ICLOUD

ABSTRACT:-

Save you’re time and work before loosing it with ICloud. Many of us struggles in

backing up their files from the devices wither its personal, Student or owned by a

small business. Saving files are really important because some devices crash suddenly

and we end up loosing our hard work. Through the presentation I created it will

illustrates various types of backup systems and recommends to use the ICloud is the

best solution. ICloud is the latest technology that helps in backing up your files

through server by installing the application and setting your account, which will do

the whole process automatically in daily bases with the help of Wi-Fi connection.

This application will allows to restore all you files with all your apple devices with

same info by clicking on one button and it will do the rest for you. Moreover the

ICloud presentation includes a link from YouTube tutorial that can guide you how to

install, manage the app easily and more.

INDEX

1.INTRODUCTION

2.HISTORY

2.1Announcement

2.2Features

2.3 Backup and restore

2.4 BACK TO MY MAC

2.5 EMAIL, CONTACTS, AND CALENDARS

2.6 FIND MY FRIENDS

2.7 FIND MY IPHONE

3.ICLOUD KEYCHAIN

3.1 ITUNES MATCH

3.2 IWORK FOR ICLOUD

4.PHOTO STREAM

4.1ICLOUD PHOTOS

4.2 STORAGE

5.STORAGE

5.1ICLOUD DRIVE

5.2ACTIVATION LOCK

6.URL ACCESS POINTS FOR WEB APPS

7.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

8.PRIVACY

9.PASSWORDS STORED, ENCRYPTED AUTOMATICALLY RE-ENTERED

9.1 PHOTO SHARING

9.2 ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY

9.3 ICLOUD DRIVE

9.4 STORING FILES IN ICLOUD IS

9.5 KEY-FEATURE

9.6 FAMILY SHARING

9.7 FINDING YOUR MOM’S IPHONE AND BROTHER’S IPOD

9.8 SET LIMITS

9.9 DISADVANTAGEOUS

10.COMPETITIORS

11.CONCLUSION

12.REFERENCES

1.INTRODUCTION

ICloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from Apple Inc. launched on

October 12, 2011. As of July 2013, the service had 320 million users.

The service provides its users with means to store data such as documents, photos,

and music on remote servers for download to iOS, Macintosh or Windows devices, to

share and send data to other users, and to manage their Apple devices if lost or stolen.

The service also provides the means to wirelessly back up iOS devices directly to

ICloud, instead of being reliant on manual backups to a host Mac or Windows

computer using iTunes. Service users are also able to share photos, music, and games

instantly by linking accounts via AirDrop wireless.

It replaced Apple's MobileMe service, acting as a data syncing center for email,

contacts, calendars, bookmarks, notes, reminders (to-do lists), iWork documents,

photos and other data.

One of Apple's ICloud data centers is located in Maiden, North Carolina, US.

2.HISTORY

ICloud is the latest branding of Apple's cloud computing services. It has previously

been branded as iTools in 2000, .Mac in 2002, and MobileMe in 2008.

ICloud was announced on June 6, 2011, at the 2011 Apple Worldwide Developers

Conference (WWDC). Apple announced that MobileMe would be discontinued after

June 30, 2012, with anyone who had an account before the unveiling of ICloud having

their MobileMe service extended to that date, free of charge.

The official website, www.ICloud.com, went live in early August for Apple

Developers. On October 12, 2011, ICloud became available to use via an iTunes

update. ICloud had 20 million users in less than a week after launch. The ICloud.com

domain and registered trademark were bought from a Swedish company called

Xcerion, who rebranded their service to CloudMe.[CloudMe still controls major

domains like ICloud.de, ICloud.fr and ICloud.es.

A class action lawsuit by customers unhappy over the transition from MobileMe to

ICloud was filed in early May 2012.

2.1Announcement:-

The first official mention of ICloud from Apple came on May 31, 2011, when a press

release announced that it would demonstrate the service at the WWDC on June 6,

2011. A banner hung at the Moscone Center for WWDC revealed the ICloud logo

five days before the official launch.

In the WWDC 2011 keynote speech, Apple announced ICloud will replace MobileMe

services and that the basic ICloud service will be free of charge.

