Apple is requiring me to remove my iphone 6S Plus from my account to use advanced data protection because it cannot be updated to the latest ios. However, I use the device with iTunes and my Bose speaker system. I need it logged in to use my Apple One subscription. Why are you asking me to remove it, thus rendering the device I have playing music in my house useless?
iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 15
pumpichank wrote:
It also means that my 6S+ won't be able to update apps, right?
You're not required to use Advanced Data Protection. It's your choice - either use this new feature with its new technology on modern devices that can support it, or forego this latest technology and continue to use old devices - for a while longer.
I'm late to the conversation but here is a workaround. Create an apple id for the iphone 6 and sign in with that. Add it as its own member of Family (presuming you have a spare) so that it shares the music and other subscriptions. You'll have to share play lists to it but it should work just fine as a music playback device.
It’s because the iPhone 6S doesn’t follow the requirements for the feature. per How to turn on Advanced Data Protection for iCloud - Apple Support
Updated software on all of the devices where you're signed in with your Apple ID:
Actually, I understand the question completely.
iCloud personal data may be shared on any Apple device signed in using your Apple ID. Once you decide to do Advanced Data Protection on your iCloud data, any device accessing that data must be able to handle that encryption. Your iPhone 6S+ flunks that requirement.
The technical reason is your iPhone 6S+ is too old to run the required iOS 16.2.
As shoeluvr13 explained very well above, you cannot do this.
That does kind of suck though. It also means that my 6S+ won't be able to update apps, right? I guess I could create a new non-projected Apple ID just for this phone, but that's really inconvenient. I guess it effectively makes the phone useless. Yeah, it's old, but it still has its uses!
I totally get that, and have made the decision that the additional privacy and security of my data is worth it. My 6S+ has been limping along for a long while anyway and I do have a modern supported iPhone, but I'm just saying it *has* been limping along and still has its uses, so it's a little bit of a shame.
@shoeluvr13
Ok but how can I keep my iphone 6s plus playing Apple Music and have my other two devices use advanced data protection?
What is the technical reason? I have encryption for one device and another device with no encryption on AWS. @sberman
I don’t think that you understand the question.
Advanced Data Protection
