How to Backup iPhone Data to iCloud

Today's WikiHow teaches you how to back up iPhone data, such as pictures and notes, to Apple's cloud storage and apps.

Connect to Wi-Fi

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Open Settings in your phone. The application has a gray gear image (⚙️), located on the Home screen.

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Click Wi-Fi near the top of the Settings menu.

The backup process requires a Wi-Fi connection.

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Swipe the "Wi-Fi" slider to the "On" position. The switch will turn green.

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Tap the Wi-Fi network. Select a network from the list that appears under the "Choose a Network" section of the menu.

Enter your password if requested.

Set up backups

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Open Settings. If you're still open to the Wi-Fi setup screen, tap Settings in the upper left corner to return to the main Settings screen. Or, you just need to restart the Settings app as you did before.

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Tap your Apple ID (Apple account). This section is at the top of the screen and includes your name and avatar (if you've added one).

If you're not signed in, tap Sign in to your iPhone , enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In .

If you're using an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step.

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Tap iCloud in the second part of the menu.

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Select data to back up to iCloud. Swipe the button next to listed apps like Notes, Calendars, etc., to the "On" (green) position to include these data when your iPhone is backed up.

Data of applications with the slider in the "Off" (white) position will not be backed up.

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Scroll down and tap iCloud Backup at the bottom of the second section.

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Swipe "iCloud Backup" to the "On" position. The switch will turn green. So the iPhone will be backed up to the iCloud account when the phone is plugged in and connected to the Wi-Fi network.

To perform an immediate backup, you can click Back Up Now . It's at the bottom of the menu.