2.2Features:-

The cloud-based system allows users to store music, photos, applications, documents,

bookmarks, reminders, backups, notes, iBooks, and contacts, and provides a platform

for Apple's email servers and calendars. Third-party iOS and OS X app developers are

able to implement ICloud functionality in their apps through the ICloud API.

2.3 Backup and restore:-

ICloud allows users to back up the settings and data on iOS devices running iOS 5 or

later. Data backed up includes photos and videos in the Camera Roll, device settings,

app data, messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS), ringtones, and Visual Voicemails.

Backups occur daily when the device is locked and connected to Wi-Fi and a power

source. In case of a malfunction of any Apple device, during the restoration process,

ICloud offers to restore all data along with App data only if the device was synced to

ICloud and backed up.

2.4 BACK TO MY MAC:-

Back to My Mac, also previously part of MobileMe, is now part of ICloud.As before,

this service allows users to log in remotely to other computers that have Back to My

Mac enabled and are configured with the same Apple ID.

2.5 EMAIL, CONTACTS, AND CALENDARS:-

As with MobileMe (and .Mac and iTools before it), an ICloud account includes an

email account. Unlike MobileMe and its previous iterations, an email address is an

optional part of an ICloud account, in that the user can choose not to use it but can

still use the email as their ICloud Apple ID. The email account can be accessed using

any standard IMAP-compatible email client, as well as the online web app mail client

at the ICloud.com. Additionally, on an iOS device, ICloud email is push-enabled.

Users converting existing MobileMe accounts to ICloud accounts kept their existing

"@me.com" email addresses, and users whose accounts pre-dated MobileMe and had

both me.com and mac.com email addresses kept both. As with the .Mac to MobileMe

transition, existing users get to keep their old addresses and also get a matching new

ICloud.com address, so messages sent to a valid account with multiple addresses all

end up in the same inbox.

Users setting up new ICloud accounts, whether completely new or

attaching[clarification needed] them to existing non-MobileMe Apple IDs, can opt to

not have email with their ICloud account. These users don't see the ICloud webmail

component when signing in at ICloud.com. They still need a valid email address with

another email provider to sign up (e.g. a Gmail account), and that existing non-Apple

email address becomes their ICloud login.[clarification needed]

2.6 FIND MY FRIENDS:-

Find My Friends was a new feature introduced to ICloud in iOS 5. Find My Friends is

very similar to Find My iPhone, except users can share their location with other

friends or family using the feature. Concurrently with the launch of iOS 5, Apple

released an app for Find My Friends. iOS 6 added location-based alerts to notify the

user when a device arrives at a certain location.

2.7 FIND MY IPHONE:-

Find My iPhone, formerly part of MobileMe, allows users to track the location of

their iOS device or Mac. A user can see the device's approximate location on a map

(along with a circle showing the radius depicting the margin of error), display a

message and/or play a sound on the device (even if it is set to silent), change the

password on the device, and remotely erase its contents. The feature was first

announced on June 10, 2009 and was included in iOS 3.0 software update as a feature

for paying MobileMe users. Find My iPhone was made free of charge with the iOS

4.2.1 software update on November 22, 2010, but only for devices introduced in 2010.

An iOS app was also released by Apple on June 18, 2010, which allows users to

locate their device from other iOS devices running iOS 4 or later software. In iOS 5,

Find My iPhone was continued as a feature for ICloud. iOS 6 introduced Lost Mode,

a new feature that allows the user to mark a device as "lost", making it easier to

protect and find. The feature also allows someone that finds the user's lost iPhone to

call the user directly without unlocking it. Similar phone finder services under various

names are available for other families of smartphones.

3.ICLOUD KEYCHAIN

ICloud Keychain was announced at the 2013 Apple Worldwide Developers

Conference (WWDC), to be released as part of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks (version

10.9). It was not released with the initial release of iOS 7, instead being added with

the release of iOS 7.0.3 and OS X Mavericks following Apple's October 22, 2013

event. It re-introduces the old MobileMe Keychain syncing function that was removed

with the initial release of ICloud in 2011, but now renamed ICloud Keychain.

