iCloud is Apple's cloud storage and cloud computing service that allows users to store and access data such as music, photos, documents, and iOS device backups across multiple Apple devices. The presentation provides an overview of iCloud's history and launch, system requirements, available applications and features such as Photo Stream, Find My iPhone, iCloud Drive, and storage plans. Competitors to iCloud like Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and Dropbox are also briefly discussed.

1. A
SEMINAR REPORT ON
PRESENTED BY:
Asmita R. Kalena
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2. CONTENTS
What is iCloud?
History
System
Requirements
Applications
Basic Features
Setting up iCloud
Competitors
Conclusion
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3. What Is iCloud ?
iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing service from
Apple Inc. launched on October 12, 2011.
The service allows users to store data such as music or iOS
applications.
iCloud – Hard disk on the sky.
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4. HISTORY
Previously been branded as:
 iTools in 2000
 .Mac in 2002
 MobileMe in 2008
Announced on June 6,2011, at the 2011 Apple Worldwide Developers
Conference(WWDC).
Official website, www.icloud.com, went live in early August for Apple
Developers.
On Oct 12, 2011 iCloud became available to use via an iTunes update.
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5. System requirements for iCloud
Recommended system requirements:
 iCloud requires an Apple ID, an active Internet connection,
and up-to-date software.
 If you meet the recommended system requirements below,
you can take advantage of the latest iCloud features and get
the best overall experience.
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6. System requirements for iCloud
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch:
 iOS 8.3
 iWork for iOS
Mac:
 OS X Yosemite v10.10.3
 iTunes 12 or later
 Safari 8 or later, Firefox 22 or later, or Google Chrome 28 or later
 iWork for Mac
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7. System requirements for iCloud
PC:
 Microsoft Windows 7 or later
 iCloud for Windows 4.0.2
 iTunes 12 or later
 Outlook 2007 or later2
 Internet Explorer 10 or later, Firefox 22 or later, or Google Chrome
28 or later (desktop mode only)
Apple TV:
 Apple TV software 7.0 or later
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8. Applications
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9. Setting Up icloud
To get started, just set up iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or
Mac. Then you can use iCloud.com apps from your computer’s web
browser, and you can set up iCloud on your Windows computer and
Apple TV.
If you haven’t yet set up iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or
Mac, you can still use the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps on
iCloud.com.
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10. Setting Up icloud
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11. Basic Features
Backup and Restore Back to MyMac
Email, Contacts and Calendar Find My Friends
Find My iPhone iCloud Keychain
iTunes Match iWork for iCloud
Photo Stream Storage
Family Sharing iCloud Drive
Activation Lock Privacy
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12. Content everywhere
Anything you purchase from the iTunes Store, App Store, and
iBooks Store is automatically available on all your devices.
You can also access past purchases from any of your devices.
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13. Backup And Restore
Backup settings and data on iOS devices running iOS5 or later.
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14. Backup And Restore
Data backed up include:
 Photos
 Videos
 App data
 Messages
 Ringtones
 Voicemails
• Occur daily when device locked and connected to Wi-Fi and a
Power source.
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15. Find My Iphone
Allow users to track the location of their iOS devices or Mac if
lost.
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16. Find My Iphone
User can do following:
 Locate device on map
 Play a sound
 Use Lost Mode
 Remotely erase all personal information
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17. Find My Iphone
• New feature “Activation Lock”. Apple ID & Password
required before anyone can:
Turn off Find My iPhone
Sign out of iCloud
Erase & reactivate your device
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 Allow users to log in remotely to other computers that have
Back To My Mac enabled and are configured with the same
Apple ID.
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 Users can follow & track people
 Share their location
 Location determined when location services are turned ON.
 Notification appears when a user requests another user to see
where they are.
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 Functions as a secure database
 Includes information including user’s website login passwords, Wi-Fi
network passwords & other account data.
 Securely stored for quick access & auto-fill on web pages.
 Stored encrypted using 256-bit encryption.
iCloud Keychain

