If you don’t know what iCloud is and why it is needed, then this article will help you figure it out. Let's get started. What is iCloud for?

iCloud is a cloud or service that allows you to store all your photos, videos and other files. But this is not all the capabilities of the application.

Let's look at everything in order.

• Saving information in the cloud after making purchases in the AppStore or iTunes.
• Save any files from Apple devices.
• Sync notes, calendars and mail.
• Synchronization with all Apple devices.
• Find Apple devices if they are lost.

Each user is provided with 5 GB of free space upon registration.

What do you need to do to use this application?

Any Apple user has an ID, which is required to work with the application. When working on an iPhone, just open the application by clicking the cloud icon. After that, enter your ID and password. If you're on a computer, open your browser and load icloud.com.

Photos

The photos you need will be available on all Apple devices. It is possible to give access to viewing photos to relatives or friends. They will be able to add their own photographs to the albums.

Family Sharing

Any purchases on iTunes or the App Store will be available to family members. Access will be provided to six family members. This opportunity will allow you to pay for purchases using one bank card; the child will be able to buy something himself after the parent approves his purchase through his device. Family Sharing allows you to track the devices of all family members on a map. All family members will have access to the geolocation function.

Find friends

Your friends and family can always know your location. To use this feature, use the Find Friends app. Search for "to" by name and phone number or email. It is possible to send your location to a friend for an hour, a day or forever. Searching for friends is carried out only after sending a request about their location. Friends must confirm the received request from their device. Friends on the map are highlighted with orange dots, you – with blue dots.

Search for device

After everything that has been written, there is no longer any doubt why this cloud service is needed. But one of the most important functions of this application is device search.

Set up Find My iPhone or other device. By setting up this function you can:

• find the location of the lost device on the map;
• turn on sound;
• lock the device using lost mode;
• erase information from a stolen phone or iPad.

To use this function, go to this page via your computer. Turn on the Find My iPhone app » and look for your phone on the map. Don't forget that you need to log in using your ID to find your lost device.

How much does additional cloud space cost?

Paid access to the storage is available for an additional fee once a month. If you book 50GB, you'll pay $0.99. 200 GB, 1 or 2 TB capacities are also available. Access all your files through the iCloud Drive app on your iPhone or iPad. Change your tariff plan from your phone or computer. Payment will be debited from the card attached to the ID.

Why iCloud?

The cloud information storage is located on Apple servers. The information is stored in encrypted form and everyone has access only to their own information. This storage is safe. Working with different documents in applications and saving files in the cloud has endless possibilities. Let's look at the necessary assistants that work with iCloud.

Pages

Work with documents on your computer using a browser, send a link to the document and share the material. The latest version of the file is stored in the cloud and can be accessed at any time.

Numbers

Working with spreadsheets on a computer via a web browser. Share a link to the table and convey the necessary information. The application is easy to use and files created in this application can be accessed both from a phone and a computer.

Keynote

Creating and editing presentations. Give the link to your friends and allow them to edit the file, after which the changes will be saved in the cloud and will be available for viewing and downloading.

Contacts

Change your contact list through iCloud.com and use the update on any of your devices. Select the application on the website and enter your ID to change contacts.

Notes

Create and edit notes on iCloud.com. Access new and current notes, displayed by creation date. Let friends read and edit them.

If notes have been locked, the site can only be viewed with iOS 9.3 or later or OS X v10.11.4 or later.

Reminders

Keep lists of household chores, write tasks and plans. The application will store all information in storage and allow you to share it with friends and family. Take control of your activities and set goals to achieve them.

Mail

Receive, correct or organize mail. Use the power of cloud storage and work with emails wherever and whenever you want.

Purchases

Receive purchases for all gadgets via the cloud. No need to pay again, just use your content purchased from iTunes, iBooks Store or App Store.

iTunes Match Subscription

Import music from other media and save to cloud storage. This subscription will allow you to access your iTunes library.

Summary

All applications require Internet access to operate. There are many different possibilities hidden in iCloud. Take advantage and enjoy the freedom: you are not tied to one device, access and view photos, files, correct or edit tables, documents. Share any information with your friends and work with the cloud at any time of the day. The limitless possibilities of iCloud are in your hands!

