iCloud is Apple's cloud storage service that gives you access to your music, photos, documents and other files from any device.

You can also use iCloud to back up iPhone and iPad data, find lost Apple devices, and share various data with other people.

What else do you need iCloud for:

1. Shopping

All purchases from the iTunes Store and App Store are automatically available for download on all your devices connected to your iCloud account.

2. iCloud Drive

Cloud storage that allows you to work with documents on any connected device. For example, you create a text file on the iPad and edit it on the iPhone. This functionality is available in applications that support iCloud synchronization.

3. Family Sharing

Any purchase from the iTunes Store or App Store becomes available to all family members up to 6 people inclusive.

Read more about “family sharing”.

4. Photo

All photos and videos taken with your iPhone or iPad camera are automatically available on all iCloud-connected devices.

5. Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes and Reminders

Email, phonebook contacts, calendar events, notes, and reminders are automatically synced across all your iCloud-connected devices.

6. Find iPhone, iPad or Mac

If you suddenly lost your iPhone, iPad or Mac, you can easily track, remotely block, or erase devices via iCloud personal information or leave a message with contact information.

7. iCloud and Safari Keychain

Your logins, passwords, and credit card information are synced across all devices connected to the same iCloud account.

8. Backup

Backing up iPhone and iPad to iCloud allows you to completely restore your notes, messages, phone book numbers, etc., in case the device is replaced, broken, or lost.

9. Apps from the App Store

Apps from the Apple store that support iCloud synchronization automatically upload their data (settings, backups, saves, etc.) to cloud storage. From there they are transferred to all devices connected to iCloud.

For example, you can play through one mission in a game on your iPhone, then pick up your iPad and pick up where you left off. Your Apple ID account is used to authorize and manage the content of the iCloud cloud service.

We have already written about how to create an Apple ID in the articles “How to create an Apple ID account” and “How to set up a new iPhone”.

How to connect iCloud on iPhone and iPad

On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > iCloud.

Enter your Apple ID.

Below, enter your Apple ID password and click Sign In.

After you verify your Apple ID and password, you'll be prompted to merge your Safari browser data on your device with your iCloud storage.

If there is not enough space

iCloud gives you 5GB of storage for free. If free space runs out, the system will offer to increase it for a monthly subscription fee.

The monthly subscription fee for an additional 50 GB is 59 ₽ per month, 200 GB - 149 ₽, 1 TB - 599 ₽ and 2 TB - 1,490 ₽.

The amount will be debited monthly starting from the activation date tariff plan, from a bank card linked to your Apple ID.

How to log into iCloud from any device?

You can access your iCloud storage from any computer, smartphone or tablet connected to the Internet.

To do this, go to the website http://icloud.com/ and log in with your Apple ID.

Once logged in, you can view and edit contacts, photos, emails and more. The changes you make will be synced with all devices connected to this iCloud account.

What is iCloud? A convenient service for storing data or an attempt by Apple to interest the buyer? Find out how to use it and you will answer this question.

To use the cloud, you will need a Mac, Windows 7, 8, or a device running IOS 5.0 or higher. Be sure to register an Apple ID, it is needed to sign in to iCloud. When everything is ready, follow these steps:

1. Open Settings>iCloud. Enter your Apple ID and password into the form.
2. After authorization, create an email on the @icloud.com domain, it is needed to use the Mail, FaceTime and Messages applications.

The service automatically places your device data in cloud storage; you just need to connect to the Internet. All saved data can be synchronized with another device and quickly transferred information to a new iOS tablet. The service provides 5 gigabytes of memory. If there is not enough space, you can buy it or clear the memory at any time, for example, delete some photos.

In the storage menu, you can disable backup for any application.

The backup occurs every time the device is locked or charging. The service copies the following information:

• Photos and videos on the device;
• Purchase history of AppStore, iTunes, iBooks;
• Device settings, notes, bookmarks, etc.;
• Application data.

You can upload information to the cloud at any time. To do this, click on the “Create a backup” button.

If it's stolen or lost, Find My iPad can help you lock your phone with a four-digit passcode. It allows you to display the owner’s phone number on the monitor, find out the approximate location of the device, and even erase data from it. Such devices cannot be used until the owner enters a four-digit password or disables the lost mode. You can lock your phone on the iCloud website or download the Find My iPhone app.

