iPhone owners warned they could be throwing away money after major Apple change – check your device now
Following Apple’s regulatory changes, iPhone customers may be squandering money on iCloud services they are no longer receiving.
The iPhone manufacturer has changed iCloud’s system requirements, requiring that devices run a specific version of iOS in order to access important functions.
iPhones are powered by the iOS operating system.
Apple said earlier this week that after December 18, iPhones running iOS 8 or lower would no longer be able to access iCloud backups.
Up until that point, devices running any software version lower than iOS 8 will be able to retrieve their stored data and backup their iPhones to iCloud.
You won’t be able to create new backups after that date, and any that already exist will be erased.
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Apple claims that iPhones running iOS 10 on an iPhone 5 or later are required to use iCloud at all.
Users of iPhones must also have iOS 15 or later installed in order to access iCloud+, a service that can cost up to $59.99/$54.99 per month.
Apple’s premium cloud subscription is called iCloud+.
Along with features like iCloud Private Relay, Hide My Email, Custom Email Domain, and HomeKit Secure Video compatibility, the service offers storage options in different sizes.
You will be paying for a service that you cannot use if your iPhone is not running iOS 15 or cannot because it is too old.
iOS 15 is compatible with these devices:
Thankfully, iOS 15 is compatible with dozens of devices. This is the whole list.
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone Xs
- iPhone Xs Max
- iPhone Xr
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE (1st generation)
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPod touch (7th generation)
Don’t risk ignoring four free iPhone tricks built to save your life
In Settings, you can see which iOS version your iPhone is running.
To find out what iOS version you are on, just open Settings, select General, and then select Software Update.
The modifications also affect Macs, iPads, and iPod Touches.
Therefore, make sure that the correct iOS is installed on each of your devices.
Here, Apple has detailed the software versions required for every feature on every device.
iPhone tricks to try today
These are a few of the top ones…
- Typing cursor When typing, hold down the space bar to turn your keyboard into a trackpad, letting you move around words and sentences more easily
- Close all Safari tabs To do this in one go, simply hold the overlapped squares in the bottom right-hand corner, and press close all tabs
- Delete lots of photos quickly Hold down on a photo and then drag your finger diagonally in Photos to select lots of images at once, then hit delete
- Convert currency quickly Swipe down from the top of your Home screen, then tap in the bar and type a currency (like 200) and it will automatically covert to your local currency
- Check if you re due a battery upgrade Batteries inside smartphones degrade over time. Just go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health, and check out the Maximum Capacity reading. Generally a battery is considered worn when you re down to 80% capacity. If you re below, you can buy a battery swap from Apple
- Move apps around faster
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Hold an app until it starts wiggling, then (while still holding) tap other apps, causing them to stack so you can move them around easier