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iCloud Backup
Backs up iPhone to iCloud automatically.
In iOS 18
Settings then [your name] then iCloud then iCloud Backup
“Tap [your name], tap iCloud, then tap iCloud Backup. Turn on Back Up This iPhone.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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iOS 17 and later
Settings then [your name] then iCloud then iCloud Backup
Checked against Apple's User Guides from iOS 17 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
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Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Back up iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 17.0
- 1 Back up iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 18.0
- 1 Back up iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Back up iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide