Are you planning to buy a new iPhone, can you save important photos properly? If you have a basic backup for information you entered in email, contact, and calendar, you can do it.Kindle books and music downloaded in iTunes / Apple Music can be used as before if you download it with a new iPhone.
But the photos need a little attention.If you haven't saved your photo in iCloud, or if your iCloud is not enough, take measures before letting go of your old iPhone.So what is iCloud ...?
A mechanism to save photos in iCloud
The iPhone has a mechanism to store photos taken on the iPhone in places other than the iPhone.This is called "iCloud".ICLOUD is like a data storage provided by Apple online.
How to check if the photo is saved
Check if your iPhone photo is stored in iCloud.
Check (1) If there is no gray area ...
Gray indicates the free space of iCloud.Every time you save the photo, it decreases, and if it is gone, you will not be able to save any more photos.You need to use a paid service to increase the space.If you choose the cheapest plan, you can use 130 yen per month and 50GB storage capacity.
Check (2) If the "iCloud photo" is off ...
If you turn on "iCloud photo" on the above screen, the photo will be saved in iCloud.However, please note that the amount of photos that can be stored in iCloud has a limit, so if the number of photos is large.
How for those who want to back up for free even if the image quality is slightly reduced
For those who don't have enough free space in iCloud but want to back up for free ... Google's app "Google Photo" is recommended.Google Photos automatically back up the photos stored on the iPhone to Google Drive.Moreover, if the size is slightly smaller, the number is unlimited for free.Once set, it will not take any trouble later, so it is easy.
If you do not have a Google account, it is smooth to register your account in advance.Click here for the account registration page.
Log in by the following procedure only for the first time and set the backup.
