Apple’s iCloud comes free with every Apple device from Mac mini to iPhone Pro Max, enabling you to share data between devices and store files and photos in the cloud. It’s a place to put your stuff and share it with others. It’s a way to bring all your Apple devices together. It’s a way to share your Apple products with your family, and it can help you find misplaced iPhones and family members. It’s also pretty small if you don’t pay for an upgrade; you get just 5GB of space for free.
In 2021, Apple offered an upgrade called iCloud+. iCloud+ is free if you subscribe to one of the paid-for Apple One bundles, or you can buy it separately.
iCloud+ gives you more storage and some useful additional features: iCloud Private Relay, which makes it harder for websites to track you; custom email domains, so you can use your iCloud mail with your own domain name such as ‘janesmith.com’; Hide My Email, which generates disposable email addresses for online shopping and other websites; and HomeKit Secure Video, which enables you to store security camera footage in the cloud.
Over the next few pages, we’ll show you everything you need to know about iCloud and iCloud+; how they can make your Apple life easier, whether iCloud+ is worth having and how to protect your account from virtual villains and curious kids alike.
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