But if you want to back up your iPhone to Google Drive, then the whole process is free, and you can backup up to 15GB which is three times that of the iCloud storage limit. I being an iPhone user for the past 3-4 years, can confirm, that backing up your data is important and crucial. One more benefit of Google Drive backup is that you can access your data from a PC and other Android devices as well. To help you further, here is a complete guide to backing up your iPhone to Google Drive.
Methods to Backup iOS Files to Google Drive
When it comes to the backup of your data, it usually means your photos, contacts, calendar data, WhatsApp data, etc. For other services such as message backup, and call recording backup, you have to use the traditional iCloud method. Precautions and Pre-requirements:
Make sure to connect with high-speed Wifi as backup files are usually 5-7GB in size.Your iPhone photos categorized in albums will be combined into one folder before backup.Contacts and calendars from apps and services such as Facebook etc., will not backup.Misc data such as Call records, Text messages, etc., will not back up to Google Drive.Your data will be copied to Google Drive, and it will NOT be deleted from your iPhone.
1. Backup iPhone to Google Drive Using Drive App
Google Drive offers three options, i.e., contacts, calendar, and photos when it comes to backup services. All your photos, including downloads, camera roll, and videos, will back up to Google Drive when it comes to photos. After a successful backup, you can restore it on cross-platform devices, including Android and iOS, along with PC as well. Contacts and calendar data can be restored after syncing your Gmail account with the new device. Steps to backup iPhone and iPad photos, contacts & calendar data to Google Drive:
2. Upload iPhone Files to Google Drive Using Files App
With the method above you can only back up contacts and calendars to Google Drive. If you want to upload iPhone files to Drive, you can do so by using the Files App. You can transfer the iPhone folders to Drive and directly upload the folder. This is not a traditional backup process but you can use it to upload files in bulk without any network restrictions. You can use the Files app to upload files directly to Google drive. Here is the simple guide you can follow;
Conclusion
As you see, the process to back up your iPhone to Google Drive is easy and much more feasible than the traditional iCloud alternatives. I do agree that a few things just work better with iCloud, such as app settings backup, messages backup, etc. But when you back up your device on Google Drive, you can easily restore it either on an iPhone or any Android device as well. In case you feel any difficulty in following any portion of the guide above, make sure to comment down below, and I will be there to help you out.
