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iTunes in the Cloud

Your music and TV shows. Wherever you want them.

You never know when you’ll suddenly be in the mood to listen to a favourite song or rewatch that hilarious sitcom episode. With iCloud, you can have iTunes automatically download new music purchases to all your devices the moment you tap Buy. You can also access past music and TV show purchases from any of your devices — wirelessly and without syncing.1
Learn more about the iTunes app

Download a song or album.

It appears on all your devices.

Photo Stream

Snap. And it’s everywhere.

With Photo Stream, you can take a photo on one iOS device and it automatically appears on all your other devices, including your Mac or PC. Import new pictures to your computer from a digital camera, and iCloud sends copies over Wi-Fi to your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. You can even view recent photos on your big-screen TV via Apple TV. There’s no syncing, no email attachments and no file transfers. Your pictures are just there — on whichever device you happen to have handy.
Learn more about Photos

Take or import a photo.

See it on all your devices.

Documents in the Cloud

Start here. Finish there.

You can create amazing documents and presentations on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. And now with iCloud, you can keep your work up to date across all your iOS devices. You don’t have to save your work or transfer any files. Your documents — with all your latest edits — automatically appear everywhere. iCloud is already built into Apple iOS apps like Keynote, Pages and Numbers. It can also work with other iCloud-enabled apps. So you can do things like create a spreadsheet on your iPad and make edits to it on your iPhone. Or start sketching on your iPod touch and add the finishing touches on your iPad at home.

Create or edit a document.

It stays up to date on all your iOS devices.

Apps

All your apps. Always at hand.

If you have an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you have apps. And you probably download new ones all the time. iCloud lets you automatically download new app purchases to all your devices at once. So the app you need is always right where you need it. If an app you bought previously isn’t on one of your devices, don't worry. You can download it again from your purchase history — at no additional charge.1

Download an app. It shows up on all your iOS devices.

iBooks

All your devices are on the same page.

Buy a new book from the iBookstore, and iCloud makes sure it appears everywhere — your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. So if you have to put it down, you can pick it up again on another device, in exactly the same place. In addition to the bestseller you’re glued to at the moment, the iBooks app keeps a list of titles you’ve read before. And just like with apps, you can download them again to any of your devices.1

Buy a book or
leave a bookmark. Pick up right where you left
off on your other iOS devices.

Backup

iCloud saves the day.

iCloud backs up your iOS device daily over Wi-Fi when it’s connected to a power source. From your Camera Roll and messages to your device settings and ringtones, everything is backed up quickly and efficiently. And since iCloud is built into iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, you can restore your personal data on a new iOS device or one you already have, without using a single cable.3 iCloud does it all for you over Wi-Fi.
Learn more about Backup

iCloud backs up your:

  • Purchased music, apps and books
  • Photos and video in the Camera Roll
  • Device settings
  • App data
  • Home screen and app organisation
  • Messages (iMessage, MMS and SMS)
  • Ringtones

Calendar, Mail and Contacts

Up-to-date everything.

iCloud stores all the stuff you can’t live without — your contacts, calendars and email — and keeps it up to date across all your devices. Say you delete an email, add a calendar event or change some settings. iCloud makes all your changes everywhere. Same with your notes, reminders and Safari bookmarks.
Learn more about Calendar   Learn more about Mail   Learn more about Contacts

Make or edit an appointment. See your changes on all your devices.

Find My Friends

Friend-spotting.

For finding your way to the party, keeping track of family at a crowded amusement park or getting picked up at the airport, Find My Friends is your app.4 You can give friends and family permission to see your whereabouts. And vice versa. When you don’t want to be found, a single switch takes you off the grid. Simple as that. 
Learn more about Find My Friends

Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac

Lost. And found.

If checking all the usual spots hasn’t turned up your missing iOS device, Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac can help.4 Just sign in at icloud.com or use the Find My iPhone app on another device to locate yours on a map, display a message on its screen, remotely set a passcode lock or initiate a remote wipe to delete your data.
Learn more about Find My iPhone

  1. Automatic downloads and downloading previous purchases require iOS 4.3.3 or later on iPhone 3GS or later, iPod touch (third and fourth generation), iPad or iPad 2; iOS 5 on iPhone 4 (CDMA model); or a Mac or PC with iTunes 10.3.1 or later. Previous purchases may be unavailable if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store or iBookstore. Download iTunes 10.5 free
  2. iTunes Match requires iOS 5.0.1 on iPhone 3GS or later, iPod touch (third and fourth generation), iPad or iPad 2, or a Mac or PC with iTunes 10.5.1. Limit of 25,000 songs. iTunes purchases do not count towards the limit. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices.
  3. Backup of purchased music is not available in all countries. Previous purchases may not be restored if they are no longer in the iTunes Store, App Store or iBookstore.
  4. Find My Friends and Find My iPhone enable you to locate iOS devices only when they are on and connected to a registered Wi-Fi network or have an active 3G data plan.