Comment on iPhones send call history to Apple, security firm saysparentComments−M4v3R9yApple's response in the article explains it - so the user of multiple devices has the call log on all of them, so he can respond to calls on any device. Also, this helps when you set up a new phone.−unethical_ban9yI feel like "sync" is an iCloud feature.−huxley9yIt is, but they are talking specifically about iCloud's backup feature being switched off, not iCloud itself. Syncing is not the same as backup.−givinguflac9yYup, this is exactly it. Even with backup turned off you can answers calls from your Mac/iPad... Why is this surprising?
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Apple's response in the article explains it - so the user of multiple devices has the call log on all of them, so he can respond to calls on any device. Also, this helps when you set up a new phone.
I feel like "sync" is an iCloud feature.
It is, but they are talking specifically about iCloud's backup feature being switched off, not iCloud itself. Syncing is not the same as backup.
Yup, this is exactly it. Even with backup turned off you can answers calls from your Mac/iPad... Why is this surprising?