iCloud: Supported system requirements
Summary
This article explains the minimum system requirements for using iCloud. To create a free iCloud account, you must have either an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 5 or a Mac with OS X Lion 10.7.2.
Products Affected
iCloud
System requirements
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
- iOS 5 or later
Mac
- OS X Lion 10.7.2 or later
- iTunes 10.5 or later
- iPhoto’11 (version 9.2 or later) or Aperture 3.2 or later (for Photo Stream)
PC
- Microsoft Windows 7 or Vista (Service Pack 2 or later)
- iCloud Control Panel 1.0 or later
- iTunes 10.5 or later
- Outlook 2007 or 2010 or later (recommended for Contacts and Calendar)
- Safari 5.1.1 or Internet Explorer 8 or later (for Bookmarks)
Apple TV
- Apple TV with software version 4.4 or later
icloud.com
To access your mail, contacts, calendars, Find My iPhone, and iWork documents from your computer's web browser, one of these browsers is required:
- Safari 5 or later
- Firefox 5 or later
- Internet Explorer 8 or later
- Chrome 12 or later
iWork
To use iWork for iOS apps with Documents in the Cloud, the following versions are required:
- Pages 1.5 or later
- Numbers 1.5 or later
- Keynote 1.5 or later
Photo Stream
To delete photos from Photo Stream, the following versions are required:
- iOS 5.1 or later
- OS X Lion 10.7.3 or later
- iPhoto ’11 (version 9.2.2 or later) or Aperture 3.2.3 or later
- iCloud Control Panel 1.1 or later
- Apple TV with software version 5.0 or later
Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.
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