Apple Dropping Support for iCloud Backups on iPhones and iPads Running iOS 8 and Earlier
Apple Dropping Support for iCloud Backups on iPhones and iPads Running iOS 8 and Earlier Starting next month, making a device backup over iCloud will require iOS 9 or later, Apple has informed some customers via email. New backups for iPhones and iPads running iOS 8 or earlier will no longer be supported, and Apple will delete all existing iCloud backups of those devices as well.
Apps and data stored on an iPhone or iPad running ...