How to Download Data from iCloud to iPhone – 4 Easy Ways

• Why Transfer Data from iCloud to iPhone?
• What is the Difference between iCloud Backup and Sync?
• How to Download Data from iCloud to iPhone via iCloud Backup [Before Setup]
• How to Download Data from iCloud to iPhone via iCloud Sync [After Setup]
• How to Download Data from iCloud to iPhone via MultCloud [After Setup]
• Conclusion
• FAQs

Why Transfer Data from iCloud to iPhone?

iCloud is Apple's cloud-based storage and computing service that enables users to store and synchronize data such as photos, documents, and app settings across multiple devices. Transferring data from iCloud to an iPhone can be a common and useful process for several reasons:

What is the Difference between iCloud Backup and Sync?

This post gives 3 solutions on how to download data from iCloud to iPhone and you will use iCloud Backup, iCloud Sync, and MultCloud. But what is the difference between iCloud Backup and iCloud Sync? Let's have a quick view before executing the steps.

🟩iCloud Sync: The purpose of iCloud Sync is to maintain your data current and consistent across all of your Apple devices. Any changes you make on one device will automatically sync to other devices that are signed in with the same iCloud account once you enable iCloud Sync for apps like Photos, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Messages, and Documents (through iCloud Drive).

🟧iCloud Backup: The purpose of iCloud Backup is to make a complete backup of your iPhone or iPad so that you can recover all of your data in the event that you misplace it or get a new one. System settings, app data, images, videos, messages, and other content are all included in the snapshot that iCloud Backup takes of your device and safely saves in the cloud. Data is not synchronized between devices.

How to Download Data from iCloud to iPhone via iCloud Backup [Before Setup]

If you have not set up your iPhone or you reset your iPhone, you can use iCloud Backup to transfer data from iCloud to iPhone. Downloading data from iCloud Backup to your iPhone can be done with or without another iPhone. However, before all the steps, you have to make sure that you turn on iCloud Backup on your old iPhone so that the data can be uploaded to iCloud.

Transfer iCloud from New iPhone without Old Phone

Step 1: Open your new iPhone and charge it.

Step 2: Follow the on-screen instructions and when you see the Wi-Fi screen, connect your new iPhone to a stable Wi-Fi.

Step 3: Continue with the setup instructions until you see the "Apps & Data" screen and choose "Restore from iCloud Backup". Then, log in to your Apple ID, choose a backup to restore, and wait for the restoration completed.

Download Data from iCloud to iPhone with Old Phone

Step 1: Open the Bluetooth and join a Wi-Fi on your old iPhone.

Step 2: Charge both of your old and new phones and place them close to each other.

Step 3: Turn on your new phone and follow the on-screen instructions until you see the "Quick Start" screen.

Step 4: Scan the animation on your new phone. Then, you may need to enter the password of your new phone.

Step 5: Continue with the instructions on your new phone and when you reach the "Transfer Your Data" screen, choose "Download from iCloud".

How to Download Data from iCloud to iPhone via iCloud Sync [After Setup]

After setting up your new iPhone, you can download some app data from iCloud to your new iPhone if you sync these apps with iCloud on your old phone.

Step 1: Open "Settings" on your iPhone and click your name.

Step 2: Choose "iCloud" on the "Apple ID" page.

Step 3: Click "Show All" in the "Saved to iCloud" section. Then, you can choose to sync data from which apps to your iPhone.

How to Download Data from iCloud to iPhone via MultCloud [After Setup]

If you want to download data from iCloud after setup and don't want to reset your iPhone, there are 2 ways - using iCloud Sync and MultCloud. As mentioned before, you can enable iCloud Sync on your new iPhone and download app data from iCloud. But there is another situation – iCloud Sync is stuck. In this regard, you can download some files and photos from iCloud to your iPhone via MultCloud.

Download Photos/Files from iCloud to iPhone via MultCloud

MultCloud is a free cloud management service to which you can add multiple clouds and manage your cloud files with various functions like downloading your files from iCloud. MultCloud supports 30+ cloud storage services, including iCloud Drive and iCloud Photos. Therefore, you can download documents or photos from iCloud via MultCloud. Besides, it is a web-based service so you can open it on any web browser you like. Here is an example of downloading files from iCloud Drive.

Step 1: Go to MultCloud and sign up for a MultCloud account.

Step 2: Add iCloud Drive to MultCloud by clicking "Add Cloud" and the iCloud Drive icon. Then, you will go through the 2-factor authentication and log in to your iCloud Drive account.

Step 3: Open iCloud Drive on MultCloud, choose the files you want to download, and click "Download" in the upper taskbar. Then, you can check the Files app on your iPhone to see if the files are saved there.

Bonus Tip: How to Directly Transfer Files from Other Clouds to iCloud Drive/Photos via MultCloud

Except for downloading, MultCloud performs better in cloud-to-cloud file transfer. If you have files on other clouds like Google Drive, OneDrive, Google Photos, Dropbox, MEGA, pCloud. etc., you can transfer files from these clouds to iCloud Drive or iCloud Photos without downloading and re-uploading. Moreover, you can schedule the task to make it auto-start at your preferred frequency.

Here are example steps for transferring files from OneDrive to iCloud Drive.

Step 1: Create a MultCloud account and add iCloud Drive and OneDrive to it.

Step 2: Select the "Cloud Transfer" function in the left sidebar and choose OneDrive as the transfer source while iCloud Drive as the destination.

Step 3: Open "Options" to check the transfer settings and tap "Transfer Now" to start transferring files from OneDrive to iCloud Drive.

Conclusion

This post gives 4 easy solutions on how to download data from iCloud to iPhone: 2 ways to download before setup by iCloud Backup and 2 ways to download after setup by iCloud Sync and MultCloud.

What's more, MultCloud can not only download files and photos to your iPhone, but it can also play an important role when you need to transfer iCloud data to a new iCloud account. MultCloud Cloud Transfer can automatically transfer files from one cloud to another with only 3 steps. Besides, it allows you to schedule the task and filter the files that you want or don't want to transfer.

FAQs

How do I transfer Data from iCloud to iPhone?

If you have not set up your new iPhone, you can transfer data by iCloud Backup. Otherwise, you can use iCloud Sync to sync some app data or use MultCloud to download files and photos from iCloud to the iPhone.

How do I download everything from iCloud to my phone?

If you want to download everything from iCloud to your iPhone, the iCloud Backup solution will be better. iCloud Backup entirely backup your phone, including the device settings, Home Screen layout, and app organizations.

How do I get my iCloud Data on my iPhone?

To access your iCloud, you can go to "Settings" on your iPhone > tap on your Apple ID > choose iCloud. There you can see all the services that you can sync with iCloud.