Starting next month, making a device backup over iCloud will require iOS 9 or later, Apple has informed some customers via email. New backups

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.

Apple has started notifying users running older software about a very compelling reason to update. iCloud backups will soon stop working—and even be deleted—on devices running iOS 8 and prior. Devices running old software will need to update or use ...

Apple has admitted that the Notes app can cause problems in connection with iCloud. The company will also be stricter with backups in future.

Apple will end iCloud backup support in December. Don’t wait until it’s too late; update your device or switch to local backups to keep your data safe.

Apple has announced that as of next month, backing up your iPhone or iPad to iCloud will require that the device is running iOS 9 or later.

Apple will end support for iCloud backups on devices running iOS 8 or earlier on December 18, 2024. Old iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices won't be able to create or access cloud backups after that point in time.

Apple has announced that it will soon stop supporting iCloud backups on iPhones running iOS 8 or older operating system models. The company, in an update on its support page wrote that starting December 18,