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Backing up iPhone 4 to iCloud

How does an iPhone 4 get backed-up to iCloud? Don't send me the bog standard link of how to back-up a device to iCloud, it does not work.

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Posted on Jan 13, 2025 7:56 AM

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Phil0124

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Posted on Jan 13, 2025 8:04 AM

It cannot. As of December 18, 2024, devices must be running iOS 9 or later to access and backup to iCloud for security reasons.

An iPhone 4 can no longer backup to iCloud since its last supported iOS version is iOS 8.4.1.

click here ➜ How to keep your devices and data backed up in iOS 8 or earlier - Apple Support

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