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 Customers can scan & match tracks in their iTunes library with
those in iTunes Store.
 No need to purchase said tracks.
ITunes Match

22. iWork for iCloud:
3 apps form Apple’s iWork suite:
 Pages(create & edit documents)
 Numbers(create & edit spreadsheets)
 Keynote(create & edit presentations)
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23. Music , Movies ,Books
With iCloud, anything you purchase in the iTunes Store, the
App Store, and iBooks is automatically available on all your
devices the moment you tap Buy.
You can also access past purchases from any of your devices.
And whenever you start something on one device, all your other
devices automatically remember where you left off.
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24. Photo Stream
Allow users to store most recent 1000 photos on iCloud
servers up to 30 days free of charge.
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25. Photo Stream
When a photo is taken on a device with Photo Stream
enabled, it is automatically uploaded to the iCloud servers;
from there, it is automatically pushed to the rest of device
you have got.
Also lets user share photos with people they invite when
having created a shared Photostream.
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26. Activation Lock
Activation Lock was introduced in 2013 with iOS 7. It is integrated
with iCloud and Find My iPhone feature. This new feature locks the
activation of any iDevice which has been restored in Recovery mode
without first disabling the Find My iPhone feature.
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27. iCloud Drive
iCloud Drive is iCloud's file hosting service for devices running iOS 8,
OS X Yosemite (version 10.10), or Windows 7 or later, plus online web
app access via iCloud.com.
This feature allows users to save photos, videos, documents (Pages,
Numbers, Keynote, or any other type), music, and other apps' data on
iCloud. Users can start their work on one device and continue on
another device.
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28. iCloud Drive
By default, users will still get 5 GB of storage for free as previously, but
the expandable storage plans available have increased considerably in
size (up to 1 TB of space) and altered to monthly subscription options
from the yearly ones offered under the previous non-iCloud Drive
service.
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29. iCloud Drive
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30. Safari Browsing
Keeps tabs you’ve open in Safari up to date on your iPad,
iPhone, iPod Touch & Mac. So you can pick up browsing
wherever you left off.
Saves web pages.
Keeps bookmarks in sync between Safari on iOs devices &on
Mac as well as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome on
PC.
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31. Storage
5GB of free storage
Additional storage can be purchased in tiers of 10,20 or 50
GB-50GB being maximum.
Amount of storage shared across all devices per iCloud
Apple ID.
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32. Advantages
Don't have to use a USB chord to sync information
Pushes all your information to listed devices .
Makes it easier to sync information when you get a new device
It's free to get 5GB of storage
Easier access to information
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33. Disadvantages
iCloud service is compatible only with IOS devices and has
widespread accessibility issues.
iCloud will only keep new photos for 30 days using the iPhone
iTunes has to be open in order to sync music, apps, etc.
Possible security issues when you have multiple devices synced
to one account .
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34. Competitors
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Google Drive Microsoft Sky
Drive
Drop box Apple iCloud
Space: 15GB free 7GB free 2GB free 5GB free
Platforms: Windows,Mac,
iOS,Android
Windows,Mac,i
OS,Android,Win
dows Phone
Windows,Mac,Li
nux,iOS,Android,
BlackBerry
Mac,iOS,Wind
ows
File Size
Limit:
10GB 2GB Unlimited(via
desktop app)
25MB
free/250MB
paid
Best For: Storage space
and web apps
Windows/MS
Office
integration
Seamless
document syncing
Heavy
iTunes/Mac
users

35. Conclusion
Apple’s iCloud can automatically synchronize data from Macs,
PCs and iOS devices, which can help people who are forced to
deal with multiple computer worlds.
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36. References
www.slideshare.net
howstuffworks.com
en.wikipedia.org
www.icloud.com
www.apple.com
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37. Make your life easier with iCloud!
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38. Queries?
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