Family Sharing will allow you to share information between family members. These can be purchased applications, movies or music. With this feature, you can share photos and videos. Within the family there will be a shared calendar, notes, purchased books in iBooks and much more. Creating family access is important if your family has several iOS devices. Family sharing can include up to six people. When registering, you must add a valid credit or debit card.

You can make the location of each family member visible on the map.

The “Keychain Link” function is no less useful. It saves information about accounts and passwords in the Safari browser, passwords of authorized Wi-fi. It also stores credit card numbers and expiration dates. The function allows you to synchronize this data with other devices. To do this, enter the security key on the new device and confirm the transfer of the “keychain” on the old one.

Apple uses 128-bit data encryption. Such ciphers are used by financial institutions.

iCloud is a service that stores very important personal data. Can Apple guarantee their safety? The company has a strict privacy policy, multi-level verification and additional security measures.

At first glance, iCloud gives the impression of an additional service with a bunch of “junk,” but once you learn how the main functions work, the impression changes dramatically. Apple offered not just a storage of personal information, but also a new way to fill your life with harmony.

Apple iCloud is free storage for everyone who has an iPad or iPhone. The main task of iCloud is to provide users of Apple products with a single storage for all data - applications, photos, books, documents, Safari bookmarks, etc.

How it works? Suppose you took a photo on your iPad, it will immediately appear in the storage, and through it on your iPhone or laptop (Apple company). This happens without your participation; other devices themselves “take” it for themselves. All you need is to be connected to the Internet.

Basic questions about iCloud

• Where and how to download and install iCloud? There is no need to download iCloud, the service is already built into your system.
• Registration in iCloud. There is no need to register separately for iCloud. To log in you need to use your Apple ID - login and password.
• How much space is available in iCloud? Each user receives 5 GB for free. This size is reserved for storing mail, application data, settings, etc. Please note: iCloud will store a maximum of 1000 photos from the last 30 days.

If 5 GB is not enough for you, then for an additional fee you can purchase more memory. The money will be debited from your Apple account.

How to set up iCloud on iPad

1. You need to go to the Settings application.
2. Find iCloud in the list on the left.
3. Mark the main applications that will synchronize their data.
4. If you go to the Storage and copies section, you will see how much of the 5 GB available to you you have already used.
5. Click on Storage and then on your device. You will see all the programs you have installed that send their data to iCloud. By default this is all programs. You can disable sending data for programs that are not particularly necessary so that they do not take up valuable storage space.

How does automatic copying work?

Automatically. Without your participation. You don't need to do anything. It is only important to meet a few conditions:

• The iPad is connected to power (charging).
• Locked (that is, you are not working on it, it is in sleep mode).
• Connected to a Wi-Fi network.

As a rule, this happens when you leave your iPad to charge at home (where there is a familiar Wi-Fi network). Moreover, if all three conditions have not coincided for a long time, your iPad will remind you that a backup copy has not been created for a long time.

Useful iCloud features or restoring from a backup

You may need recovery if:

• You accidentally deleted some very valuable data - for example, a photo.
• You set a password for your iPad or a parental control password and forgot it (you can restore the copy made before entering the password).

What data will be recovered

The following materials are saved in iCloud backup:

• iTunes purchased music, movies, TV shows, apps, and books (with restrictions).
• photos, videos from the album Camera Roll.
• settings.
• Application data (such as games, notes, etc.).
• view of the main screen and the order of applications.
• iMessage, text messages(SMS messages) and MMS messages.

Not saved:

• Music, movies, and TV shows not purchased from the iTunes Store.
• audiobooks.
• photos that were downloaded from your computer.

Changes you made after creating a backup will disappear during recovery. Therefore, before restoring a backup, save everything you need on your computer.

How to restore data from a backup

1. Connect the iPad using a cable to the computer.
2. Open iTunes.
3. Open the page of your iPad (you need to click the iPad icon in the upper right corner).
4. Click on the Restore button.
5. Confirm the action by clicking Restore again.
6. Once the recovery is complete, a reboot will occur. Then the screen will ask you whether to set up your device as new or restore from a backup, select Recover from iCloud backup.
7. Enter your Apple ID and password.
8. A list of the three most recent backups will appear. Select the one you need and click Restore from backup.
9. After restarting the device, the data on it will be restored.

