Video taking off 11x its usual first day

Trevor Nace shows how to block browser access to iCloud

His photo-security tutorial draws an unusually fast audience, while viewers ask what they would lose by switching web access off.

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Trevor Nace Story of November 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 46,946 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (4,403).

iPhone: Turn This OFF Before Someone Downloads Your Photos!

Trevor Nace opens iCloud in Safari and shows personal files available to download. After changing a setting on his iPhone, he returns to the site: this time, a notice says iCloud data web access is turned off.

That before-and-after demonstration has drawn nearly 39,000 views in sixteen hours, a much faster start than his regular tutorials usually get. Phone privacy is familiar territory for Nace: guides about tracking and listening on Android and iPhone sit at the top of his most-watched regular uploads.

The important distinction in this tutorial is that blocking browser access is not the same as switching off iCloud. Nace explains that photos, files and notes can remain backed up and available on your devices without being accessible through iCloud.com.

The actual switch appears just past the two-minute mark. In the iPhone's iCloud settings, he turns off "Allow Data Access" under iCloud.com, then checks the result in Safari. He also demonstrates changing an Apple Account password and explains how Stolen Device Protection adds a delay to that process.

Despite the urgent title, "iPhone: Turn This OFF Before Someone Downloads Your Photos!", Nace acknowledges the convenience question. Viewers pick up on precisely that trade-off: several ask how they would retrieve their information if their phone were lost or damaged, while another points out that quick browser access is the very feature some people want to keep.

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What viewers say

How do you reverse your choice, if you prefer having the access?
What happens if your phone is stolen or damaged and you need to download your stuff to a new phone?
@Itsme-vo4fxSee it on YouTube
Same trade-off its always been, convenience vs security, if you want quick convenient access, leave it on. If said access isn't worth the added security risk, turn it off.
@pcrewe28See it on YouTube
If I turn it off, then if I lost my iphone, then how I can access my icloud??
@kris10957See it on YouTube

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The facts

Channel: Trevor Nace
Subscribers: 1,540,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 5,991,501
Channel views, pace per day: 672,370 (on a normal day: 776,549)
Video published: October 31, 2026
Video views so far: 38,932 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 46,946

The numbers

Nace's iCloud tutorial is drawing views far faster than his usual regular-video start. Its comment count has also already passed his typical first-day total.

the video's first day

usual first day here

4,403

this video

46,946

subscribers

1,540,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

628,474,182

views per day

672,370