How to disable iCloud functionality on iPhone

I would like to stop getting cloud messages. I bought a phone with 1TB and i don't need to save in the cloud. I want everything saved to my phone. How can i stop the cloud function on my phone?

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 9, 2025 10:18 AM

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Posted on Dec 9, 2025 10:22 AM

Two levels of doing this:


Sign out of iCloud on your devices - Apple Support

That will basically disable iCloud entirely, including some services that one might consider pretty fundamental to the usage and security of a device.


Alternatively there's:

Change which apps sync and store data with iCloud - Apple Support - "You can also turn off iCloud completely."

Which lets you turn off individual services you may not want.

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Dec 9, 2025 10:22 AM in response to tcaldwel

Two levels of doing this:


Sign out of iCloud on your devices - Apple Support

That will basically disable iCloud entirely, including some services that one might consider pretty fundamental to the usage and security of a device.


Alternatively there's:

Change which apps sync and store data with iCloud - Apple Support - "You can also turn off iCloud completely."

Which lets you turn off individual services you may not want.

How to disable iCloud functionality on iPhone

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