What is the purpose of activating iCloud storage?

Shirley0067 wrote:

I got a flag to activate my iCloud storage what is this all about.

iCloud is where your iPhone backups live if you, as you should, enable automatic backups. If you have multiple Apple devices, it's how everything gets synced across devices.

And it's free.

"Activate iCloud storage: I got a flag to activate my iCloud storage what is this all about."

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Ridding of Update Prompt:

I. Turn this Off, Temporarily:

1. Tap: Settings
2. Tap: [your name]
3. Tap: iCloud
4. Tap: Manage Plan (in iCloud+ Features pane
5. Tap: Activate iCloud Storage
6. Tap: Continue
7. Tap: Not Now at the very bottom
8. Scroll Down: the the bottom
9. Tap: Not Now

Screenshot:

then...

II. Clear iCloud Storage:

Seems your iCloud Storage is almost full. So, see about clearing your iCloud Drive, extracting it first. You'd perform this extract using a computer. From there, Force Restart your iPhone.

A. Remove VPNs:

Have any VPNs turned on? If so, remove them from your device, or just turn them off, if required for school or work.

B. Download All of iCloud Drive:

If you wanted to, you could download all of iCloud Drive, and then trash what is in there. Perform my User Tip: Getting a Quick and Direct "iCloud Drive-to-External Hard Drive" Download - User Tip. All would be saved, and would then be removed. You would then use Finder to browse all of you downloaded iCloud Drive data.

C. How to Upgrade iCloud+ Storage:

Go Here: Buy iCloud+ or Upgrade your Current Storage Plan - Apple Support

"Activate iCloud storage: I got a flag to activate my iCloud storage what is this all about."

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To the OP and ALL those Affected.

Report this to Apple:

Do your Part: Provide Apple with feedback on this, reporting it as a bug.  Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what issues reside, and what needs to be fixed. These are just user-to-user forums. You are NOT speaking with Apple here. Apple barely reads these forums in their own will and time. No one here has access to your account (and that is a GOOD thing, BTW).

1. Go Here: Feedback - iCloud - Apple
2. Select: "Storage" for the "Feedback Type"
3. Comment: that this all started after installing an update. Include the URL of this thread.
4. Proceed from there as necessary

"Activate iCloud storage: I got a flag to activate my iCloud storage what is this all about."

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Millions of Participants are Upgrading:

Note that many are performing this upgrade at this moment, and there is only so much that Apple's server can handle. So Apple's servers may be busy. For future updates installations: perform the update early in the morning hours, local time.

jm200_ wrote:

355 ppl as of today wanting Apple to get rid of this flag: https://www.reddit.com/r/applehelp/s/W8Zn6allTp

Sorry, not nearly enough people to influence Apple. There are 2.5 billion Apple devices in use around the world.

355 ppl as of today wanting Apple to get rid of this flag: https://www.reddit.com/r/applehelp/s/W8Zn6allTp

Thank you