Can’t get into some iCloud settings, errors occurring

Same, on all my devices that updated to the new 16.3, any that have not are fine. We have turned off the auto update on the ones that have not updated to 16.3 as it has been an absolute disaster!

Were you able to resolve this, Demo? [I'll be around if you want to ask any questions.]

I'm getting the same thing after updating to 16.3 from 15.7... on an iPad 9 (WiFi only). I can't enable iCloud Drive, Back Up, Notes etc....Another data point, don't know that it's relevant––I don't have 2 factor turned on.

I'm signed in to my iCloud ID and have the 50 GB plan. I've restarted and have done a soft reset (if that's what it's being called today); no joy.

Thank you for the feedback. I had already discovered the alternate backup location and it works for me (at least manually, haven't tried automatic). As you said, maybe that will give peace of mind. MisterMisterMister in the next post reports that he has 2FA on so 2FA might not have a part in this.

A couple things to report:

I gather from your OP that you updated OTA; I updated through a Mac by wire.

Since then, I tried updating using recovery mode, again through the Mac by wire––no joy.

Despite not being able to enable Notes (again, unknown error) in Settings app > iCloud > Apps using iCloud, I was able to both send and receive notes via iCloud using the iPad. iCloud Notes had been enabled and successfully used in the previous OS.

So, iCloud is working. Sounds like a bug.

I sent both iPad and iCloud feedback. I referenced this thread. We shall see. Thanks for the tips on the missing choices; I used comments as you suggested. (Best to you and family.)

MisterMisterMister––I use a passcode.

Indeed what Demo explains is the case. I find it disturbing that one has to go the convoluted way to see whether the iCloud back up is on. However, when I go through the list of my devices on my iPhone 14, the phone shows "icloud back up on" but for my iPad it shows " - " which I am assuming it is not on.....

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Apple bugged me relentlessly to upgrade iCloud and upgrade "security" to 2-factor. 2-factor is a waste of time for many of us and dangerous for anyone who gets their other device lost, stolen, or broken. I upgraded iCloud only to find out now that I can't backup now because of this 16.3 update. Seems more like blackmail to go to 2-factor. If not fixed in the extremely near future, I'm downgrading to iOS 15.

Upgrading my iPad to 16.3 was a NIGHTMARE! I started my iPhone and iPad at the same time, almost an hour later the iPad still had not finished updating. After a bit over an hour, *CRASH!* I get a graphic of a computer and a cord and an error message that tells me to connect the iPad to my "Mac" because there was an error. I don't have a Mac, I have a PC, so I navigate to the indicated website which proceeds to tell me that I need to download the most recent iTunes and connect my iPad to the computer. Then it tells me it will download the update and attempt to install it on the iPad... "attempt" pretty much terrifies me. It took almost 40 minutes to download the update, during which time I kept getting pop-ups asking if I wanted to reset my iPad to factory settings (and lose EVERYTHING that is on it). When I'd press "Update" instead of "Reset" it would start downloading the update AGAIN, even though it was already downloading. I finally figured out how to turn off the multiple downloads, and once the download was done it updated the iPad just fine... Except that as soon as it finished, and the iPad came back on I got a pop-up on the computer telling me the update failed and my iPad would require a factory reset. As the iPad was actually already up and running, I ignored the popup and disconnected. My iPad is updated and running just fine, but getting there was a headache and a half!

Aliza2023 - We had the same foundation to this problem - 2factor enabled but no passcode was ever set. I'm tempted by the passcode solution, but did this fix it permanently for you or was it just a temporary workaround? i.e. was iCloud still enabled after a device restart?

Also not sure if I should just wait for iOS 16.3.1 and see what happens

MisterMisterMister - good question. I have not turned off any devices since the fixed worked. But since it is running correctly I won’t take that chance for now. Someone mentioned in the list of devices at bottom of Apple ID page that other devices, not the one you are on, have a “ - “ minus sign under iCloud backup when you click on another device name. My thought is that the option to turn iCloud backup on or off for any other device that you are not on is not available from the second device. You must do that on each device separately. I know all my devices are backing up, so I don’t think that - means your device is not backing up only that you can’t do it from another device. I may be wrong. If anyone else talks to an Apple technician, maybe they can ask that question.

please post if you try the pass code, and it works for you too.

I live alone and I do not have “trusted” people that I can contact if I had a problem of this nature, I won’t do that for other people if they asked me so I would never want to ask someone else to do that for me. This horrible solution is highly invasive of a persons privacy and, in the first place Apple, you’re supposed to be the company that cares more about our privacy than Microsoft or Google. Superior privacy is why Windows users like myself decided to get an iPhone and eventually I plan to get a Apple computer but now I’m wondering if Apple is no more pro privacy and Microsoft!

Hi...tried the passcode and it didn't work. Tried restarting my iphone 13 pro afterward...didn't help. Not using 2FA, and would like to avoid it, if possible. I normally don't update my iOS for several weeks after release to avoid these types of problems, but tech reviewers posted 16.3 was stable and closed several security loopholes. Will be more careful in the future! Can't believe Apple isn't taking this issue seriously. Hopefully, a solution is forthcoming!