Can I use iCloud if I no longer have an Apple product?

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Can I use iCloud if I no longer have an Apple product?

My phone was corrupted when I updraded to iOS7. After 3 visits and 3 complete wipeouts and resets - the last time using no restore because they told me the backups were corrupted - it still is very unstable. I cannot use the phone is this condition. This beautiful phone was in perfect condition before it was damaged by the unstable upgrade process. Even my battery is still excellent. I have to get a new phone now and of course I can't buy an iphone since Apple refuses to compensate me in any way for rendering my present phone unstable. Can I use icloud, which I have on my Windows PC, after I no longer have my iphone? Verizon will allow me to trade it in for a gift card but it must be turned off cellular service and then surrendered. How can I make the transfer without loosing data?

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.1

Posted on Apr 18, 2014 10:40 AM

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randers4

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Apr 18, 2014 12:40 PM in response to pointyface

Your data will remain in iCloud, and can still be accessed from your PC, even if you no longer have your iPhone. Just be sure not to delete the data from your phone while it is still signed into your account, or it will also be deleted from iCloud. Instead, if you are turning in the phone, follow the instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5661. Before doing so, if you want to save your photos, save any photo stream photos to your camera roll, then import them to your computer as explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083.

Also, Apple will delete any iCloud backups after 180 days of inactivity. If you're planning on replacing it with another iPhone, you'll want to do so before your backup is deleted.

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