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by smackfu 3925 days ago
Just have more than 5 GB of data and you can't backup to iCloud without paying monthly.
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hutattedonmyarm 3925 days ago
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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smackfu 3925 days ago
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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hutattedonmyarm 3925 days ago
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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knd775 3925 days ago
I currently use 18 GB with only a single iPhone. 14.6 GB of this is my iCloud Photo Library.
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