How to get all my contacts and apps on my new iPhone?
Okay I just received a new iPhone XR after my old one was lost. How do I get all my contacts and apps back from iCloud?
iPhone XR, iOS 12
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Greetings Ricky2233,
Thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities! I understand you're curious how to add your contacts and apps to your new iPhone from iCloud, as you mentioned your previous iPhone was lost.
You can restore a backup to your iPhone to obtain your apps. If you're using iCloud Contacts, you can enable the feature on your new iPhone for the contacts to appear automatically. The following articles will help you to locate and restore a backup: Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support & Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
The following article shows helpful steps for turning on iCloud Contacts: Keep your contacts up to date on all of your devices with iCloud - Apple Support
"On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
- Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
- Turn on Contacts.
- When you're asked if you want to Merge or Cancel, tap Merge.
All of the information stored in Contacts uploads to iCloud."
You can see steps to take for a lost iPhone from the following guide: If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support
Cheers.