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Also known as iCloud Drive, iTunes Match

iCloud is the personal cloud service of Apple. Launched on October 12, 2011, iCloud enables users to store and sync data across devices, including Apple Mail, Apple Calendar, Apple Photos, Apple Notes, contacts, settings, backups, and files, to collaborate with other users, and track assets through Find My. iCloud's client app is built into iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS, and is available for Microsoft Windows. iCloud may additionally be accessed through a limited web interface.

Key facts

Online service.name
iCloud
Online service.logo
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Online service.image
ICloud and iWork for web screenshot.png
Online service.caption
The iCloud.com web interface
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Online service.developer
Apple
Online service.type
Cloud service
Online service.status
Active
Online service.pricing
Free; optional subscription for more storage
Online service.members
~850 million,

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www.apple.com/it/icloud
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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Features
  • Backup and restore
  • Find My
  • iCloud Keychain<!-- multiple redirects link here -->
  • iTunes Match
  • iWork for iCloud
  • Photo Stream
  • iCloud Photos
  • Storage
  • iCloud Drive
  • Messages on iCloud
  • Private Relay
  • Architecture
  • Availability
  • Hide My Email
  • Custom Email Domain
  • Apple Invites
  • Security
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Advanced Data Protection
  • Privacy
  • China
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

iCloud is the personal cloud service of Apple. Launched on October 12, 2011, iCloud enables users to store and sync data across devices, including Apple Mail, Apple Calendar, Apple Photos, Apple Notes, contacts, settings, backups, and files, to collaborate with other users, and track assets through Find My. iCloud's client app is built into iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS, and is available for Microsoft Windows. iCloud may additionally be accessed through a limited web interface.

iCloud offers users 5 GB of free storage which may be upgraded through optional paid plans to up to 12 TB; all paid plans include iCloud+ providing additional features. Optional end-to-end encryption has been available since 2022 for all iCloud data, except Calendar, Contacts, and Mail, which rely on legacy sync technologies for compatibility with third-party apps (CalDAV, CardDAV, IMAP). , the service had an estimated 850 million users, up from 782 million users in 2016.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “iCloud” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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