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Apple ending iCloud backup support for iOS 8 and earlier on December 18

Owners of iPhones running on iOS 8 and earlier will soon lose the ability to use iCloud device backups, unless they update to iOS 9 or later.

iCloud backup options in iOS

As a way to keep hold of your data, iCloud backups are extremely convenient to users, but it won’t be usable by everyone. Apple has started to warn users of devices running on iOS 8 or earlier that it will stop working in one month’s time.

In a support document titled “How to keep your devices and data backed up in iOS 8 or earlier,” first published on Monday and found by 9to5Mac, Apple advises that support will be curtailed for older iOS installations. From December 18, 2024, “device backups will require iOS 9 or later,” the post states.

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