You won't be surprised to learn that I already have it set up and running. My observations are:
  • Every Apple device on your account must be up-to-date (Ie. macOS 13.2, iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2, HomePod Mini 16.2, HomePod 16.2, tvOS 16.2).
  • You will be required to set up either a 28 character Recovery key (it will be assigned) and/or a Recovery Contact
  • When you enable Advanced Data Protection on any device on your account, it is automatically enabled on all devices on your account that access iCloud
  • Once it is enabled, it is completely invisible apart from requiring two-factor-authentication to log onto iCloud's web interface.
  • If there is any delay created by the encryption and decryption process, it is unnoticeable on any of my devices.
  • Disabling Advanced Data Protection is a simple matter of clicking here.
  • The only difficulty I encountered was not all of the requisite OS versions were in release when I first tried to initialize ADP, but I believe all are generally available now.


I HAVE FOUND NO REASON NOT TO GO FOR IT.

If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?

— Albert Einstein