I got a new phone in the mail and i want to get my pictures off of my old one (doesnt turn on at the moment). Also isnt there a way to restore my settings onto the new one? settings that were on my old one?

My girlfriend got a new phone recently as well and she was able to click something on her new phone that allowed all the setting pictures texts and etc to transfer to her new phone, even though her old phone was unaccessible. How do I do that for my phone? It's the same circumstance. I dont back up my phone like she does but I dont think she had done a recent backup before her phone died either. Someone please help!

You transfer the data (including text messages) and settings from your old phone to your new one by backing up your old phone and restoring this backup to your new one (see http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2109).  This must have been what your girlfriend did.
If you never backed up your old phone and it doesn't work now, it's too late.

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