Hi all! I probably should have started this blog with this article. Well, or it absolutely should have appeared much earlier. Why? Because iCloud, along with Apple ID, are the basic terms necessary for any user of Apple technology to study and understand. Without these two “things” you just can’t go anywhere!

And if I already have you with the identifier in the IOS system, then with the “clouds” (“cloud” is also sometimes called iCloud) there was some omission, which today I undertake to correct. Let's start with the most important thing - find out what kind of service this is, what useful functionality it has and how to use all this stuff for its intended purpose.

Let's get started! :)

iCloud on iPhone - why do we need it and what kind of program is it?

Although, rather, it is not even a program, but one large service, which includes several quite important functions, without which the experience of using Apple products would not be so positive. Here are the main ones:

1. Creating backups. All information stored on the device is always saved and access to it is open exclusively to you. It's incredibly convenient! You can read about how to use iCloud backups and what restrictions exist.
2. The ability to share photos - photo stream. Imagine - you took a cool photo on your iPhone and it was immediately copied to your iPad. Thanks to photo streaming, there is no need to send photos; they will automatically be distributed to all your Apple gadgets.
3. Find iPhone (iPad tablet, iPod Touch player). It will help if you forgot or lost your device. It will block, show the coordinates on the map, erase all data if necessary, and send a message to the attacker. Mega-useful thing!

All these points together answer the question - what is iCloud, and why is it needed? I tried to explain in the description of these functions. We smoothly move on to another, no less important issue.

Here, in fact, the answer is simple and unambiguous - all the information that you send to iCloud is concentrated on Apple servers. Geographically speaking, the main data center is located in North Carolina.

For those readers who at this moment do not yet fully understand what we are talking about, I will tell you a little more in detail... Imagine that there is a huge hard drive and it is located somewhere far from you. And with the purchase of an iPhone or iPad, you are allocated a small amount of space in this storage. Which is used for all iCloud services.

What’s important is that all information is stored securely encrypted, and only you are allowed to access it. To do this, it is important not to tell anyone yours, and also carefully store the passwords of the email to which it is registered.

It is necessary to know the answer to this question not so much for the sake of curiosity (it’s interesting!), but for the purpose of freeing up space in the cloud storage. After all, only 5 gigabytes are given for free and filling them with all sorts of unnecessary data is a big waste.

So, what exactly can be saved in iCloud:

• Backup copy. One or more, depending on the number of iPhones or iPads under your account.
• Letters, drafts, attachments to @icloud.com email messages. Do you want to envy yourself such a box? everything is planned down to the smallest detail.
• Contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, SMS messages.
• Photos and videos.
• Documents and data (some programs and applications can store their information in “clouds”. For what? For example: they started editing a document on one device and continued on another).
• Music purchased or downloaded from the iTunes store. Stored, but not taken into account when calculating space.

In general, almost all data from your device can be stored in iCloud!

I hope that after this article you clearly and clearly understand what iCloud does on your iPhone and how to use it for its intended purpose. If suddenly this does not happen, welcome to the comments! Let's discuss all the unclear points!

P.S. Have you learned anything new about the cloud service? Click on the social media buttons! Do you know more than what is written in the article? Also like it and tell everyone!

P.S.S. I repeat that all questions can and even should be asked in the comments - I will definitely try to help and suggest the right solution!

Every owner of an Apple device, be it a Macbook, iPhone or iPad, has probably heard about the iCloud Drive cloud service. But those users who are just planning to purchase such a device do not always understand what it is and what it is used for. In this material we will tell you what iCloud Drive is, what it is for, how to use it and how much it costs.

What is iCloud Drive and what is it for?

iCloud Drive icon.

iCloud Drive is a service that allows you to store information in the iCloud cloud with universal access on any of your Apple devices or through a browser. In other words, documents stored on your device or computer can be securely stored on iCloud servers and accessed from any available device at any time.

iCloud Drive also ensures documents are perfectly synchronized between your devices. Using iCloud Drive, you can upload, delete, rename files, and provide public access via a link.

