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Does my iPhone SE have to be connected to Wi-Fi in order to back up my info to the cloud? Why can’t I just use my regular service?

Does my iPhone SE have to be connected to Wi-Fi in order to back up my info to the cloud? Why can’t I just use my regular service?

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 2:10 PM

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It does have to be connected to wi-fi to backup to iCloud. See: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

This is primarily a user-to-user support forum; other Apple users like you. I cannot answer the "why" part of the question.

Posted on Apr 24, 2021 2:13 PM

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Does my iPhone SE have to be connected to Wi-Fi in order to back up my info to the cloud? Why can’t I just use my regular service?

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