Apple will end iCloud backup support in December. Don’t wait until it’s too late; update your device or switch to local backups to keep your data safe.

Apple has announced that it will soon stop supporting iCloud backups on iPhones running iOS 8 or older operating system models. The company, in an update on its support page wrote that starting December 18,

OS 18.2 will add a host of new features aimed at improving how you interact with your iPhone, with a focus on usability and media management. This update

Starting next month, making a device backup over iCloud will require iOS 9 or later, Apple has informed some customers via email. New backups

Apple is about to start discontinuing and deleting iCloud backups for devices running iOS 8 and older, as a new support document outlines.