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class="url fn n"title="View all posts by iAnswerGuy"href=https://www.ianswerguy.com/author/ianswerguy/ itemprop=url rel=author> <span class=author-name itemprop=name> iAnswerGuy </span> </a> </span> / <span class=posted-on> <span class=published itemprop=datePublished> February 27, 2016 </span> <span class=updated itemprop=dateModified> February 27, 2016 </span> </span></div></div></header><div class="entry-content clear"itemprop=text><p><img alt="iCloud Icon"class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1013"style="border: 0px solid black;"height=100 loading=lazy src=https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/iCloud-Image.jpg width=102> Apple’s iCloud service has been around for several years, but many iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users don’t really understand it. Taking a few minutes to setup the service on your mobile devices and your computer could save you a significant amount of time and effort in the future.<p> <h2>What is iCloud?</h2><p>iCloud is simply a service that keeps all your devices in sync. In other words, you can share information between an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and a computer. The information on each device is automatically updated to make sure the most current information is available on all devices. The service is free, operates wirelessly, and runs in the background, with no special action required by the user. <span id=more-997> </span><p>For example, you may be out with friends and take some photos on your iPhone. Those photos are automatically available on any other device you have connected to iCloud. There is no need to manually transfer photos from your iPhone to your computer. The photos are automatically available on your computer.<p>In addition to syncing photos across multiple devices, iCloud also syncs other information such as: iTunes purchases, Contacts, Calendars, Notes, documents, Reminders, and Safari bookmarks. It provides the capability to backup your device and locate a lost device.<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 60px;"class=advads-content id=advads-2023464788><script async src=//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js></script><ins style="display:block; text-align:center;"class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client=ca-pub-0020630500595316 data-ad-format=fluid data-ad-layout=in-article data-ad-slot=1115630923> </ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});</script></div><br style="clear: both; display: block; float: none;"><p>iCloud works by storing your information securely on a remote server. This online storage capability is also known as “cloud” storage. By securely storing your information online, you can access this information from any device, at any time.<p> <h2>Create an Account</h2><p>Before using iCloud, you must first create a free account. Typically, your iCloud account can be the same as your Apple ID. If this sounds a little confusing, your Apple ID is the email address you used when signing up for iTunes. You use the Apple ID and password to download apps or music. To keep things simple, you can also use the same Apple ID when creating an iCloud account. However, if you have more than one person sharing the Apple ID, you may want to create a separate iCloud account. For more information on the need for a separate account, see my article about <a title="How to manage multiple iOS devices while sharing one Apple ID"href=https://www.ianswerguy.com/manage-devices-with-one-apple-id/> managing multiple devices while sharing one Apple ID </a> .<p> <h2>Setup on an iOS Device</h2><p>As part of the setup process for a new device, you were asked to enter an Apple ID and setup iCloud. You may have an active iCloud account and not realize it. Even if you elected not to enable iCloud as part of your initial device setup, you can enable it at any time by opening the Settings app on your iOS device and selecting iCloud.<div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 60px; margin-bottom: 60px;"class=advads-content-2 id=advads-1392126946><script async src=//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js></script><ins class=adsbygoogle data-ad-client=ca-pub-0020630500595316 data-ad-format=auto data-ad-slot=8417476937 style=display:block;> </ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});</script></div><br style="clear: both; display: block; float: none;"><p><img alt="iCloud Settings"class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2726"sizes="(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px"srcset="https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Settings.jpg 243w, https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Settings-169x300.jpg 169w"height=432 loading=lazy src=https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Settings.jpg width=243><p> <p>If iCloud is not enabled, you will be asked to enter your Apple ID and password.<p><img alt="iCloud Sign In"class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2728"sizes="(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px"srcset="https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Sign-In.jpg 243w, https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Sign-In-169x300.jpg 169w"height=432 loading=lazy src=https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Sign-In.jpg width=243><p> <p>Once logged in, you will see options to enable syncing of various types of information. Set the slider control to ON for each item you want to sync between devices.<p><img alt="iCloud Options"class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2727"sizes="(max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px"srcset="https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Options.jpg 243w, https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Options-169x300.jpg 169w"height=432 loading=lazy src=https://www.ianswerguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/iCloud-Options.jpg width=243><p> <p> <h2>Setup on a Computer</h2><p>On a Mac, select iCloud in the System Preferences and sign in with your Apple ID and password.<p>If you have a PC, you will need to download the iCloud control panel from <a href=http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1455> Apple’s website </a> . 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