First of all, iCloud Drive is about convenience. Once you start using this feature, you will no longer be able to refuse it. You're working on a document at the computer, and suddenly you need to go somewhere urgently - transfer the file to iCloud Drive and finish it on your iPhone or iPad while you're on public transport. One cool use is to take screenshots on your Mac and quickly access them from other devices. This feature is achieved due to the fact that screenshots are automatically saved to the desktop, which in turn is “one of the folders” of iCloud Drive.

How to use iCloud Drive

How much does iCloud Drive cost?

By default, you are given 5 GB of memory for free. You can fill them out as you wish: overwrite files, delete, etc. To increase the volume, 3 tariffs are available with monthly payment:

• 50 GB – 59 rubles/month;
• 200 GB – 149 rubles/month;
• 2 TB – 599 rubles/month;

Please note that at the moment Apple has not implemented a full-fledged ability to add files only to the cloud, without storing on the Mac. That is, if you add files to iCloud Drive on Mac OS, they will also remain on the Mac. When your computer runs out of free space, the system will analyze which files you use least often and delete copies of them from your device (leaving them only in the cloud). Sometimes this is incredibly inconvenient, because if you have 50 GB of cloud, you want to upload movies to them and free up space on your Mac, but you won’t be able to do this. But this opportunity is perfectly implemented in Yandex disk. Its utility is also available on Mac.

After reading these instructions, you will be able to understand the popular issue of transferring and saving photos to the cloud on an iPhone, additional settings for your phone, and choosing the data storage service that is most convenient for you.

Every year, the development of cloud storage for saving personal photos or documents is becoming more popular among iPhone users. This may be due to the small amount of memory on the device or, conversely, to the convenience that online data storage services offer us.

How does the cloud work on iPhone? Operating principle in general terms

The operating principle of cloud storage is based on streaming files to local Apple server storage.

When an iPhone user takes a new photo, records a video file, or works with bookmarks on the gadget, the built-in iOS monitoring system records and stores results about new or previously changed files in the device's internal cache. When you connect to Wi-Fi, you are automatically connected to iCloud cloud storage. iOS sends a command to the server about changed or new documents, and they are automatically uploaded to Apple's local storage.

The file, when uploaded from the iPhone to the cloud, is divided into equal parts and distributed across storage servers. Each document or photo has multiple backup copies, which allow you to store information in different places. In case of loss of data about the downloaded file or equipment malfunction, the backup copy will allow you to instantly obtain information about previously downloaded media content to the cloud.

When an iPhone user logs into the cloud storage and downloads the file he needs, it is automatically, through powerful computing equipment, put together and transferred through secure encryption to the owner’s phone.

What is the best cloud to choose for iPhone nowadays?

Indeed, many iPhone users often wonder where to store their photos and videos. How can you access them most quickly from any part of the planet where there is Internet.

The task of choosing cloud storage for your iPhone comes down to several competitors in this area. We will try to talk in more detail about the advantages and disadvantages of each of them.

The evaluation of cloud storage services for iPhone will be based on the following criteria:

Ease of use

Functional

Price

iCloud, Apple's cloud storage service

iCloud is a powerful and high-tech cloud service that can keep your personal media files safe and secure from unauthorized persons. In addition to storing photos and data, it is capable of: tracking the location of your iPhone, computer or other phone; Quickly and remotely set up iPhone, calendar events and much more.

There is no point in talking about the ease of use of the iCloud service, which was specially developed by Apple for buyers and users of iPhone or iPad. It's quite simple.

When you purchase a new iPhone, you create an iCloud cloud account that is linked to one or more devices if you have several.

To access the cloud on your iPhone, you'll need to log in to your device's settings, and any previously saved photos or personal data, such as contacts, calendar entries, or notes, are automatically downloaded to your iPhone. This adds the maximum number of points to the ease of use of the iCloud service, because... You don't need to install additional software on your phone.

When registering for an Apple cloud storage account, the user is given 5 GB of free storage for their most important files on the iPhone cloud. To expand the storage capacity in the cloud, you are offered a choice of three subscription options, which are presented in the screenshot below. The cost is indicated in rubles per month of use.

