Q: Reduce iCloud storage capacity and put content back onto phone
I used to have a 32g iPhone, which eventually did not have enough gigs to store all my music and photos. So I signed up for the monthly 0.99$ to get 50g in the iCloud. I recently got a new iPhone with 64g and no longer need the iCloud service. How do I transfer my music, photos, contacts, etc. physically back onto my phone and get rid of the unnecessary 0.99$ storage plan?
iPhone SE, iOS 9.3.4
Posted on Sep 6, 2016 6:45 PM
If you have Apple Music, it is stored in the iCloud Music Library, but you should also have it in your iTunes Library, or you can manually redownload it to the same Apple ID:
Contacts are stored in iCloud, not on your device, so those would remain in place.
Sounds like for Photos, you have iCloud Photo Library turned on? If you do, and you have Optimized your Photos on the device, you can download your originals before your storage is downgraded: Settings>iCloud>Photos, check "Download and Keep Originals".
To downgrade your storage:
iCloud storage upgrades and downgrades - Apple Support
Best of luck,
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Posted on Sep 6, 2016 8:14 PM