Or if you need more memory, subscriptions start at just $1.99/month for 100GB or $2.99/month for 200GB. Google Photos, which is available on both Android and iOS, automatically backs up 15GB worth of photos and videos for free. Now, the only thing on my iPhone that I care about are my 5,000+ pictures, so I decided to use Google Photos and I’ve never looked back. Bearing in mind, I was about 30GB over the free limit. I could no longer face the notifications accusing me of being a terrible iPhone user, so I looked into what this whole “iCloud” thing was about only to find out you get just 5GB of free storage. It was just something I refused, which resulted in countless notifications from Apple saying it’s been “87,359 weeks since I last backed up my iPhone.”

Ever since my first iPhone 5c, I’ve never backed it up to iCloud - and for no good reason, really.

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