Yandex Disk is one of the ways to choose cloud storage for photos and videos on iPhone

We recently described in detail one of the processes for downloading music to an iPhone using the Yandex Disk cloud storage. You can read about this.

In addition to downloading music, this service will allow you to store all the photos and video files that are on your iPhone in your cloud spaces.

Many iPhone buyers use cloud storage services. This is primarily due to the small amount of memory in the device. Yandex Disk offers about 20 GB for free for uploading media files to the cloud from an iPhone. This space is more than enough to understand all the capabilities of the service in free mode.

The ease of use of Yandex Drive on iPhone does not seem to be as promising as in the case of iCloud. Autoload YAD will allow you to automatically upload only photo and video files from iPhone to cloud storage.

As for the cost. Yandex offers, as we said earlier, about 20 GB of permanent cloud space for free, as well as the ability to expand memory for an additional fee. You can view the current tariffs (as of the end of 2017) in the screenshot below.

Attention! Yandex Disk constantly holds free promotions with partners that will allow you to significantly increase your iPhone cloud storage space. The price and cost of these services may differ from the prices presented on the official website of the software product.

Brief summary of choosing cloud storage for iPhone

We looked at just a few options for the most popular services for storing photos and videos from iPhone on the Internet. There are a huge number of competitors who can offer you the most favorable conditions for renting a storage facility. The main thing is not to forget that proven and popular services have reliable data protection against hacking, which will prevent the leakage of personal files to the Internet. Choose the most convenient option for storing data in the iPhone cloud, based on our summary table of advantages and disadvantages.

The rating of the proposed cloud storage options for iPhone is based on personal experience of use, reviews of colleagues and users on the Internet. iPhone owners categorically reject the use of the Dropbox service and are reluctant to look towards Google Drive.

How to create a cloud on an iPhone using a PC or phone?

The process of registering or creating an online storage account on iPhone will not take much of your time. Let's take a closer look at the situation using the example of registering the iCloud cloud and Yandex Disk from start to finish.

Create an Apple ID and register iCloud for iPhone

Go to the official cloud storage website: https://www.icloud.com/. Complete the registration by clicking on the “Create” button next to the Apple ID inscription, as shown in the screenshot below.

Fill in the personal information required to register the iCloud cloud.

We advise you to write down your new Apple ID and password to log into your account. Registered cloud service data is required to correctly configure the iPhone for your account. If you sell your iPhone or transfer it to third parties, be sure to log out of your account so that your personal data is not transferred to other users.

It is possible to create an iCloud cloud not only from a computer, but also directly from an iPhone. To do this, go to “Settings”, etc.

Registering the Yandex Disk cloud on iPhone

We will need to download the official application from the App Store.

The registration process is quite simple. Open the application and click

If you already have a login from your mail or Yandex Music listening service, you do not need to register. Enter your account details and log in to the application.

Correctly setting up Yandex Disk and iCloud will allow you to use the services automatically. We will tell you how to set up cloud services without errors a little later.

How to quickly access the cloud via iPhone or computer?

If you need to download photos or videos to your computer from iPhone cloud storage, we recommend using the official and free program from Apple for Windows operating systems - iCloud for PC

Install the downloaded program and make the minimum settings that will be requested automatically.

To access the Apple cloud directly from your iPhone, we recommend that you perform additional settings on your phone, which will allow you to view files without using additional software. Go to Settings. Select the “iCloud” section.

After you have entered the general iCloud menu, scroll to the very bottom to the optional checkbox that allows you to store documents and data in the iPhone cloud. Activate it.

After confirming the storage of data from programs that use the iCloud service, the necessary files and backup copies of applications will be automatically copied to the information storage service from the iPhone.

To view files in Apple storage from your iPhone, go to your phone's home screen or desktop. The installed iCloud Drive app will appear as shown in the screenshot.

The program will allow you to view files in iCloud from your iPhone in the form of a file manager. For the most detailed viewing of not only files and documents from the iCloud cloud storage, we recommend using a data synchronization program for your computer.

