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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.

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