In 2011, Apple gave its users a reliable and convenient tool - the iCloud cloud archive of information for the ability to store and use smartphone content: programs, audio recordings, photos, videos from any Apple device.
How to create iCloud on iPhone? To do this, you can register on iCloud.com using your Apple ID user identification and create iCloud on your iPhone. At the same time, the iCloud profile provides you with about 5 GB of empty space on its server so that you can store your personal information there. The terms “Apple ID” and “iCloud Account” are equivalent.
What can iCloud do?
In addition, the created Apple iCloud tool will, on your behalf, synchronize messages, address book, pictures, settings, bookmarks and other useful information located between different devices. Whatever device you use, you'll always have the latest versions of apps, iPad documents, iPhone contacts, or notes at your fingertips.
The main task of iCloud is to create a common information storage, where all your devices could record and store all the information necessary for the user.
Let's say you took a photo on an iPhone 4S or iPhone 5, 5S, and the photo will already undergo automatic synchronization and appear in your other device - for example, an iPad. This comes from your other settings. There is only one condition - the presence of an iPhone 4 or another version of a connected Internet network.
What can be synchronized between connected devices automatically using Apple iCloud: settings on the iOS desktop, settings of the smartphone and other devices, all saved messages, data from applications and games used, bookmarks, favorite ringtones, music library or books, photos or videos, stored in different devices.
Synchronization services will help players, who, in turn, will be able to pause the game and then finish playing it on another device or a new iPhone.
In order to determine which programs are synchronized with iCloud and which ones it makes sense to disable, you need to enter the “Settings” window, find the “iCloud” function, in which define the “Storage and backups” section, and then select the device itself. All programs for iPad and iPhone will appear by default and then you can select those that are not needed to deactivate them.
What are the advantages of iCloud mail?
Firstly, the mail storage is quite capacious up to 5 GB and, most importantly, it is free. In addition, advertising does not appear in the mail and does not clog its space, and you can get rid of spam by creating an alias. It is impossible not to take into account that iCloud was created not only for smartphones, but also for Mac computers. Moreover, they have the same operating system. You can add storage capacity by renting additional space.
Is it possible to create an email with the @icloud.com extension?
Absolutely yes! How to do it? Please note that this option is only available to owners of Apple devices running iOS 5.0 or later, as well as Mac computers running OS X Lion 10.7.4 or higher. Unfortunately, it is not possible to create such an email address on Windows devices.
Let's consider 2 options for creating iCloud mail: based on iOS in an iPhone or iPad; based on OS X on a PC with a Mac operating system.
What are the differences between Dropbox and iCloud?
In an undoubted difference from the widespread Dropbox service, the Apple-developed iCloud service works automatically and synchronizes your data regardless of the location of different devices; for this there is no need to specify a specific application for the purpose of saving.
How to install iCloud?
The main feature of iCloud is that it does not have to be installed on the iPhone, since this program is already available in versions with iOS 5 or later, iTunes 10.5., as well as Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2. The only requirement is to have iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, but all new updated versions will be free.
How to update to the new version? You need to go to the “Settings” menu and select the “General” function, and then “Software Update”, and the available updates will be downloaded to your device.
Open iCloud mail on iPhone and iPad devices
First, make sure that your iPhone or iPad has a Wi-Fi or 3G connection. Open the Settings window, go to Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and then add an account and its Cloud type.
To find your ID, give the command “Create an Apple ID” by filling in your real first and last name, as well as your date of birth. In the “Apple ID” window, click to activate the task “Get a free e-mail in iCloud” and go to “Next”.
Please note that your data must be unified in the database, and the ID password must consist of at least 8 characters and contain at least one number or letter. If you lose your password due to forgetting, the program recommends coming up with special security questions and memorable answers to them. It is advisable that the questions are simple and easy to remember only for you. This may be necessary if you need to recover your password and questions will be asked to identify you.
You can also come up with and create a backup email that will be used to recover your password. Next, activate the “Updates” function by accepting them in order to subsequently receive the latest versions of iCloud.
Thus, the process of creating an @icloud.com email address is complete and will be used to identify your ID, use Apple tools and services: iMessage, iCloud, Find My iPhone, FaceTime, App Store and other various applications like Game Center. Don't forget to organize your account by connecting your Apple ID in the device settings, namely in the iCloud program menu.
Open iCloud mail on MAC devices
Sometimes it happens that your iPhone is broken, you forgot your email password and don’t know how to get your database from the cloud. There is a way out! The Mac Fone Trans program and the Mac FoneLab utility installed on your PC will help you open and retrieve stored files.
In your computer's search browser, you must enter the name of the address bar - icloud.com, which is the official website of the cloud storage. At the bottom, find the “Create” button and go to the “Don’t have an Apple ID?” link. At the same time, a form for writing registration information will appear, which you will have to fill out. In the “Apple ID” settings section, find and add a topic - get an e-mail in iCloud for free.
Next, fill in the full address of your mailbox, for example [email protected]. To secure your personal data on iCloud, you will have to come up with a long password, about 12-15 characters consisting of letters and numbers, repeated twice in lines.
Fill out your personal information, indicating your first and last name, as well as your date of birth. Repeat the process of coming up with individual questions and secret answers to them. Confirm your country of residence. If you need to subscribe and receive newsletters about Apple services and products, check the required box and go to “Next”. Write down the code visible in the line and, voila, the process of registering your PC on the cloud is completed.
When your email registration on @icloud.com is completed, you will receive a message from the company about the transition. To confirm your email address, all you have to do is follow the link in the email.
After successful registration, you can use the created Apple ID user account for additional login to the iCloud cloud from an iPhone or tablet with iOS, and even from Mac OS and Windows computers.
Finally, it should be added that smartphones with registered IDs can open the photo stream function, which automatically synchronizes devices, receiving different photos created on iPhones and iPads. To activate the convenient service, you will have to select a photo in the settings of your existing iPhone, while the photo stream function can destroy the photos on the device, but they will be saved in iCloud storage.
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