hi, I lost access to my old iPhone that was previously equipped with the default iCloud storage plan. I have now subscribed to the 50g plan on a separate device logged in with the same Apple ID. I was wondering if somehow this would allow my lost inaccessible phone to upload its photos to the cloud with this new subscription under the following circumstances:
it is intact
it may receive power
it is locked
I’d appreciate an answer ASAP
iPhone 8
noran301 wrote:
But I should wait at least if the current owner of the phone does plug it in and it connects to a recognised network automatically, right? And as long as it hasn’t powered off since I last unlocked it it should begin to sync photos. My current phone is in the process of syncing so I’m unsure as to wether or not it’s uploading local storage from my previous phone or not…
No. You implied. that you lost the device. If there is a new owner, it's likely logged into their account. If you did lose the device someone would need to connect it to power and it would need to connect. to a network (this is unlikely). If instead the device has a new owner, you should have first wiped the device clean. Otherwise, your data is their data. You should operate under the assumption that the data is lost. You'll need to recover from your backups.
If the device has not been restarted it may still sync if power and connected to a network. That is unlikely if it hasn't happened by now.
But I should wait at least if the current owner of the phone does plug it in and it connects to a recognised network automatically, right? And as long as it hasn’t powered off since I last unlocked it it should begin to sync photos. My current phone is in the process of syncing so I’m unsure as to wether or not it’s uploading local storage from my previous phone or not…
It’s in their possession, not in the sense that I willingly gave it to them and reset the device beforehand. I can confirm in settings that my old device is indeed still set on my Apple ID and they most likely wouldn’t have a way to change it or even restart the device as it is still locked and they don’t have the password. The device has also connected to several networks this person is regularly in proximity of and the only two requirements I’m unsure of is wether or not the phone powered off at least once and when a charging session will coincide with accessible network for the phone to effectively begin uploading to the cloud. Additionally, will it automatically upload the photos or must I manually do that myself in settings; in the case all the necessary requirements are met
Photo recovery from lost device