Let's take a closer look at how to create iCloud on an iPhone. Every owner of Apple equipment must have an account in this cloud storage.

This way you will have access to all the additional features of your device.

Users of other operating systems can also create their own personal page in the system and store it on virtual disk your data or simply use the postal service.

What is iCloud?

iCloud is the largest cloud storage environment that has the functions of an email client.

The site launched in 2011 and was designed as a more advanced replacement for MobileMe.

In addition to storing information and messages, using Apple device owners can store backup copies of gadget settings in the environment, synchronize data with other devices, and work with the Find My Phone function (quick search and ).

Rice. 1 – iCloud logo

Benefits of iCloud

The main feature of the service is that it is designed specifically for iOS and Mac OS, so there is simply no better and more stable storage for your iPhone than iCloud.

Other popular clouds will not be able to provide more organized and thoughtful data storage and processing.

iCloud benefits:

1. Free registration. After creating an account you get 5 GB free space on a virtual disk. If you want to remove this restriction, you must subscribe to a paid subscription;
2. No advertising. Compared to clouds from or Yandex, on iCloud you will never see advertising banners or annoying pop-ups;
3. The storage is well integrated with the iOS mobile platform and Macintosh computers. This allows you to achieve stable operation with a minimal percentage of errors. Data synchronization between devices occurs instantly (if available) good internet connection);
4. System for combating unwanted emails and spam. You can create virtual mailboxes that are linked to an existing account. Unnecessary letters will be sent to them, which allows you to avoid loading the main page with letters with unnecessary information.

iCloud - It's all in the details

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Creating a mailbox in iCloud

Only owners of Apple devices can create an iCloud email with the identifier “@icloud.com”.

The mailbox creation feature is available on mobile devices, tablets and Mac computers.

Rice. 2 – mailbox @icloud.com

The function of storing information in the cloud appears immediately after registration or Apple ID.

Owners of other phones and computers can use an existing mailbox by linking it to an Apple ID account.

Thus, you can get the opportunity to use several functions in iCloud for free:

• Contacts;
• Apple Numbers – for working with tables;
• Keynote – creating presentations;
• Notes;
• Pages is a simplified version of a word processor.

It's worth noting that storage for non-Apple device users is only 1 GB.

Rice. 3 – Cloud settings window

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Creating iCloud on iPhone or iPad

Registration requires an active Internet connection.

It is advisable to connect your iPhone to a router or 3G network to ensure normal data transfer/reception speeds.

If you suddenly forgot your Apple ID password, then...

Now go to the gadget settings window and follow the instructions:

• Open the tab "Mail, calendars, addresses";

Rice. 4 – start settings window in IOS

• The window that appears will display information about all synchronized accounts and notes. Since we need to create a new account, at the bottom of the window click on "Add account";

Rice. 5 – synchronized accounts window

• Next, a page will appear with a list of logos of services in which you can create/add. Select iCloud;

Rice. 6 – adding a service

• You can't create iCloud mail without an Apple ID. Therefore, next you need to click on the “Create Apple ID” button. You need to provide your date of birth and contact information. Please note that you should only enter accurate information about yourself. If you plan to make purchases in the app store in the future, it will be impossible to do so with fake data. Likewise, the support will not provide adequate support to non-real users.

Rice. 7 – creating an Apple ID

• After entering your name and date of birth, a page will appear to link your mailbox to your Apple ID. Select “receiving e-mail in iCloud”, as it shown on the picture:

Rice. 8 – getting a mailbox in iCloud

• In the new window, click on the text field and enter a name for the mailing address. The resulting string is, for example, My [email protected]- this is the created identifier in the Apple ID system. The selected email name may already be taken. In this case, the system will automatically detect a match and notify you about it. It will be necessary to come up with a new name.

Rice. 9 – enter a new iCloud address

• At the next stage of registration in the system, you must set a password to access your account. Remember that to reduce the likelihood of hacking, you should specify a complex password. The code word must be at least eight (8) characters long and contain numbers, lower/upper case letters and special characters;

Rice. 10 – creating an account password

The created email address and password will simultaneously be used as login information for both the system and the mail service page ( cloud storage).

After registration is completed, the system prompts you to select three questions (from an existing list). For each question you must write a short answer.

