Apple’s default iCloud backup is convenient, but it quietly nudges iPhone owners into a monthly bill that can feel permanent ...

iCloud offers an easy way to back up your data on your iPhone. Apple provides 5 GB of free iCloud storage, which can fill up quickly when you back up your photos, videos, and app data. Depending on ...

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As Apple warned on November 19, it’s ending iCloud backup support for iOS 8 and earlier. Device backups now require iOS 9 or later. Apple says this is to align more closely with its published minimum ...

If you've backed up your iPhone photos to iCloud, you're already doing better than most people. Keeping an online backup of your photos means it's easy to retrieve them if something happens to your ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Why would you bother to back up your iMessages? After all, they’re all stored in iCloud these days, right? Well, yes your messages are all stored in iCloud, but ...

You may have heard that backing up your data with a cloud storage provider isn’t good enough. After all, can you really trust services like Apple iCloud, Microsoft OneDrive, and Google One with your ...

Make sure Apple Watch and old iPhone are updated and synced to iCloud > back up old phone > set up new phone. When asked to use Apple Watch, select Continue > keep devices close > follow on-screen ...