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how to restore iphone from my icloud account

how do i restore my pictures and videos to my iPhone from my icloud

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 22, 2021 4:52 PM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2021 4:59 PM

If you were using iCloud Photos, you have to turn that feature on again in order to download the photos from the cloud. Settings>Your Name>iCloud>Apps using iCloud>Photos>On>iCloud photos>On. Bear in mind that if you were not using iCloud photos, that will do no good. It will not restore your photos to your device.


If you were including photos in the backup, you have to restore the backup in order to recover the photos

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


When you restore a backup, you restore everything in the backup to your device and you overwrite the current contents on the device. So if your backup is one month old, you will be in effect turning the clock back one month on the device.

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Mar 22, 2021 4:59 PM in response to malia281

If you were using iCloud Photos, you have to turn that feature on again in order to download the photos from the cloud. Settings>Your Name>iCloud>Apps using iCloud>Photos>On>iCloud photos>On. Bear in mind that if you were not using iCloud photos, that will do no good. It will not restore your photos to your device.


If you were including photos in the backup, you have to restore the backup in order to recover the photos

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support


When you restore a backup, you restore everything in the backup to your device and you overwrite the current contents on the device. So if your backup is one month old, you will be in effect turning the clock back one month on the device.

how to restore iphone from my icloud account

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