How to Backup Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Using iCloud?

How to Backup Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Using iCloud

In this article, I am going to show you how to fully backup your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch using iCloud. Whenever you make a backup of your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you will have a copy of your all data and information with it. then if your device gets damaged, lost or replaced you can restore your data and information to the new device from the backup you created. Now choose a backup method there two methods, backup your device by iCloud or iTunes. So in this article, I will show only how to backup your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch using iCloud. Check my next article to backup your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch using iTunes.

Differences between iCloud Backup and iTunes Backup

Before you create a backup you need to know the differences between iCloud Backup and iTunes Backup, Learn for here What’s the Difference between iCloud Backup and iTunes Backup?

Backup Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch Using iCloud

To backup your device using iCloud, you must be connected to WiFi connections and you don’t to plug your device into a computer and be at home to backup your device using iCloud.

Note: This article is about backup your device using iCloud and it works with iOS 7 or later.

Step #1. Firstly make you sure that your device is connected to a WiFi Network.

Connect to WiFi

Connect to WiFi

Step #2. Go to Settings then tap on iCloud.

Tap on iCloud

Tap on iCloud

Step #3. Tap on Backup on iOS 8 or later. but for iOS 7 tap on Storage & Backup.

Tap on Backup

Tap on Backup

Step #4. Now Turn on iCloud Backup, then tap on Back Up Now and wait until the progress gets finished.

Back Up Now

Back Up Now

Step #5. To make sure yourself that backup finished successfully, go to Settings > iCloud > Storage > Manage Storage, then choose your device and check the backup details and the size and backup time.

Backup Size and Time

Backup Size and Time

Remember: Now you have turned backup on and once you have manually backup your device and after this to backup your device automatically you must follow 4 steps below.

  • Connect your device to a WiFi Network
  • Plug into the power source
  • Your screen must be locked
  • If you have enough iCloud Space

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