Should I be worried that my automatic backup didn’t backup last night

Last night I went to bed prettty late like 2 am and had my phone on WiFi and plugged in so I thought it would back up cause I read online that it did it every day. But when I woke up I saw that it still said the last backup was the 6th of Nov can anyone help

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 8, 2025 5:49 AM

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Posted on Nov 11, 2025 8:51 AM

If a few days go by without an automatic backup, try a forced re-start of the phone.

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

This is different from a simple Power Off. I had to continue holding the button down past the "slide to power off" message, and then I released the button only after  the Apple Logo appeared indicating a re-start. 

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Should I be worried that my automatic backup didn’t backup last night

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