Perhaps read the other comments? The father in this story actually commented and iCloud photo backup was on, however typically the photos only backup when connected to wifi, so in this case they had lost the photos from that day.
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Disney World Returns Fully Working iPhone 11 to Family Weeks After Device Sank to Bottom of Seven Seas Lagoon
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It's not possible to build a waterproof device with replaceable components, without either the device being noticeably bigger, or the battery being noticeably smaller.
You also need to have the setting enabled to upload via cellular data, otherwise the phone will wait for a wifi connection.
I don’t think you understand the point of iCloud. The whole point of iCloud is sharing the data between all the devices (among other things as if they’re all the same device). It’s Apple’s way, instead of trying to make one device be every format (eg. convertible hybrid laptop tablets).
If you don’t want these devices sharing information then perhaps they should have separate iCloud IDs.
In short, you’re doing it wrong.*
*And no I’m not trying to be a smart ass. I’m genuinely saying your description of what you’re trying to do defies the intention and purpose of iCloud. these items won’t be ”fixed” because they’re not broken.
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Thank you! That’s great to know. I’ll be going there later this year, so I’ll definitely log on — I wouldn’t have thought to look for WiFi inside a theme park!
Which in turn kills battery life. As if a day of photo-taking at Disneyland isn't taxing enough on your phone's battery as is. Turning on data for iCloud photo library has the dual drawbacks of eating your battery life and your data plan. So neither is as viable an option as people are making them out to be.
I don't get all these comments saying the owner of the phone should have done this or that. Sure, I have all my data and settings backed up to the cloud, and were I to lose my phone suddenly, I could easily restore it on a whim, but the point is that someone lost something expensive which was then subsequently returned to her.
I will say she was lucky too. I have friends whose iPhones stopped working just by having water splashed on them, so definitely good for her.
No problem! It's gotten better as the years have progressed. BTW, if you go to Hollywood Studios and are trying to get into a virtual boarding group I've read it might be better to switch off WiFi and try cellular. So many people at the same place trying to do the same thing.
This is what we like to call "expected behaviour"
A few years ago, when celebrity pictures were stolen and leaked from iCloud, one could often read opinions that the victims were in part to blame: one should not entrust anything private to the cloud. Big media ran articles on how to disable iCloud.
I'm not saying those were right - indeed there are pros and cons either way, so I don't think there is one correct choice. But a good many people back then took the events as a lesson not to have iCloud on.
it’s not just the amount of time to consider. I once briefly had my iPhone X in my swim trunks in a pool. It was fine when I took it out, but as I tried to pry it out of its Apple case, which was difficult to do without a decent amount of pressure, the phone must have bent slightly and then water got in. Dead phone. It was sad to see it die in person. RIP
Good news for the family getting the pictures back 
It's just a little unfortunate the waterproofing is a bit pot luck - this phone survived immersion in what sounds like quite deep water (over the 2m it's rated for?) for at least several hours while another might be damaged from a quick dunk in the sink. It would be great to get really consistent, effective waterproofing that meant the phone could be used for aquatic photography... maybe eventually?
It's just a little unfortunate the waterproofing is a bit pot luck - this phone survived immersion in what sounds like quite deep water (over the 2m it's rated for?) for at least several hours while another might be damaged from a quick dunk in the sink. It would be great to get really consistent, effective waterproofing that meant the phone could be used for aquatic photography... maybe eventually?
The lesson was 2FA and a good password.
A better lesson to learn, since the cloud is inevitable, is to use a strong password (preferably a different one for every site), and two factors.
What your complaining about is exactly the way I want it to work. I have every photo I've ever taken accessible on every device (69K and counting)
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Yeah, that way google can have all your data and it will never be lost!
Exactly!!! And not reuse passwords (which is a good password).
Also don't answer "security questions" with any answers that are easily looked up.
Lol, unfortunately it’s ALL crowded these days.I much prefer the Ferry to the Monorail. It’s less crowded, a much different and cooler experience, and, imo, smells much better than the Monorail.
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And never answer security questions with real answer that can be looked up by black hats.
Apple's latest phones are actually more water resistant than what IP68 rating says it is.
Unless they've changed the way this works, that's not the way it worked for me. In my case I have the phone set to erase after 10 wrong password attempts, I wanted to see how it worked. But after multiple attempts, it made me wait a few minutes, the next time longer, and the next time even longer (I think I gave up at the 30-minute lockout, I was mostly curious if it'd start playing any alarms before self-destructing). They'd have to be gone a LONG time before it locked out for days, not just a few minutes. (Again, it's possible they've changed it, but I can't imagine how/why they'd drastically change it so a few minutes of clicking would lock you out for DAYS.)