It functions as a secure database that allows information including a user's website

login passwords, Wi-Fi network passwords, credit/debit card management (though

without CVV), and other account data, to be securely stored for quick access and

auto-fill on webpages and elsewhere when the user needs instant access to them. They

are always stored encrypted using 256-bit AES encryption, are stored on device and

pushed from ICloud between devices, and only available on a user's trusted devices.

The service can also suggest new longer and more secure passwords to the user, if and

when required. It will only be available for use on Apple platforms, and even more

specifically, when using inside a browser, will only work with Safari browser on iOS

7.0.3 and OS X Mavericks (version 10.9) onwards.

3.1 ITUNES MATCH:-

iTunes Match debuted on November 14, 2011. It was initially available to US users

only. For an annual fee, customers can scan and match tracks in their iTunes music

library, including tracks copied from CDs or other sources, with tracks in the iTunes

Store, so customers do not have to repurchase said tracks. Customers may download

up to 25,000 tracks in 256 kbit/s DRM-free AAC file format that match tracks in any

supported audio file formats in customers' iTunes libraries, including ALAC and

MP3. Customers also have the choice to keep their original copies stored on their

computers or have them replaced by copies from the iTunes Store. Any music not

available in the iTunes Store is uploaded for download onto customers' other

supported devices and computers; doing this will not take storage from the customers'

ICloud's storage allowance. Any such tracks stored in the higher quality lossless audio

ALAC, or original uncompressed PCM formats, WAV and AIFF, are transcoded to

256 kbit/s DRM-free AAC format before uploading to the customers' ICloud storage

account, leaving the original higher quality local files in their original format.

If a user stops paying for the iTunes Match service, all copies of the DRM-free AAC

iTunes Store versions of tracks that have already been downloaded onto any device

can be kept, whether on iOS devices or computers.

From iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks onwards, the iTunes Radio function will be

available across devices, including integration with the Music app, both on portable

iOS devices and Apple TV (2nd generation onwards), as well as inside the iTunes app

on Macintosh and Windows computers. It will be included in an ad-free version for

subscribers to the iTunes Match service and is currently available only in the US and

Australia.

As of March 26, 2014, iTunes Match is available in 116 countries, while iTunes in the

Cloud is available in 155 countries.

3.2 IWORK FOR ICLOUD:-

During the 2013 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote speech,

iWork for ICloud was announced for release at the same time as the next version of

the app versions of iWork later in the year. The three apps for both iOS and OS X that

form Apple's iWork suite (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote), will be made available on

a web interface (named as Pages for ICloud, Numbers for ICloud, and Keynote for

ICloud respectively), and accessed via the ICloud website under each users ICloud

Apple ID login. They will also sync with the users iOS and OS X versions of the app,

should they have them, again via their ICloud Apple ID.

This allows the user to edit and create documents on the web, using one of the

supported browsers; currently Safari, Chrome, and Internet Explorer. It also means

that Microsoft Windows users now have access to these native –previously only

Apple device– document editing tools, via the web interface.

4.PHOTO STREAM

Photo Stream is a service supplied with the basic ICloud service which allows users to

store the most recent 1,000 photos on the ICloud servers up to 30 days free of charge.

When a photo is taken on a device with Photo Stream enabled, it is automatically

uploaded to the ICloud servers; from there, it is automatically pushed to the rest of the

user's registered devices. Photos in Photo Stream will automatically be removed from

other devices after the user reaches the 1,000 photo or 30 day limit. Users who utilize

Photo Stream on their Mac or PC can choose to have all photos permanently saved on

their computer - their photos in Photo Stream will not be removed from the computer

when they are dropped out of Photo Stream after the user reaches the 1,000 photo or

30 day limit. The service is also integrated with Apple TV, allowing users to view

their recent photos wirelessly on their HDTV.

4.1ICLOUD PHOTOS:-

ICloud Photos is a new feature on iOS 8.1 and coming to OS X Yosemite (version

10.10) from early 2015, plus web app access available now. The service stores all of

the users photos, maintaining their original resolution and metadata. Users can access

their ICloud Photo Library on supported devices via the new Photos app when

available or via the ICloud Photo Library web app at ICloud.com, which helps limit

the amount of local storage each device needs to use in order to store photos

(particularly those with smaller storage capacities) by storing lower-resolution

versions on the device, with the user having the option to keep some/all stored locally

at higher resolution.

