For families with children or aging parents, this feature is a great resource and potential worry-saver. When someone joins a family, they're asked to agree or disagree to share their location with the shared family members. If agreed, locations are displayed on family members' devices in the Find My and Messages apps. This makes it easy to locate any child or adult who doesn't check in! WhatsApp is a hugely popular messaging platform for many iPhone users.
Fortunately, this third-party messaging app integrates very well with iCloud. After a quick setup, you can easily store all your WhatsApp photos, videos, and chat threads within your iCloud account! Find My formerly known as Find My iPhone is an Apple app that you can use on your Apple devices to locate a lost device or computer. If you set up family sharing, this feature also helps you track every device signed in with a family member's Apple ID so that you can locate that misplaced device.
Enabling " Find My iPhone " is strongly recommended for a number of reasons. The next time you panic after discovering you lost your iPhone somewhere over the past few hours, you'll be glad you turned this feature on!
It's also the site that can help you locate a lost or stolen Apple device! It's also possible to recover some deleted documents using the site! We think it's clear that Apple is working hard to make iCloud more accessible and user-friendly. We hope you enjoyed this guide on how to use iCloud to simplify your life with Apple devices!
Now that you have a good understanding of iCloud read this to learn about Apple's upgrade: iCloud Plus! Erin is a Web Editor for iPhone Life and has been a writer, editor, and researcher for many years. She has a degree in communication with an emphasis on psychology and communication, and has spent many of her professional years as a coach in various business and specialty fields. Erin officially joined the ranks of iPhone and Apple users everywhere around nine years ago, and has since enjoyed the unique and customized feel of Apple technology and its many gadgets.
Skip to main content. MobileMe was iCloud's long-standing predecessor, offering synchronization services for an annual subscription fee.
MobileMe's primary purpose was to keep certain files synchronized between multiple devices. This included e-mail, contacts, calendars, browser bookmarks, photo galleries and Apple iWeb and iDisk services. Though MobileMe was tailor-made for Apple products, it also gave users the option to synchronize data from non-Apple computers.
Apple revamped MobileMe and merged its offerings into the new iCloud service. In addition, digital products you purchase through Apple's iTunes Store are available from your iCloud account without counting against that free 5 GB. Later, we'll take a closer look at iCloud's features and pricing and how they compare to other cloud storage products. Like its MobileMe predecessor, iCloud's biggest advantage is that it's integrated into Apple software.
That makes iCloud your most convenient cloud storage option, if all your computers and mobile devices are Apple products. Apps you use in both Mac OS X and Apple iOS can connect to your iCloud space and automatically store your data there, including your contacts list and photo gallery. Also like MobileMe, this can expand to include Apple devices used by other family members, too. With iCloud, you can ensure your data is continuously synchronized among your Apple devices while they're connected to the Internet.
Now that you know what iCloud is, let's take a closer look at its features and costs, and how it keeps your data both safe and readily accessible. Here's how you can access iCloud from different types of devices:. You can authorize up to 10 devices to access and use iCloud with your Apple ID. This is a leap beyond the iTunes Store authorization, which is limited to five devices. Plus, iCloud authorization extends beyond iTunes to touch all apps capable of connecting and use iCloud from that device.
Developers program each app to connect to and use iCloud content in its own way, so check an app's help pages to find out whether and how it can use iCloud. If you're one of those developers, check out how your app creations can use the iCloud application programming interfaces APIs as described at the Apple developer site.
Besides its options for apps to connect to and use the service, iCloud features unlimited free storage for anything you purchase through the iTunes Store. This means that any music, movies, TV shows, books or apps you purchase from iTunes don't count against your free 5 GB of iCloud storage space. In addition, each iTunes purchase is instantly available for download to any of your iCloud-authorized devices, as long as the songs are available from the iTunes store.
In short, buy it once, access it everywhere. This even applies to purchases you made under the same Apple ID long before iCloud existed, provided they're still available in the iTunes Store.
It's possible that 5 GB is plenty for your storing your non-iTunes files in iCloud, such as documents and photos.
However, Apple also realizes that you might want more space, and you can purchase subscription-based upgrades to fill that need.
As of this writing, Apple is offering the following subscription options for increasing your iCloud storage space:. Let's continue exploring iCloud's features on the next page with a look at your streaming media and device backup options. So far, we've concentrated on iCloud's storage features.
Learn more about iCloud Drive on Mac and how it works from Apple here. Apple's Files app for iOS stores all the files on the device you're using, as well as those in other cloud services and apps, including iCloud Drive. To access your files, just open the Files app and choose the location of the file you're looking for. It's easy to organise the File app, and when you make changes on one device, your edits are automatically updated on every device using iCloud Drive.
You can make your own folders. Or rename folders you already have, and you can save and move iCloud Drive files in between folders.
Want to share with a friend or colleague? You can share any folder or file stored in iCloud Drive directly from the Files app, too. For more info on how to use the File app, whether it's to find, organise, and share files, check out Apple's support hub here.
It creates an iCloud Drive folder in File Explorer. Any documents that you've stored in iCloud will automatically download to the iCloud Drive folder in File Explorer. Files that you create on your PC and save to this folder automatically appear on your other devices. All your photos and bookmarks on your PC will also be automatically updated across your Apple devices.
You can learn more about iCloud for Windows from Apple here. To access iCloud Drive from the web, go to iCloud. You will then be able to see all your folders, and you'll be able to create new folders, upload files, download files, delete files, share files. And you can pick up every conversation right where you left off. Even when you move to a new phone or computer.
That means your account can only be accessed on devices you trust, like your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. You can create as many addresses as you need and disable them at any time, so you stay in control of your inbox.
Connect your cameras with HomeKit Secure Video to record, analyze, and view your home security footage from anywhere. Footage is stored in an end-to-end encrypted format that only you, and the people you choose, can monitor. Good for storing all the basics, like contacts, calendars, and notes.
Private Relay Beta 4. The most popular option for storing photos, videos, files, apps, and device backups. Good for anyone with lots of photos and videos.
Storage for a lifetime of photos and videos. The best for home security videos. All Apple device owners still get 5GB of iCloud storage for free. Apple One pricing will not change. And enjoy more for less.
Family Sharing makes it easy for you and up to five family members to share Apple Books and App Store purchases and an iCloud storage plan.
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