How to enable iCloud advanced data protection

Even within iCloud, there is an advanced data protection option where some apps have two-way encryption by iCloud to ensure that iCloud data types are only decrypted on trusted devices. So even if a cloud data leak occurs, your information is protected. So besides turning on 2-factor authentication for iCloud, you should enable this feature according to the instructions below.

Instructions to turn on iCloud advanced data protection

Step 1:

First, click on Settings on your phone and then tap on iCloud account . Switch to the new interface, here the user clicks on the iCloud item to adjust.

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Step 2:

Switch to the new new interface, we click on Advanced data protection . Now in the setup interface you click on Enable advanced data protection to use this feature.

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Step 3:

iCloud will proceed with setting up a recovery method in case you lose access to your iCloud account. We follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Click on Set up account recovery to do it. Then in the new interface, click Add recovery contact .

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Step 4:

Here you will see the content to add a contact to restore the account, click Add contact to restore . Display the interface to add a trusted account to recover the account, we click on the plus icon to add a trusted contact.

Now display the contacts on your phone for you to choose a trusted contact to add to the list.

After that, you continue to follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

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Lesley Montoya

Update 24 July 2023