5.STORAGE

Since introduction in 2011, each account has 5 GB of free storage for owners of either

an iOS device using iOS 5.x or later, or a Mac using OS X Lion 10.7 or later. Users

can purchase additional storage for a total of 20GB, 200GB, 500GB or 1TB. The

amount of storage is shared across all devices per ICloud Apple ID.

Several native features of ICloud use each user's ICloud storage allowance,

specifically, Backup and restore, and email, Contacts, and Calendars. On Macs, users

can also store most filetypes into ICloud folders of their choosing, rather than only

storing them locally on the machine. While Photo Stream uses the ICloud servers,

usage does not come out of the user's ICloud storage allowance. This is also true for

iTunes Match music content, even for music that is not sold in the iTunes Store and

which gets uploaded into ICloud storage, it does not count against the user's

allowance. Other apps can optionally integrate app storage out of the user's ICloud

storage allowance.

Not all of a user's content counts as part of their ICloud storage allowance. Apple is

able to keep a permanent track of every purchase a user makes under their Apple ID

account, and by associating each piece of content with the user, means only one copy

of every Store item is needed to be kept on Apple's servers. For items bought from the

iTunes Store (music, music videos, movies, TV shows), iBooks Store (books), or App

Store (iOS apps), this uses a service Apple call iTunes in the Cloud, allowing the user

to automatically, or manually if preferred, re-download any of their previous

purchases on to a Mac, PC, or iOS device. Downloaded (or streamed, provided the

user is connected to the Internet) iTunes Store content can be used across all these

devices, however while iBooks Store and App Store content can be downloaded to

Macs and PCs for syncing to iOS devices, only iOS and Mac devices - and their

respective apps - can be used to read the books. Similarly, OS X apps purchased from

the Mac App Store are also linked to the Apple ID they were purchased through, and

are able to be downloaded to any Mac using the same Apple ID. Also, when a user

registers any new device, all previously bought Store content can be downloaded from

the Store servers, or non-Store content from the ICloud servers.

5.1ICLOUD DRIVE:-

ICloud Drive is ICloud's file hosting service for devices running iOS 8, OS X

Yosemite (version 10.10), or Windows 7 or later, plus online web app access via

ICloud.com. This feature allows users to save photos, videos, documents (Pages,

Numbers, Keynote, or any other type), music, and other apps' data on ICloud. Users

can start their work on one device and continue on another device.[39] By default,

users will still get 5 GB of storage for free as previously, but the expandable storage

plans available have increased considerably in size (up to 1 TB of space) and altered

to monthly subscription options from the yearly ones offered under the previous non-

ICloud Drive service.

5.2ACTIVATION LOCK:-

Activation Lock was introduced in 2013 with iOS 7. It is integrated with ICloud and

Find My iPhone feature. This new feature locks the activation of any iDevice which

has been restored in either DFU or Recovery mode without first disabling the Find

My iPhone feature.Once restore completed, the iDevice will ask for the email that has

been previously associated with it, in order to proceed with activation, ultimately

preventing any stolen iDevice from being usable.[citation needed] The main criticism

around this new feature is that it can lock out legitimate owners, while Apple hasn't

offered an option to prove ownership of an iDevice.[citation needed] A tool was

released, by doulCi team, to bypass this feature, until Apple released a patch disabling

this tool.[citation needed]

6.URL ACCESS POINTS FOR WEB APPS

There are subdirectory (private) access points to each ICloud user's individual account

web apps via the main ICloud.com portal. Once signed in, these provide web access

to each ICloud user's account via direct links to each web app.

As well as private subdirectory access points, the previous similar MobileMe service

also had subdomains for public access to certain user account functions, which are not

offered in ICloud.

7.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

ICloud Control Panel running on Windows 7

ICloud account creation requires either an iOS device running iOS 5 or later or a Mac

running OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later.

Online access to ICloud requires a compatible web browser, and certain features are

have their own minimum requirements of OS versions e.g. using ICloud Photo

Sharing requires OS X Mavericks v10.9 or above on a Mac.

