With the presentation of MacBook Air M4 and Mac Studio 2025, Apple has also announced a new function for its operating system, which was not yet known: MACOS 15.4 and iOS 18.4 bring a new, relief setup function. If you already have an iPhone, important data can be transferred directly to a new Mac. Alternatively, it can also be an iPad with iPados 18.4.
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“User: Inside, your iPhone can simply place your iPhone next to Mac and register your files, photos, messages, passwords and your new MacBook Air to quickly and easily to transfer your files, photos, messages, passwords and more,” Apple and MACOS 15.4 and iOS 18.4 and IOS 18.4, which is confirmed in April. First of all, Apple did not say how the transmission actually takes place-is it only on cloud data or iPhone or iPad.
There is already a migration aid for both Mac and iPhone and iPad. With this you can transmit data directly from a supplier and use local Wlan or cable connections. Migration Assistant on Mac also understands the reading of existing backups on external storage media. Transmission from iPhone to iPhone allows a simple upgrade in a new device to re-establish banking applications such as banking applications such as banking applications such as all apps and collected data-care-mature apps.

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The new feature, which had not yet had an official name, connects Apple’s mobile devices and Mac in a new way.
Apple has not yet communicated whether all MACS incorporates old apple-silicon and intel machines. The feature was initially mentioned in a press release for only MacBook Air M4 and Mac Studio M3 Ultra / M4 Max.
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