iCloud app back up

The many apps I have on my iPhone 13 from the App Store don't show up in my icloud backups. How can I back them up too?

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 15, 2023 11:41 AM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2023 11:45 AM

You can't; they'll be redownloaded from the App Store when restoring the backup.

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Apr 15, 2023 11:45 AM in response to ellarbee1

You can't; they'll be redownloaded from the App Store when restoring the backup.

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