Devices running older versions of OS X (before Mavericks) or iOS (below 7) may be

unable to sign in to ICloud after the ICloud password has been changed: the only

resolution for this issue is to upgrade the OS, which may be impossible on a device

that does not meet the newer OS' minimum requirements.

Synchronizing with a PC requires Windows 7 or Windows 8 and using the ICloud

Control Panel, and optionally Outlook 2007 or later to sync Calendar, Contacts and

Reminders.

Synchronization of bookmarks requires Safari 5.1.1 or later on OS X, and Internet

Explorer 9, Firefox 22 or Google Chrome 28 or later on Windows.

MobileMe account users could move their accounts to be an ICloud account, keeping

the same account details.

8.PRIVACY

ICloud data is kept encrypted on Apple servers, but Apple keeps a master key that can

be used to decrypt it when required to do so by government agencies.

In August 2014, it was rumoured that hackers had discovered an exploit involving the

Find My iPhone service, which potentially allowed an attacker to brute-force a user's

Apple ID and access their ICloud data. The exploit was later incorrectly rumoured to

have been used as part of an August 2014 leak of a large number of private, nude

photos of celebrities that had been synced to their ICloud storage from their iPhone.

Apple confirmed that it was working with law enforcement agencies to investigate the

leak.Apple subsequently denied that the ICloud service itself or the alleged exploit

was responsible for the leak, asserting that the leaks were the result of a very targeted

phishing attack against the celebrities. On September 13, 2014 Tim Cook, while being

interviewed by Charlie Rose, stated on camera that the celebrity leaks were not an

ICloud exploit at all, but rather the celebrities had been phished by very targeted

phishing to trick them out of their login credentials.

Subsequently, when announcing ApplePay, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a raft

of measures to beef up security including promoting increased awareness of their two-

factor authentication process.

How the Apple ICloud Works

Cloud storage is a growing tech trend. Making use of cloud computing technology,

cloud storage services give you password-protected access to online storage space.

You can upload files to this storage space as a backup copy of content from your hard

drive, as additional space to supplement your hard drive, or just to make those files

available online from other computers or mobile devices.

Apple's cloud storage product, ICloud, is designed to work seamlessly with all your

Apple devices connected to the Internet. For example, you can upload photos from

your iPhone and access them from your MacBook, upload music from your MacBook

to listen to from your iPod Touch, or upload an important document from your Mac

desktop to access from your iPad when you're on the go.

But ICloud isn't Apple's first online storage service. MobileMe was ICloud's long-

standing predecessor, offering synchronization services for an annual subscription fee.

MobileMe's primary purpose was to keep certain files synchronized between multiple

devices. This included e-mail, contacts, calendars, browser bookmarks, photo

galleries and Apple iWeb and iDisk services. Though MobileMe was tailor-made for

Apple products, it also gave users the option to synchronize data from non-Apple

computers.

Apple revamped MobileMe and merged its offerings into the new ICloud service.

ICloud not only replaces MobileMe, it also adds features, flexibility and free service

for up to 5 GB of storage space. In addition, digital products you purchase through

Apple's iTunes Store are available from your ICloud account without counting against

that free 5 GB. Later, we'll take a closer look at ICloud's features and pricing and how

they compare to other cloud storage products.

Like its MobileMe predecessor, ICloud's biggest advantage is that it's integrated into

Apple software. That makes ICloud your most convenient cloud storage option, if all

your computers and mobile devices are Apple products. Apps you use in both Mac

OS X and Apple iOS can connect to your ICloud space and automatically store your

data there, including your contacts list and photo gallery. Also like MobileMe, this

can expand to include Apple devices used by other family members, too. With

ICloud, you can ensure your data is continuously synchronized among your Apple

devices while they're connected to the Internet.

Now that you know what ICloud is, let's take a closer look at its features and costs,

and how it keeps your data both safe and readily accessible.

How much does it cost?

Pricing for ICloud and ICloud Drive are the same, meaning you don't have to pay

twice. Choose a single subscription plan, then you'll be able to save files in ICloud,

and use ICloud Drive to manage those files across all your devices.

