Apps Did Not Transfer to Your New iPhone? 7 Fixes
A transfer moves your app data, not your apps. The apps are redownloaded from the App Store, which explains every version of this and the one case that cannot be fixed.

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A transfer moves your app data, not your apps. The apps are redownloaded from the App Store, which explains every version of this and the one case that cannot be fixed.
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Contributed photos move out of your Personal Library rather than being copied, and Apple says so in one line. Six checks, starting with the view that brings them all back.
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A balance of nine pence blocks it, and so do subscriptions, rentals, pre-orders and pending refunds. All seven blockers, in the order they bite.