How to set up iCloud on iOS and OSX
If you have one or more Mac devices, configure iCloud is a key step. So you can store all your data automatically. Moreover, thanks to this service, back up all your information will be immediate and intuitive.
In addition, it will be easy to make an eventual recovery. Whether it’s an iPhone, an iPad or an iMac, the setup procedure is similar. Let’s see how to perform it on both devices with iOS than on those with OSX.
1.) We start from the devices that have iOS such as iPhone. A key requirement is to configure iCloud system upgrade to the latest version. If you have not already done so, connect your smartphone to iTunes to download it and install it automatically. Alternatively, look for the upgrade available by going to Settings-General-Software Update. However, if your Apple device is new, the task is even easier. When you turn it on for the first time, the screen displays the activation request of the service iCloud. In this case, just choose to use it and you’re done!
2.) When you activate iCloud, Apple allows you to customize it. For each available service, simply move the cursor side to ” On ” or ” Off “. To enable the backup of your data, you must touch the last item in the list: ” Archive and backup ” and activate it. Not everyone knows that, when you turn on iCloud, you receive an e-mail address, set in the App ” Mail ” of iOS. This account also works via browser directly from address www.icloud.com. To enable email, tap ” iCloud Settings ” and select ” Activate Mail “. Without this, follow the onscreen instructions.
3.) If you have a system based on OSX, you need to upload at least version 10.7.4 to be enabled in the iCloud service. Without this work, select ” System Preferences ” from the main menu of your Mac and click the ” Internet & Wireless ” menu and choose the ” iCloud “. Enter your Apple ID and select the services you want to activate among all those proposed. Even with OSX you are entitled to a certificate iCloud email account, without advertising and up to date, accessible from any Apple device. As soon as you begin to familiarize yourself with iCloud, you will realize that everything in order is easy. Safari, streaming photos, calendar, app and much more. Everything will be synchronized and saved without having to do anything but remember your Apple Id. Have fun!
