iCloud
stores your content, including music, photos, contacts, calendars,
and supported documents. Content stored in iCloud is pushed
wirelessly to your other iOS devices and computers set up with the
same iCloud account.
iCloud is available on:
- iOS devices with iOS 5 or later
- Mac computers with OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later
- PCs with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows (Windows 7 or
Windows 8 is required)
iCloud features include:
- Apps
and Books-Download previous App Store and iBooks Store purchases
for free, anytime.
- Mail, Contacts, Calendars-Keep your mail contacts, calendars,
notes, and reminders up to date across all your devices.
- Documents in the Cloud-For iCloud-enabled apps, keep documents
and app data up to date across all your devices.
- iTunes in the Cloud-Download previous iTunes music and TV show
purchases to iPad for free, anytime.
- Find My iPad-Locate your iPad on a map, display a message, play
a sound, lock the screen, or remotely wipe the data. See the Basics
section -> Security.
- Photos-Use My Photo Stream to send photos you take with your
iPad to your other devices, automatically. Use iCloud Photo Sharing
to share photos and videos with just the people you choose, and let
them add photos, videos, and comments. See the Photos section ->
iCloud Photo Sharing.
- Backup-Back up iPad to iCloud automatically when connected to
power and Wi-Fi. See Safety, Handling & Support section ->
Back up iPad.
- Find My Friends-Keep track of your family and friends (when
connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network) using the Find My Friends
app. Download the free app from the App Store.
- iTunes Match-With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music,
including music you've imported from CDs or purchased somewhere
other than iTunes, appears on all your devices and can be
downloaded and played on demand. See Music section -> iTunes
Match.
- iCloud Tabs-See the webpages you have open on your other iOS
devices and OS X computers. See the Safari section.
- iCloud Keychain-Keep your saved passwords and credit card
information up to date on your devices. See the Basics section
-> Security.
With iCloud, you get a free mail account and 5 GB of storage for
your mail, documents, and backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV
shows, and books, as well as your Photo Stream, don't count against
your free space.
Sign in, create an iCloud account, or set iCloud
options. Go to Settings > iCloud.
Buy more iCloud storage. Go to Settings >
iCloud > Storage & Backup, then tap Buy More Storage or
Change Storage Plan. For information about purchasing iCloud
storage, see help.apple.com/icloud.
Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or
books. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
View and download previous purchases.
- iTunes Store: You can access your purchased songs and
videos in the Music and Videos apps. Or, in iTunes Store, tap
Purchased .
- App Store: Go to App Store, then tap Purchased .
- iBooks Store: Go to iBooks, tap Store, then tap
Purchased.
Find your iPad. Go to www.icloud.com, sign in with your
Apple ID, then open Find My iPhone. Use it to find an iPad or iPod
touch, too