This action is mandatory. If you forget your account login information, answering one of the questions correctly can instantly restore access.

Rice. 11 – creating security questions for iCloud and Apple ID

Don't forget to enter your recovery email address. This can be the address of any other email service that you have access to.

If you forget the answers to security questions or cannot remember your login, recovery information will be sent to the additional address you specified.

Rice. 12 – page for creating a backup email

If you want to set up automatic service updates, activate the corresponding slider in the “Updates” window that appears.

Together with latest updates you will receive up-to-date information from Apple.

You can cancel your subscription at any time; the function is disabled in your iCloud account settings.

Rice. 13 – connection automatic updates and news from Apple

Before completing the iCloud registration procedure, please read the user agreement.

Further use of the service implies full compliance of your actions with all established rules.

Rice. 14 – window with the text of the user agreement

After pressing the “Accept” button, iCloud will be created. Linking your account to your iPhone and synchronizing data will be performed automatically.

All that remains is to confirm the entered backup address. This way the system checks whether you have access to another mailbox.

An email will be sent to your backup email with a code that you must enter in the registration confirmation window. If everything is done correctly, the following message will appear:

Rice. 15 – confirmation of registration of iCloud

Registration is complete, however, the account is still inactive on your phone.

You need to enable the iCloud service in your iPhone settings to automatically synchronize your account with the gadget.

Go to the Settings-iCloud window. In the window that opens, activate all the items and processes to synchronize your account and phone.

Rice. 16 – activation of an iCloud account on an iPhone

Using the created account data, you get access to all official services from Apple, namely:

1. Shop Apps Store;
2. iCloud Drive storage;
3. Mail [email protected] ;
4. Find My Phone function;
5. Communication tools FaceTime, iMessage and others.

Using the iCloud email service as your Apple ID creates better information security.

The risk of profile hacking is minimal, and data recovery occurs instantly, however, without knowledge of unique information (answers to questions, backup email), it is almost impossible for an attacker to do this.

Logging into iCloud (iCloud) from a computer can make it easier for the user to work with Apple services.

This action will help you set up receiving instant notifications about new messages and account transactions.

iCloud is a popular cloud storage service with email functionality from Apple.

Every user of an Apple device has a registered account in iCloud.

The profile stores backup copies of multimedia and office files, correspondence, and application data.

The developers have created the ability to log into your account online not only from a branded device, but also from any PC, regardless of the operating system used on it.

Let's take a closer look at how to perform authorization.

Authorization via browser

This method is the simplest and fastest.

Its essence lies in the fact that the user logs in to his account through the official website of the cloud storage.

Installation of additional software This method is not needed. Follow the instructions to log in to the system:

• Go to the main page of the official website of the iCloud platform via the link icloud.com;

• enter your Apple ID and password to authenticate;
• If you do not have an account registered in the system, create one by clicking on the appropriate link. For more detailed information on working with your profile, go to the “Setup Instructions” tab.

Menu icons may differ depending on what synchronization options you specified during registration.

Using this window, you can manage data synchronization, search for your phone, create reminders and notes that will be automatically saved to your smartphone.

It is also possible to edit saved documents directly in the browser.

In the “My Devices” tab, you can view the names of the last devices from which you logged into your account:

Versatility is the main advantage of this method. You can use your account from the browser of any computer, no matter what OS is installed on it.

Disadvantage this method is the inability to automatically download photos from their iCloud service to your personal computer.

Authorization using official software

Installing specialized software allows you to fully use all storage functions: access to e-mail, full access to the cloud drive, instant file synchronization.

The official PC application is available to users operating systems MacOS and Windows OS (version 7 and higher). To log into your account, follow the instructions:

• download the program executable from official page developer;

• After installation is complete, open the program and log in to your account. To do this, you need to enter your Apple ID and your password. Then click the “Login” button;

• After entering the data, you need to wait a few seconds for all files and personal settings to appear on your PC. After completing the authorization process, the iCloud folder with the contents of the cloud storage will appear in the Windows system explorer.

Now you can move files from your computer to the iCloud directory.

If there is an Internet connection, all transferred files will be automatically synchronized by the service.

You can also instantly move files from your cloud drive to your PC.

In the main window of the program, you can configure synchronization settings and find out data about the storage volume:

Rice. 6 – home page applications