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New iPhone.... backing up my old iPhone. Why do I need to have an icloud email?

New iPhone.... backing up my old iPhone. Why do I need to have an icloud email?


iPhone 6s, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 23, 2020 10:16 AM

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Posted on Jul 23, 2020 10:27 AM

juliet1972 wrote:

New iPhone.... backing up my old iPhone. Why do I need to have an icloud email?

You need an apple id, to back up to icloud and restore from icloiud

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New iPhone.... backing up my old iPhone. Why do I need to have an icloud email?

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