Say what iCloud is doing
Where your photos actually live, and what survives if the phone is lost.
iCloud is Apple keeping a copy of your photos, contacts and notes on its own computers.
If the phone is lost, the copy is untouched. A new phone signs in and it all comes back.
Key points
- iCloud keeps a copy of your photos, contacts and notes off the phone
- Signing in on a new device brings that copy back
What to remember
- Signed in, on Wi-Fi, charging. Then it copies.
- iCloud is the copy that outlives the phone.
Try this
On your own iPhone open Settings, press your name, then iCloud, and read what is switched on.
Practice: Say what iCloud is doing. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.