It is important to know! Try to study all the functions and settings of the cloud storage of your iPhone device. “How to use the cloud on iPhone?” There's nothing complicated. Just follow each step in our instructions, and it will answer all your questions in more detail.

How to save photos to the iPhone or Yandex Disk cloud?

To upload photos from your iPhone to the cloud, go to the “Settings” section. Click on your Apple ID account. Next “iCloud” - “Photos”. Make the checkbox next to “Media Library” active.

Apple cares about its users and leaves a detailed description of the functions for the most popular menu items in the iPhone settings.

As you can already understand, by activating this menu item in the settings, you can upload photos to the cloud on your iPhone. Next, set, if desired, additional settings for saving original photos or, conversely, optimizing the device storage.

If you are not sure about synchronizing and transferring photos to iCloud from an iPhone, we advise you to check the downloaded files through the storage program for your personal computer.

The simplest and most affordable option for storing photos in the device cloud is to use the Yandex Disk service. The main advantage of this program is comfort and ease of use, and also, compared to iCloud, you are provided with much more free space for saving photos.

Open the disk program and try to configure it according to our instructions. Go to the settings section by tapping the gear in the upper left corner of the display. Pay attention to the menu item “Autoload photos”. We advise you to enable active photo downloading only via Wi-Fi to save money if your telecom operator does not provide an unlimited tariff.

You can see the current status of downloaded photos and video files in the “Camera” section. A running bar with the amount of downloaded material will be displayed in the upper status bar of the program. With the Yandex Disk program, you will forever forget about this question, “How to save photos to the cloud on an iPhone?” The application will automatically do everything for you.

Also don’t forget, Disk has a separate program not only for the iPhone, but also for the computer. Therefore, downloading photos and video files from the cloud to your computer will be a pleasure.

To transfer a single photo to the cloud on your iPhone from Yandex, click on “Photo”. Select the photo you would like to upload to the server. Click on the sharing button in the lower left corner. You will see a pop-up window with additional information about the copy or slide show. Scroll all the way down the apps bar until you find “Disk.” Select or create the desired folder in which you would like to store photos from your iPhone.

In the case of Yandex Disk, you greatly facilitate the process of uploading not only photos, but also videos from your iPhone to cloud storage.

Don’t forget, to synchronize or urgently download photos from iCloud cloud storage, you will need to install an additional program on your PC. Yandex Disk allows you to download any files up to 2GB in size from the cloud without installing software.

If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them in the comments to this article.

Owners of several Apple devices must know how to log into iCloud from an iPhone or iPad if necessary, because sometimes it is necessary to obtain data from another device right now.

For those who have never used iCloud: this is a cloud storage that not only makes it possible to store and synchronize your media files, contacts and other data. But it also backs up all devices, which makes it easy to transfer everything you need to a new model.

iCloud features

Let's figure out what iCloud can synchronize? Standard transfer objects include:

1. Multimedia content (books, films, etc.). Your entire library will not be lost either when you move to a new version of iPhone or when it breaks.
2. Photo and video. Not a single frame you take will be lost, which means that valuable memories will remain in your memory and phone account forever.
3. Settings. You won’t have to find the desired sound level or design again - ICloud will handle everything itself.
4. Messages and ringtones.
5. Application data (game progress, accounts, etc.)

I would especially like to dwell on the synchronization of application data: some games allow you to use synchronization to pause a level on the iPad and continue from the same place on the iPhone (and vice versa), which is very convenient, for example, in the event of a low battery.

Where to download iCloud?

There is no need to download anything; the cloud service has been built into iOS since version 5. All functions become fully available after a free update to iOS 8 and higher. It is also worth noting that registration is unnecessary: ​​you use your Apple ID login and password to log in.

Do not under any circumstances share your iCloud data with third parties! They will be able to study all your photos, correspondence and other materials.

How to Login to the iPhone Cloud

You won’t be able to get into the storage through the standard Safari browser: you will be asked to log in to your iPhone and log into it, but in the meantime, you may need to visit the full version, and not the mobile one.

When might you need to log into the iPhone cloud?