Subscription plans range from free all the way up to $19.99 a month for 1TB of

storage:

• 5GB of storage - Free

• 20GB of storage - $0.99 per month

• 200GB of storage - $3.99 per month

• 500GB of storage - $9.99 per month

• 1TB of storage - $19.99 per month

You can subscribe to a plan through your iPhone or iPad by launching the Settings

app, then tap ICloud, and select Storage. From there, go to Change Storage Plan and

choose the storage plan you prefer. Make sure to tap Buy in the upper right-hand

corner and then sign in with your ICloud account to complete the purchase. You can

also upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time.

How does it work on iOS?

Apple's ICloud Drive for iOS rolled out with iOS 8. But there is no ICloud Drive iOS

app.

You should think of ICloud Drive on iPhone and iPad as an integrated feature,

because it is not a mobile app. You can only get to it through an Apple app (such as

Numbers, Keynote, Pages) or a third-party App Store app. With ICloud Drive on your

iPhone or iPad, you can only save files to ICloud as well as access and edit those files.

But that's not all: one of the coolest parts about ICloud Drive for iOS is that you can

import ICloud Drive documents. In other words, if you created a graphic in an ICloud

Drive-compatible app and then saved it via ICloud Drive, you can later import that

graphic into a Keynote presentation on your iPhone or Mac.

If you want to organise your files into folders, you have to move to a computer

running OS XYosemite or Windows (more on that later). Keep in mind ICloud Drive

doesn't have backward compatibility with iOS 7 or even OS X Mavericks, meaning

you won't be able to sync files from your device unless it is running iOS 8

and OS X Yosemite. Unfortunately, OS X Yosemite isn't even available yet.

Many reports warned users - who rely on ICloud to sync data - to not active ICloud

Drive on their iPhone or iPad until OS X Yosemite releases with built-in ICloud

Drive. If you were to go ahead and activate ICloud Drive on your iPhone or iPad, be

aware that your files (including app files) won't sync across all your devices. You'd

also have no way to manage your ICloud-saved files from your Mac.

If you initially said no to activating ICloud Drive on your iPhone or iPad, you can

enable ICloud Drive in just a few taps by following these steps: launch the Settings

app on your iPhone or iPadrunning iOS 8 or higher, then tap on ICloud, and select

ICloud Drive.

From there, turn on the option for ICloud Drive.

How does it work on OS X?

ICloud Drive for Mac launched alongside OS X Yosemite.

Just like any other cloud-storage service, such as Dropbox or Google Drive, ICloud

Drive appears listed in Finder under your Favourites sidebar. Click on the icon to

open your ICloud Drive folder, and then you every file you have saved to ICloud will

show up. You can access, import, and edit these files through compatible Mac apps.

(You can, for instance, import an Instagram photo you added to ICloud Drive into a

Pages document on Mac.)

Your ICloud Drive folder has a gridview by default, displaying your folders and files

and every app that has files stored in their own folders. You can distinguish app

folders by their icons, visible on top of folders. Apple has also included a handy

search box for when your ICloud Drive folder starts filling up with tons of app

folders, folders, and files. You can always change the view from grid to list as well as

sort by date, name, and even tags.

To add files to ICloud Drive while on a Mac, just drag and drop them into your

ICloud Drive folder. If you're using a ICloud Drive-compatible app on an iPhone

or iPad, you should see an option to save your file to ICloud via ICloud Drive. All

files visible in your ICloud Drive folder for Mac and are also accessible on your iOS

device.

How does it work on Windows?

Windows PC owners who want to use ICloud Drive have been able to do so for a

while, while Mac users had to wait. On a new support page recently launched, Apple

unveiled an updated Windows version of ICloud that lets Windows users download

and install a pared-down ICloud Drive.

The Windows version of ICloud Drive lets you sync everything from mail and

documents to contacts and calendars (between your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac,

and Windows PC) You can also store any file in ICloud by dragging your documents

and photos into ICloud Drive folder on your PC. The feature will even keep your IE,

Firefox, or Google Chrome bookmarks on Windows in sync with your Safari

bookmarks on an iPhone or iPad.

Go to Apple's Support Page to download ICloud Drive for Windows 7 or later, but

keep in mind you should first upgrade your iPhone or iPad to iOS 8.

