Fix "iPhone Backup Failed" iCloud Notification Issue on iPhone

“This morning I’m doing some backup on my iCloud, but it keeps popping up a notification “iPhone Backup Failed”. Have you ever experience this kind of issue? How do you fix “iPhone Backup Failed” iCloud notification issue on iPhone?”

When we’re doing our iPhone/iPad backup on iCloud, firstly we’ll need to make sure two things. That is if your iPhone/iPad is connected with Wifi and if your iCloud storage is enough, otherwise we won’t backup our iPhone/iPad data successfully on iCloud. Now that more and more people are inquiring about how to fix “iPhone Backup Failed” iCloud notification issue on iPhone, we’re going to talk something about it.

Follow it and learn tips about how to fix your iCloud notification “iPhone Backup Failed” issue.

Check Network Connection

When we do backup on iCloud, it will need us to connect our iPhone/iPad with Wifi, now open other app to check if your network works well.

If not, go to Setting--Network--disable it, then enable it and reconnect your iPhone with Wifi. And try again.

Fix iCloud Storage Issue

If your iPhone backup failed because of iCloud storage, there are several solutions for you.

1.Delete some iCloud backup you don’t need any more.

Go to Setting--iCloud, log in it with your Apple ID and password. Then go to iCloud Storage--Manage Storage, now you can see which files are taking more storage space, tap on the one you don’t need any more and delete it.

2.Buy more storage.

Apple support us to buy more iCloud storage when it’s full, so when you see “iPhone Backup Failed”, there will be three options for you, that is Storage, Learn More and Not Now. tap on Storage--Add Storage, then follow its instruction will be ok.

3.Backup iPhone data with other Way.

You can also backup your iPhone/iPad data with iTunes or with some third-party iOS data recovery software if you need to backup them selectively and directly. And here, we recommend iRefone, which can backup as well as recover more than 16 kinds of files, including contacts, notes, messages, photos, reminders, WeChat messages ect.

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Disable Auto Backup on iCloud

In order to save our iCloud storage space, we’ll need to disable auto backup on iCloud to avoid we will backup some useless iPhone data.

Now go to Setting--iCloud Backup, then turn it off.

Or you can also sign out your iCloud, then it won’t backup iPhone data automatically.

Now you may have solved your issue, if not, you can also come to Apple store for more assistant.

Remark: when you lost or deleted some of your iPhone/iPad data occasionally, you can also come to iRefone for help.

It can help us recover more than 16 kinds of files with three recovery mode, that is Recover from iOS Device, Recover from iTunes Backup and Recover from iCloud Backup.

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