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Q: broken screen need to back up on Icloud. help

Hi my screen on my iphone is broken, but my phone is stilll functioning. Annoyingly i havent got my Icloud function switched on, is there anyway of turning it on via my laptop? Thanks

iPhone 4S

Posted on Jul 11, 2013 3:05 AM

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  • by pvonk,

    pvonk pvonk Jul 11, 2013 12:02 PM in response to Jrayer
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    Jul 11, 2013 12:02 PM in response to Jrayer

    You cannot turn services on on an iphone remotely.  Try connecting to itunes and do a backup to that (I'm not sure it will work with a broken screen, but I don't think you need to do any input to the phone when doing a backup to itunes).