How it works. When your device is backed up in i. Cloud, you can easily set up a new device or restore information on one you already have.
, use i Cloud Backup so that you have a copy of the information on your i, phone, i Pad and i, and pod touch. When your device is backed up in i. Cloud, you can easily set up a new device or restore information on one you already have.
One question we ran across in our research was “What’s the difference between an iCloud backup and an encrypted backup?”.
If you are using an encrypted i. Phone backup, it will be broadly similar to an i. Cloud backup in terms of its content. If you are using an unencrypted i. Phone backup, it won’t contain some important sensitive data (eg. Health data, your Apple Keychain and Screen Time passcode).
How often does iCloud backup my iPhone or iPad?
, i Cloud automatically backs up all of the data on your i. Phone or i. Pad every day, so long as the device is connected to Wi-Fi, turned on, locked, and connected to a power source. This makes it easy to restore a device if you need to wipe it or set up a brand new i. Phone or i. Pad with your existing data. Here’s what gets backed up to i, and cloud:.
Here is what our research found. when you use Messages in i. Cloud or turn on i. Cloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in i, and cloud. That means they’re not included in your i, and cloud backup., your i Cloud Backup includes information about the content you buy, but not the content itself.
How do I delete an iCloud backup on my iPhone?
Tap on your Apple ID right at the top. It should be the name you used to sign up for an Apple ID. Tap on i, and cloud. Tap Manage Storage under i, and cloud. Tap the device whose backup you want to delete. Tap Delete Backup at the bottom.
What is included in a backup of your iPhone?
, your i, phone, i Pad, and i. Pod touch backup only include information and settings stored on your device. It doesn’t include information already stored in i. Cloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memos 3, shared photos, i. Cloud Photos, Health data, call history 4, and files you store in i, and cloud drive.