iCloud Can you enable iCloud Advanced Data Protection on new Macs & new iPhones in the UK?

[jennyp]

I hope I'm posting in the right place. The gist of the question is in the title.

Can you enable iCloud Advanced Data Protection on new Macs & new iPhones in the UK?

In the UK, those who had ADP switched on before the row about it blew up still have it enabled (unless they switched it off themselves). I still have it switched on.

But what if they get new hardware, such as a new iPhone or a new Mac? Will it still be on regardless (as a service issue separate from hardware), or will it have reverted to being off? And if it is reverted to off, can you switch it back on again?

Perhaps someone in the UK who had ADP on, and who has now acquired a new iPhone or Mac, can answer this question?

 

[jbuk72]

I hope I'm posting in the right place. The gist of the question is in the title.

Can you enable iCloud Advanced Data Protection on new Macs & new iPhones in the UK?

In the UK, those who had ADP switched on before the row about it blew up still have it enabled (unless they switched it off themselves). I still have it switched on.

But what if they get new hardware, such as a new iPhone or a new Mac? Will it still be on regardless (as a service issue separate from hardware), or will it have reverted to being off? And if it is reverted to off, can you switch it back on again?

Perhaps someone in the UK who had ADP on, and who has now acquired a new iPhone or Mac, can answer this question?

It's still on on my iPhone Air. I set up my new iPhone by placing the new phone next to the old phone and let it do its stuff.... then the restore was via iCloud back up.

 

[jennyp]

It's still on on my iPhone Air. I set up my new iPhone by placing the new phone next to the old phone and let it do its stuff.... then the restore was via iCloud back up.

Interesting. That would seem to imply that its on/off state is independent of the hardware then. Thanks!

 

[jbuk72]

Interesting. That would seem to imply that its on/off state is independent of the hardware then. Thanks!

I have always understood it's based on the iCloud account. So if it on, on the account its on, on every device (that supports the feature) that's linked to the account.

 

[BigBlur]

I have always understood it's based on the iCloud account. So if it on, on the account its on, on every device (that supports the feature) that's linked to the account.

Yes, exactly. When ADP is on, the encryption keys are stored on your devices rather than on Apple's servers. You can’t have it both ways. That’s why it's super important to keep track of your recovery method. If your device gets lost, stolen, or breaks…you effectively lock yourself out if you don’t have the recovery key or recovery contact.