I did it!
Thanks for all your help! Had a bit of a panic as I didn't see my apps - then realized that I had to reinstall them all. D'oh! This also threw up the fact that for some I had not backed them up or registered, so swapped sim back to old phone and did this - transfer then was straightforward, if time consuming.
Two differences I have found so far:
I left the phone to charge overnight (as I did with my old one) but it was really hot this morning - this can't be normal??
Second - the screen seems to be much more sensitive - my 'swyping' isn't as accurate as it keeps thinking I want a capital letter and also as I scroll down a page, it opens some messages/posts which I touch on scrolling - can this be adjusted?
thanks
SB
When you go from Lollipop or newer device that has "Backup this device to Google" enabled to another Lollipop/Marshmallow device, part of the setup wizard will prompt you to restore from a previous device... You can select all the apps you wish and they will be reinstalled, then IF the author is making use of the Marshmallow backup API, the configuration of the app will be restored as well. Personally I have found that most apps do not implement this feature.
The Moto G is not known for heat problems, but the stock charger is horrid... I suggest a good, 1A or better charger and a quality USB cable (the Blackberry Playbook charger is awesome for all phones and has a really long cord and 2A output), but since this one is brand new, probably need to just clear the
cache partition. I have found with this device that doing this every few months really help keep it running smoothly.
For the swiping issue... unfortunately it's a well know problem that rears it's head to varying degrees, but there isn't much you can do for it. There is no calibration or adjustment to the sensitivity. If you have a screen protector, especially a tempered glass one, removing it can help in most cases, otherwise we need to just wait and see if Nougat comes with a fix from Moto (Lollipop didn't really have this problem, so it is a software thing).