If you haven’t already set up your iCloud account, open Settings on your iPhone > click the box at the top that says Sign in to your iPhone
We highly recommend using your WFAA email and not your personal address to set up Apple ID on your WFAA iPhone
If you already have an account, enter that email into the Apple ID space and hit Next to enter your password
Keep in mind that this password may not be the same as the one for your WFAA sign in
You may be prompted for Two-Factor Authentication
Do not Add Trusted Phone Number
This is the device’s number. It should not be used as a backup for your Apple ID, if possible, in case you are locked out of the device
Then you will Enter iPhone Passcode
And you may have to Enter Old Passcode, which could be from this device or another
You might also see a prompt at this point to Merge data from certain apps on your iPhone with your iCloud account
We commonly see this pop up for Freeform and Keypass. Merge if they use those apps. Some people don’t realize they had any data for those apps. In these cases, choose Don’t Merge
If you don’t have an account, select Forgot password or don’t have an Apple ID? > Create Apple ID > go through the steps
From the main Apple ID screen, go to Password & Security
Click Edit next to TRUSTED PHONE NUMBER and Add a Trusted Phone Number that is not the same number as your WFAA iPhone. Then choose how you want to verify
Back on the Apple ID landing page, go to iCloud
Select Show All in the APPS USING ICLOUD menu and choose which apps you want to back up
You have 5GB of space included by default. This should cover a complete backup as long as you’re not storing photos or videos
You can choose to pay the $1/month for the upgrade to 50GB. Click Upgrade to iCloud+ for details
You can always return to Apple ID > iCloud > Manage Account Storage to see a breakdown on what is taking up room in your account
Next, choose iCloud Backup from the DEVICE BACKUPS menu
Make sure that Back Up This iPhone and Back Up Over Cellular are turned on
Click Back Up Now. This will create a manual backup. Your iPhone will also automatically backup daily when it is connected to power, locked, and on Wi-Fi.
Restore
To restore your data, go to Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud backup > select the desired backup that you would like to restore under ALL DEVICE BACKUPS > Restore
If you do not see the Restore option, go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings. This will wipe your phone so that you can go through the set up process and restore your phone using one of your iCloud backups
Contact the Help Center if you have any questions.
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