This is a short post that shows you how to force icloud backup. If you get the message telling you that icloud hasnt been able to backup to icloud for a week or longer, you can force your device to backup to icloud.

How to force icloud backup

• open settings
• goto icloud > backup
• click the button marked ‘backup now’

This will start a backup process which will force your iphone to backup to icloud!

sources: appleinsider