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Here's how:

On iPhone or iPad

    Open the Settings app.

    Tap your name, then tap iCloud.

    Scroll down, tap Advanced Data Protection, then tap Turn on Advanced Data Protection.

    Follow the onscreen instructions to review your recovery methods and enable Advanced Data Protection.
On Mac

    Choose Apple menu  > System Settings.

    Click your name, then click iCloud.

    Click Advanced Data Protection, then click Turn On.

    Follow the onscreen instructions to review your recovery methods and enable Advanced Data Protection.



Unfortunately, the title says

> Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row


Can confirm.

"Apple can no longer deliver ADP in the United Kingdom to new users" with the enable button disabled.


Only in the UK, everyone else should still do it. Not on by default


Apple should start prompting users to enable it.


probably avoiding the support issues of users losing access to encryption key recovery




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