9.PASSWORDS STORED, ENCRYPTED AUTOMATICALLY RE-ENTERED

9.1 PHOTO SHARING-When you create a shared photo stream, it’s easy to show

only the photos and videos you want to just the people you want to see them. Invite

your friends and family and they can add their own photos, videos and comments as

well. And everything is kept up to date on everyone’s devices automatically. A handy

Activity view in iOS 7 lets you see all the latest updates to your shared streams at a

glance

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iCloud usage become increased to Millions

WHAT’S COMING TO ICLOUD IN THIS AUTUMN?

The new iCloud Photo Library makes viewing, organizing and storing your entire

photo and video library effortless and worry-free from any device. ICloud Drive lets

you Family Sharing makes it easy to share family members’ purchases from the

iTunes Store, the App Store and the iBooks Store, as well as family photos, calendars

and more.

9.2 ICLOUD PHOTO LIBRARY- You’re never without your camera. Now you’ll

never be without your photos. Every photo and video you take now lives in iCloud

giving you the freedom to access your library from any device, anytime you want. So

you can view a photo from last week or last year no matter where you are.

9.3 ICLOUD DRIVE-Any kind of file. On all your devices. Now you have the

freedom to work with the document of your choice on the device of your choice.

Because with iCloud Drive, you can safely store all your presentations, spreadsheets,

PDFs, images and any other kind of document in iCloud and access them from your

iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC

9.4 STORING FILES IN ICLOUD IS

Simple. Just as it should be. To upload your files to iCloud, simply drag them into the

iCloud Drive on your Mac running OS X Yosemite or PC running Windows 7 or

later. Or start a new document using an iCloud-enabled app on your iOS device. Then

you’ll be able to access those documents from all your devices

9.5 KEY-FEATURE “Start your work in one app, add the finishing touches in

another

9.6 FAMILY SHARING- Six people in your family can share purchases from

iTunes, iBooks and the App Store without sharing accounts. Pay for family purchases

with the same credit card and approve kids’ spending from a parent’s device.

Easily share photos, a family calendar and more to help keep everyone connected one

shared family calendar equals one happy, organized family. Now everybody in the

family can add events to one calendar. You can even set up family reminders that will

appear on everyone’s devices at the exact time or place you choose. So when its

school photo day, pizza night or a trip to the beach, everyone’s in the know

9.7 FINDING YOUR MOM’S IPHONE AND BROTHER’S IPOD

Finding your family’s lost devices is even easier now that everyone can help.

With the Find My iPhone app, family members can use their devices to locate

one that’s lost and have it play a sound (even if the ringer is turned off). If you

don’t want your devices to be located, simply turn sharing off

9.8 SET LIMITS- Parents get more control, while kids feel like they have

more freedom. It’s not a parenting miracle, it’s Family Sharing. Enjoy the

convenience of paying for family purchases with a single credit card. Enable

“Ask to Buy” to require children to get permission before making iTunes,

iBooks and App Store purchases. You can even create Apple IDs for children

under 13 years old so they can participate too

Fig4-ASKING PERMISSION

Fig5-GETTING APPROVAL

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9.9 DISADVANTAGEOUS- Firstly, one of the biggest concerns about iCloud

is security and privacy. Users might not be comfortable to upload their data to

a third party service Secondly, if you upload any purchased Cd songs and

tracks via iTunes then they would not be send to iCloud and hence to any other

device. So all you have to do is pay $25 yearly matching up your tracks and it

incurred additional cost. Lastly, iCloud service is compatible only with IOS

devices and has widespread accessibility issues

10.COMPETITIORS

1. DROP-BOX

2. GOOGLE DRIVE

3. SKY DRIVE

4. ICLOUD

11.CONCLUSION

iCloud usage is increasing ultimately year by year but still some of the features

are missing in updated iCloud version of IOS 7 .The main familiar issues are

Privacy, music sharing, device compatibility. Hope they may fix these issues

and release IOS8 on coming autumn

12.REFERENCES

1. How to do everything: iCloud, Second Edition By Jason R.Rich

2. iCloud: Visual Quick Start Guide (2nd Edition) Paperback – March 3,

2013

By Tom Negrino

3. Apple iCloud Preview

https://www.apple.com/in/icloud