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Can a virus/malware travel through iCloud to a new phone?

So I had an iPhone 6 which there is a chance that it has a virus or a malware in it and I had my iCloud signed in then I bought an iPhone 14 Pro then signed in with the same iCloud as before. So my question can a virus be in my new phone via iCloud? Like is there a chance that my new phone has virus because of the iCloud.

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 4, 2022 9:27 AM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2022 9:06 PM

no, there are no viruses or malware that can travel through iCloud and onto your new device. There are no known viruses or malware that can affect an iOS device like iPhone or iPad.

anyone who says that there is does not know what they are talking about or have read miss information out there on other sites, which is simply not true

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Dec 4, 2022 9:06 PM in response to HolySchwibble

no, there are no viruses or malware that can travel through iCloud and onto your new device. There are no known viruses or malware that can affect an iOS device like iPhone or iPad.

anyone who says that there is does not know what they are talking about or have read miss information out there on other sites, which is simply not true

Can a virus/malware travel through iCloud to a new phone?

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