These old Apple products are starting to rot. The tech company has announced that several antiquated devices need software upgrades to use iCloud storage backups. In a customer memo, Apple announced that starting Dec. 18, all devices must be running at ...

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

Owners of iPhones running on iOS 8 and earlier will soon lose the ability to use iCloud device backups, unless they update to iOS 9 or later.

People with devices running older iOS' will need to update the operating system or find another way to back up their iPhones.

Apple will stop supporting iCloud backups for devices running older iOS versions from December 18, 2024. Here's how you can safeguard your data before the deadline.