ICloud

iCloud
	; ;
	The iCloud.com web interface
Type	Cloud service
Launch date	October 12, 2011
Status	Active
Pricing model	Free; optional subscription for more storage
Website	icloud.com

iCloud is a cloud service operated by Apple Inc. 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.^[1] It is built into iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, macOS, and visionOS. iCloud may additionally be accessed through a limited web interface and Windows application.

iCloud offers users 5 GB of free storage which may be upgraded through optional paid plans to up to 12 TB;^[2]^[3] all paid plans include iCloud+ providing additional features.^[4] 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).^[5]^[6] As of 2018^[update], the service had an estimated 850 million users, up from 782 million users in 2016.^[7]^[8]^[9]

^ "Apps and features that use iCloud". Apple Support. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "What you can do with iCloud storage". Apple Support. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ Silberling, Amanda (September 12, 2023). "iCloud+ adds a 6TB and 12TB storage plan". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ "What is iCloud+?". Apple Support. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ Newman, Lily Hay. "Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "La version finale de macOS 13.2 est disponible avec plusieurs fonctions de sécurité". MacGeneration (in French). January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ Novet, Jordan (February 11, 2018). "The case for Apple to sell a version of iCloud for work". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ "Apple Music passes 11M subscribers as iCloud hits 782M users". February 12, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
^ '"They Might Be Giants" With A Spanish Accent', With Special Guests Eddy Cue And Craig Federighi, The talk show 146 (32:57) [1] Archived January 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine February 12, 2016

[1] "Apps and features that use iCloud". Apple Support. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[2] "What you can do with iCloud storage". Apple Support. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[iCloud+_adds_a_6TB_and_12TB_storage_plan-3] Silberling, Amanda (September 12, 2023). "iCloud+ adds a 6TB and 12TB storage plan". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[4] "What is iCloud+?". Apple Support. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[:2-5] Newman, Lily Hay. "Apple Expands End-to-End Encryption to iCloud Backups". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[:4-6] "La version finale de macOS 13.2 est disponible avec plusieurs fonctions de sécurité". MacGeneration (in French). January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[7] Novet, Jordan (February 11, 2018). "The case for Apple to sell a version of iCloud for work". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[8] "Apple Music passes 11M subscribers as iCloud hits 782M users". February 12, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.

[9] '"They Might Be Giants" With A Spanish Accent', With Special Guests Eddy Cue And Craig Federighi, The talk show 146 (32:57) [1] Archived January 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine February 12, 2016

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