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So I broke my i phone xs max and never backup to iCloud can I get my photos from old device And how do I do it?

How do I retrieve photos from broken screen on my iPhone XS Max I never backed up my phone on iCloud so I can’t retrieve from icloud. Can I retrieve from device and how?

Posted on Jan 3, 2020 11:24 PM

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Posted on Jan 4, 2020 1:37 AM

iCloud backup doesn’t include information already stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memosshared photosiCloud Photos*, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive.


*-If you had turned on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud. 


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Jan 4, 2020 1:37 AM in response to Tristanaidan

iCloud backup doesn’t include information already stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memosshared photosiCloud Photos*, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive.


*-If you had turned on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud. 


So I broke my i phone xs max and never backup to iCloud can I get my photos from old device And how do I do it?

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