iCloud was released on October 12, 2011, and MobileMe was discontinued on June 30, 2012. On June 6, 2011, during the WWDC 2011 keynote, Steve Jobs announced that iCloud would replace MobileMe, which had been widely seen as a 'failure', a fact which Steve Jobs acknowledged during the announcement.

ICloud was announced on May 31, 2011, in a press release. customers on December 13, 2022, and rolled out worldwide on January 23, 2023. In December 2022, Apple rolled out optional end-to-end encryption for all iCloud data (including iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive, and more), with the exception of Calendar, Contacts, and Mail, which rely on legacy sync technologies for compatibility with third-party apps (CalDav, CardDav, IMAP). Īs of 2018, the service had an estimated 850 million users, up from 782 million users in 2016. All paid plans include iCloud+ which additionally provides Private Relay, Hide My Email and Custom Email Domain. Starting in September 2023, storage options for 6 TB and 12 TB have been added. ICloud offers users 5 GB of free storage which may be upgraded to 50 GB, 200 GB, or 2 TB through optional paid plans.

It is built into iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS and may additionally be accessed through a limited web interface and Windows application. Launched on October 12, 2011, iCloud enables users to store and sync data across devices, including Apple Mail, Apple Calendar, Apple Photos, Apple Notes, contacts, settings, backups, and files, to collaborate with other users, and track assets through Find My. ICloud is a cloud service developed by Apple Inc. Free optional subscription for more storage

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