iCloud and How to Set It Up
Even though Apple's iCloud service has been around for several years, not many people who use iPod, iPad and iPhone devices really understand it. Understanding how to set it up on your mobile device could save you a lot of effort and time in the future.
What is iCloud?
But what exactly is iCloud? Well, it is a service that simply syncs information in all your devices. In simple terms, you can comfortably share information between an iPad, iPhone, iPod and even a computer using iCloud. It updates the information in each device automatically to ensure that only the most current information is available on all the devices. Besides being free, the service also operates wirelessly, and runs smoothly in the background without any special action required from the user.
For instance, you may be out with friends and take some photos using your iPhone. These photos will automatically be made available on all your devices. This eliminates the need to manually transfer photos from your iPhone to your iPod or computer.
In addition to syncing photos from multiple devices, iCloud also syncs other information such as contacts, iTunes purchases, notes, calendars and reminders among other things. Further details about this are accessible in this site. Most importantly, it also provides the capability to locate your lost device or back it up.
Syncing works by storing all the important information securely on a remote server. This is what is popularly known as the 'cloud'. By storing your information securely in a remote server, you can comfortably access this information at any time, using any device.
Create an Account
To get started with iCloud, all you have to do is to create a free account. You can use your Apple ID and your account. One can also use his or her Apple ID and password to download music or application from iTunes. You can keep things simple by using the same Apple ID when creating a new iCloud account. If there are many people sharing the Apple ID, you may be forced to create a new account.
Setup on an iOS Device
When creating a new icloud login account for a new device, chances are that you were asked to enter an Apple ID. This is because you may not realize that you have an active account. Once you have logged in, you will see options to enable the syncing of various types of information. For each item you want to sync between devices, simply set the slider control to 'ON'.
What is iCloud?
But what exactly is iCloud? Well, it is a service that simply syncs information in all your devices. In simple terms, you can comfortably share information between an iPad, iPhone, iPod and even a computer using iCloud. It updates the information in each device automatically to ensure that only the most current information is available on all the devices. Besides being free, the service also operates wirelessly, and runs smoothly in the background without any special action required from the user.
For instance, you may be out with friends and take some photos using your iPhone. These photos will automatically be made available on all your devices. This eliminates the need to manually transfer photos from your iPhone to your iPod or computer.
In addition to syncing photos from multiple devices, iCloud also syncs other information such as contacts, iTunes purchases, notes, calendars and reminders among other things. Further details about this are accessible in this site. Most importantly, it also provides the capability to locate your lost device or back it up.
Syncing works by storing all the important information securely on a remote server. This is what is popularly known as the 'cloud'. By storing your information securely in a remote server, you can comfortably access this information at any time, using any device.
Create an Account
To get started with iCloud, all you have to do is to create a free account. You can use your Apple ID and your account. One can also use his or her Apple ID and password to download music or application from iTunes. You can keep things simple by using the same Apple ID when creating a new iCloud account. If there are many people sharing the Apple ID, you may be forced to create a new account.
Setup on an iOS Device
When creating a new icloud login account for a new device, chances are that you were asked to enter an Apple ID. This is because you may not realize that you have an active account. Once you have logged in, you will see options to enable the syncing of various types of information. For each item you want to sync between devices, simply set the slider control to 'ON'.