Experts say hackers have penetrated through iCloud account vulnerabilities to obtain user data. Therefore, users should be more careful in how they use their phones, including how they use iCloud accounts before and after creating a personal iCloud account or on a device. To avoid unforeseen consequences with account usage vulnerabilities, users should turn off syncing photos or sensitive information. Here, Mytour.vn will guide you on how to turn off automatic data sync (photos, contacts, documents, etc.) on iOS devices.
Guide to turn off iCloud account sync feature on iPhone
How to turn off iCloud account sync feature on iPhone iOS
1. Turn off photo sync with iCloud account
There are 2 ways to turn off automatic photo sync with iCloud account.
Method 1: Go to Settings > iCloud > select Photos > Turn off photo sync
Method 2: Go to Settings > Photos & Camera > toggle off My Photo Stream
2. Turn off document, contacts, calendar, and note sync
Similar to turning off photo sync, you can turn off document, contacts, calendar, and note sync by going to Settings > iCloud > turn off Document, Contacts, Notes, and Calendar sync.
So if you want to sync photos as well as documents, calendars, contacts, etc. between devices, you should sync via computer and not sync via iCloud account at this time. Until Apple experts announce that they have fixed the iCloud account vulnerability, we should not use it again to avoid unexpected incidents when using it.
In case you have forgotten your iCloud password and cannot access the features that Mytour.vn has listed above to turn off your iCloud account sync feature, don't worry. Try carefully entering your account password again or choose to reset your password according to the steps in the article on how to fix forgetting iCloud password that has been detailed and posted in previous articles to continue the operations in this article.
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