Performance task 4 in ICT 01

1. ICLOUD
Online presentation by: Julia Magdalene Guinto

2. What is
iCloud?
- iCloud is a cloud
storage and cloud
computing service fr
om Apple
Inc. launched on
October 12, 2011. As
of February 2016, the
service had 782
million users.

3. iCloud History:
iCloud was announced on June 6, 2011, at the 2011 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
Apple announced that MobileMe would be discontinued after June 30, 2012, with anyone who had an
account before the unveiling of iCloud having their MobileMe service extended to that date, free of charge.
The official website, www.icloud.com, went live in early August for Apple Developers.
On October 12, 2011, iCloud became available to use via an iTunes update. iCloud had 20 million users in
less than a week after launch.
The iCloud.com domain and registered trademark were bought from a Swedish company called Xcerion,
who rebranded their service to CloudMe. Apple now controls major domains like iCloud.de, iCloud.fr and
iCloud.es.
A class action lawsuit by customers unhappy over the transition from MobileMe to iCloud was filed in early
May 2012.

4. ICLOUDFEATURES

5. The cloud-based system allows users to store heterogenous music, photos,
applications, documents, bookmarks, reminders, backups, notes, iBooks, and
contacts, and provides a platform for Apple's email servers and calendars.
Third-party iOS and macOS app developers are able to implement iCloud
functionality in their apps through the iCloud API.

6. SOME EXAMPLESOF
ICLOUD FEATURES

7. Backup and restore
iCloud allows users to back up the settings and data on iOS devices running
5 or later. Data backed up includes photos and videos in the Camera Roll,
settings, app data, messages (iMessage, SMS, and MMS), ringtones, and Visual
Voicemails. Backups occur daily when the device is locked and connected to
Fi and a power source. In case of a malfunction of any Apple device, during the
restoration process, iCloud offers to restore all data along with App data only if
the device was synced to iCloud and backed up

8. Email
An iCloud account includes an email account, much like MobileMe, .Mac, and iTools
did previously. Unlike MobileMe and its previous iterations, an email address is an
optional part of an iCloud account, in that the user can choose not to use it but can
still use the email as their iCloud Apple ID. The email account can be accessed using
any standard IMAP-compatible email client, as well as the online web app mail client
at the iCloud.com. Additionally, on an iOS device, iCloud email is push-enabled.

9. Find My Friends
Find My Friends was a new feature introduced to iCloud in iOS 5.
Find My Friends is very similar to Find My iPhone, except users
share their location with other friends or family using the feature.
Concurrently with the launch of iOS 5, Apple released an app for
Find My Friends. iOS 6 added location-based alerts to notify the
user when a device arrives at a certain location. In iOS 9 Find My
Friends Is built into the device and cannot be removed. In
2015, Find My Friends was added to iCloud.com to view other
"friends" locations.

10. ICLOUDUSES

11. The service provides its users with means to store data such as documents,
photos, and music on remote servers for download
to iOS, macOS or Windows devices, to share and send data to other users, and
to manage their Apple devices if lost or stolen.
The service also provides the means to wirelessly back up iOS devices directly to
iCloud, instead of being reliant on manual backups to a host Mac or Windows
computer using iTunes. Service users are also able to share photos, music, and
games instantly by linking accounts via AirDrop wireless.
It replaced Apple's MobileMe service, acting as a data syncing center for email,
contacts, calendars, bookmarks, notes, reminders (to-do lists), iWork documents,
photos and other data.