What is iCloud? Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask! iCloud Photos
• Keep your photos up to date
• iCloud Photos automatically and securely stores all your photos and videos, and keeps them up to date on all your devices and on iCloud.com.
• Your original, full-resolution photos are uploaded to iCloud, while lightweight versions are kept on your device.
• With Shared Albums, it’s easy to share photos and videos with just the people you choose, and invite them to add comments and share photos and videos with you.
• Photos Support Documents
• Apple Photos Primer:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/ mmbc402b84/1.0/icloud/1.0
• Photos and Video on iCloud.com
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/ mm8b32f3ae27/1.0/icloud/1.0 iCloud Drive
• Keep all your files securely stored in iCloud Drive
• Access them across all your devices and on iCloud.com, and share them with a private link. You can also add your Mac Desktop and Documents folders to iCloud Drive so they are available everywhere.
• iCloud Drive Support Documents
• iCloud Drive FAQ:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT201104
• Setting up iCloud Drive:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204025 Keep Daily Information Up To Date
• Keep Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, and Reminders up to date
• When you make a change on one device, your information is updated everywhere. You can also use web versions on iCloud.com.
• Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reminders
• Mail:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/mm6b1a17e3/1.0/icloud/1.0
• Contacts:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/mmfba7481b/1.0/icloud/1.0
• Calendar:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/mmd67283e4/1.0/icloud/1.0
• Notes:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/mm6704cac5/1.0/icloud/1.0
• Reminders:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/mmc0cd794a/1.0/icloud/1.0 Pages, Numbers, Keynote
• Collaborate with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
• Create a document, presentation, or spreadsheet, and access it on all your devices with iCloud. You can even edit it on the web with iCloud.com. Share a file with your friends and colleagues.
• Pages, Numbers, Keynote
• Pages:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/ mm6f8c20082b/1.0/icloud/1.0
• Numbers:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/ mm982480d457/1.0/icloud/1.0
• Keynote:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/ mm94c7734855/1.0/icloud/1.0 Messages
• Access your messages across all your devices
• Turn on iCloud Messages to store messages from your iOS device, iPadOS device, and Mac in iCloud. Your messages are kept up to date on all your devices. You can start a conversation on one device and finish it on another.
• Messages
• Messages FAQ:
• https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/icloud/ mm0de0d4528d/1.0/icloud/1.0 Safari
• Use iCloud Tabs, bookmarks, and reading list in Safari
• See the webpages you have open on your iOS devices, iPadOS devices, and Mac (your iCloud Tabs). Read articles from your Reading List, even when you’re offline. Plus, use the same bookmarks on your iOS devices, iPadOS devices, Mac, and Windows computer.
• iCloud Tabs, Bookmarks, and Reading Lists
• In the user guide for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, see the Safari section. For a device that doesn’t have the latest version of iOS or iPadOS installed, you can download the user guide from the Apple Support Manuals website.
• On your Mac, click Safari in the Dock, choose Help > Safari Help, then search for bookmarks, Reading List, and iCloud Tabs.
• See the following Apple Support articles: Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud Set up and use iCloud Tabs If your iCloud or Safari bookmarks aren’t syncing Locate Your Devices
• Locate your devices or your friends
• Use the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to locate a lost device, lock and track it, or remotely erase it. You can also share your location with friends and family and see their locations on a map.
• What is Find my iPhone?
• Find My iPhone helps you locate and protect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple Watch, or AirPods if they’re ever lost or stolen. With Find My iPhone, you can do the following:
• Locate your device or your family members’ devices on a map
• Play a sound on your device to help you find it
• Use Lost Mode to lock and track your device
• Remotely erase all of your personal information from the device
• Protect your device with Activation Lock
• To use Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, go to icloud.com/find and sign in using your Apple ID. What is Find My Friends?
• With the Find My (or Find My Friends) app, you, your family, and friends can share locations and follow each other using your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac (with macOS Catalina 10.15).
• To use Find My Friends on iCloud.com, go to icloud.com/fmf and sign in using your Apple ID.
• Note: If you joined Family Sharing and your family members are sharing their location with you, your family members are added automatically to Find My Friends and are marked as favourites. iCloud Keychain
• Use iCloud Keychain
• Keep your passwords, credit card information, and more up to date, and have them entered automatically on your iOS devices, iPadOS devices, and Mac.
• iCloud Storage
• Get as much storage as you need
• With iCloud, you get 5 GB of free storage for your mail, documents, photos, and iOS and iPadOS device backups. It’s easy to upgrade at any time. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books don’t count against your available storage.
• iCloud Storage Plans
• Canada (CAD)
• 50GB: $1.29
• 200GB: $3.99 - Minimum for Family Sharing
• 2TB: $12.99 Family Sharing
• Share music, books, apps, and more with your family
• Family Sharing lets up to six family members share their iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books purchases without sharing accounts. Pay for family purchases with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending right from a parent’s device. Plus, share iCloud storage, photos, a family calendar, reminders, locations, and more.
• Apple has 2 music subscription services
• iTunes Match and Apple Music
• If you subscribe to Apple Music, you'll get iCloud Music Library otherwise, you can subscribe to Apple's iTunes Match service to store your iTunes library (up to 100,000 songs) in iCloud. What is iCloud? Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask!