iOS 9.1 data iCloud backups

[mcmanus7]

I have been battling this issue for a bit now with apple. Here's a breakdown:

When restored a iPhone using a backup that is iOS 9.1 data such as imessage, app data etc is not restoring correctly.

I have had this happen with both of my iPhone 6S's that were recently replaced.

It appears if you do a backup using iTunes that this problem does not occur and the restore works.

The only work-around I have found is IF you have a iPhone 5 backup from before 9.1 was released for whatever reason (even if it's almost 2 months old) the app data will restore using your most recent iCloud backups data.

 

[BeeGood]

Yep. Known issue. iCloud backups are totally broken for many users and Apple is apparently doing nothing about.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/icloud-backup-imessage-not-restored.1934470/unread

 

[mcmanus7]

Yep. Known issue. iCloud backups are totally broken for many users and Apple is apparently doing nothing about.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/icloud-backup-imessage-not-restored.1934470/unread

But how is the app data still working on older backups? Makes no sense to me.

 

[BeeGood]

But how is the app data still working on older backups? Makes no sense to me.

As far as I can tell (I gave up on it in frustration a while ago so I might have dated info), the issue seems to be that the 6s and 6s+ can't make a restorable iCloud backup. My 6s+ restores from my old 6+ backups just fine.

I suspect if you took an older iPhone and tried to restore from one of the 6s/6s+ backups, it would fail.

 

[mcmanus7]

Should also add that the iOS 9.1 on 6S's seem to pick and choose which pictures it wants to load upon restore.

Realized yesterday that I was missing a picture on my 6S that I had on my 5. Went back to look for it and noticed my camera roll jumps from August 21st to October 29th.

Restored our old iPhone 5 using my last backup (from the iPhone 5 just before launch). All the pictures loaded fine, including all pictures in this gap.