Let's talk about iMessage again

Re:Let's talk about iMessage again by smackfu on Monday September 14, 2015 @09:32AM (#10214935)

Just have more than 5 GB of data and you can't backup to iCloud without paying monthly.

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Re:Let's talk about iMessage again by hutattedonmyarm on Monday September 14, 2015 @09:49AM (#10215016)

Photos are not included, Apps aren't (only their data), I'm not sure about music. It's gonna be hard to exceed the 5GB this way

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Re:Let's talk about iMessage again by smackfu on Monday September 14, 2015 @10:03AM (#10215083)

Photos may be included.

"Here’s what iCloud backs up: Photos and videos on your iOS devices, unless you turn on iCloud Photo Library on your iOS device (iOS 8.1 or later)."

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH12519?locale=en_US

The photos hit the same 5 GB limit, so it's not like excluding or including them really changes anything. Photos are the #1 reason people hit the backup limit.

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Re:Let's talk about iMessage again by hutattedonmyarm on Monday September 14, 2015 @10:32AM (#10215232)

Thanks, didn't know that (I use iCloud Photo Library), but IIRC you can disable stuff from backing up, even photos

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Re:Let's talk about iMessage again by knd775 on Monday September 14, 2015 @10:47AM (#10215314)

I currently use 18 GB with only a single iPhone. 14.6 GB of this is my iCloud Photo Library.

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