Welcome to Take Control of iCloud, Seventh Edition, version 7.1, published in November 2020 by alt concepts inc. This book was written by Joe Kissell and edited by Glenn Fleishman.
iCloud is Apple’s suite of internet services. This book helps you make sense of iCloud, configure it for your needs, and choose the best ways of using each feature.
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This minor update covers changes Apple made since the previous version of this book was published:
Since iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 have been released, instructions that were specific to iOS 12 have been removed; iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 are still covered.
The book now discusses the Apple One subscription bundles Apple made available in late October 2020.
The Find My app in iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and Big Sur can now tell you when a friend is not at a specified location during a given time frame. See Find Your Friends.
This massively revised seventh edition covers all the changes Apple made to iCloud and its related apps since the previous edition of the book.
It also changes and expands coverage of Apple’s operating systems:
2019 releases: The book covers macOS 10.15 Catalina, iOS 13, and iPadOS 13.
2020 releases: The book is also accurate for macOS 11 Big Sur, iOS 14, and iPadOS 14.
Previous versions: This book fully encompasses 10.14 Mojave and iOS 13/iPadOS 13. However, I dropped information about earlier operating systems.
The book features many hundreds of changes throughout, but the most notable ones are these:
Rewrote iCloud Feature Changes to reflect what’s new since the previous edition of the book
Updated all references to the iCloud pane of System Preferences to reflect the fact that starting in Catalina, most iCloud preferences are managed in the Apple ID pane
Updated the information on iCloud for Windows, particularly the setup instructions (see Update Your Software and Set Up iCloud for Windows) to cover the new version of iCloud for Windows available from the Microsoft Store
Revised my description of The All-Purpose iCloud Troubleshooting Procedure with additional details
Updated the discussion of Family Sharing to include feature and interface changes; see Configure Apps and Services
Revised the Manage Your Photos chapter to match current reality, which includes the service name “iCloud Photos” replacing “iCloud Photo Library,” the reduced availability of My Photo Stream, and alterations to features in Windows
Rewrote most of the chapter Keep Documents and App Data in Sync to cover significant changes in iCloud Drive (including folder sharing), provide more detail, and answer frequently asked questions
Updated the topic Enable and Configure iCloud Keychain with more information about working with this feature in the case of two-factor authentication being enabled or disabled
Refreshed the chapter Use the iCloud Website with updated instructions related to changes on the site
Fully revised the Find My Nouns chapter, which now covers the Find My app for macOS, iOS, iPadOS
Updated the chapter Use iCloud on an Apple TV to reflect recent changes in tvOS