and it said the software was too old. Even after i had updated to the "newest" firmware

Thanks !

 

[tehStickMan]

iPhone 6 can run the latest iOS, so you should be fine.

I have a feeling that restoring requires iOS10 or higher, but I can't find info to prove it quickly.

 

[Funsize93]

You can restore any iTunes backup to another device as long as the receiving device is on the same OS or later.

 

[Daisy Styles]

You can upgrade your iPhone 6 iOS to be t

You can restore any iTunes backup to another device as long as the receiving device is on the same OS or later.

Exactly! Your the iOS version on your iPhone 6 is probably lower than the iOS version on your X.

You have two options:
1: Upgrade your iPhone 6 to the latest iOS version.
2: if you only want to restore some specific data from iPhone X to iPhone 6, such as photo, contacts, you might want to try a third party iPhone backup software. Here is a guide: https://www.5kplayer.com/iphone-manager/backup-iphone-without-itunes.htm and this software is curently for free.

 

[Minorite]

And don't forget to make sure that there is enough storage on 6! Most common issue is when the backup is just bigger than free space on the device.