Apps and features that use iCloud
iCloud helps you keep your most important information — like your photos, files, backups and more — secure, up to date and available across all your devices.
When you sign in on a new Apple device, key features of iCloud like iCloud Photos, Backup, iCloud Drive and more are set up automatically. You can turn these on or off at any time and customise the settings for each device. See Sign in to iCloud on all your devices.
If you use the free version of iCloud, you have 5 GB of iCloud storage for your data. You can upgrade to iCloud+, with up to 12 TB of storage, at any time. See Upgrade to iCloud+ and manage your subscription.
Apps using iCloud
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 | Photos Store your photos in iCloud. View and share them on all your devices and on iCloud.com. Learn more about iCloud and Photos. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and iCloud for Windows. | ||||||||||
 | iCloud Drive Keep your files in sync with iCloud. Access and share them on all your devices and on the web at iCloud.com. Learn more about iCloud Drive. Available on iPhone iPad (through the Files app), Mac (through the Finder app) and iCloud for Windows. | ||||||||||
 | iCloud Mail Create a free @icloud.com email address and send and receive mail on your Apple devices and on the web at iCloud.com. Learn more about iCloud Mail. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Passwords and Keychain Securely store your passwords, credit cards and more in iCloud. Autofill your information in Safari and other supported web browsers. Learn more about iCloud Passwords and iCloud Keychain. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and iCloud for Windows. | ||||||||||
 | Notes Automatically sync your notes to iCloud so you can see, edit, share and collaborate from any of your Apple devices. Learn more about Notes and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. | ||||||||||
 | Messages Sync your messages to iCloud so you can continue your conversation from all your Apple devices. You can also use Messages to collaborate on projects. Learn more about Messages and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Health Back up your health data with iCloud. You can also securely share health data with friends and family. See the Apple Support article Share and view health data in the Health app. Available on iPhone and iPad. | ||||||||||
 | Contacts Keep your contacts up to date on all your devices and access them on the web at iCloud.com. Learn more about Contacts and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and iCloud for Windows. | ||||||||||
 | Calendar Keep your calendars up to date on all your devices and access them on the web at iCloud.com. You can also collaborate on shared calendars. Learn more about Calendar and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and iCloud for Windows. | ||||||||||
 | Reminders Keep your reminders up to date on all your Apple devices and access them on the web at iCloud.com. You can also collaborate on shared reminder lists. Learn more about Reminders and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Safari Keep your Safari bookmarks, Reading List, Tab Groups and open browser tabs up to date on all your Apple devices. You can also collaborate on Tab Groups. Learn more about Safari and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. | ||||||||||
 | Find My Locate your friends, family, Apple devices or everyday items. Learn more about location sharing with Find My. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | News Keep what you are following, reading, listening to and more in sync on all your Apple devices. See the Apple Support article Browse Apple News for the latest headlines, sports and puzzles. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Stocks Keep your watchlist and ticker symbols in sync on all your Apple devices. See Use the same Stocks watchlists on your Mac, iPhone and iPad in the Stocks User Guide. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Home Set up HomeKit accessories in Home and control them from all your Apple devices. You can also share control of your home with others. Learn more about Home and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Fitness+ Keep your workout history and data in sync on all your Apple devices. See the Apple Support article How to use Apple Fitness+. Available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. | ||||||||||
 | Wallet Easily re‑authenticate stored payment methods and secure passes when you set up a new device. Keep boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets and more in sync across all your Apple devices. See the Apple Support article Add, use and share boarding passes, tickets and other passes in Apple Wallet. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Game Center Automatically sign in with your Game Center profile in supported games. You may be able to earn achievements, compete on leaderboards or invite friends to play multiplayer games. See the Apple Support article Use Game Center to play with friends. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. | ||||||||||
 | Siri Keep Siri settings up to date on all your Apple devices. See the Apple Support article Use Siri on all your Apple devices. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. | ||||||||||
 | Freeform Automatically sync your boards to iCloud so you can see, edit, share and collaborate from any of your Apple devices. Learn more about Freeform and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. | ||||||||||
 | Books Keep your books, audiobooks and PDFs up to date on all your Apple devices. Learn more about Books and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Pages View and edit your documents on any Apple device and access them on the web at iCloud.com. You can also collaborate on shared documents. Learn more about Pages and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. | ||||||||||
 | Numbers View and edit your spreadsheets on any Apple device and access them on the web at iCloud.com. You can also collaborate on shared spreadsheets. Learn more about Numbers and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. | ||||||||||
 | Keynote View and edit your presentations on any Apple device and access them on the web at iCloud.com. You can also collaborate on shared presentations. Learn more about Keynote and iCloud. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | FaceTime Keep your contacts, call history, and settings up to date on all your Apple devices. See the Apple Support articles Use FaceTime with your iPhone or iPad and Use FaceTime on Mac. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. | ||||||||||
 | Maps Keep your favourites, Guides and more up to date on all your Apple devices. See the Apple Maps support page. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Music Keep the music you purchase, content you add and changes you make to your library up to date across all your Apple devices. See Get music on iPhone and Add music to build your library in Music on Mac. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. | ||||||||||
 | Phone Keep your favourites, voicemail and history up to date on your Apple devices. See Make a call on iPhone or Make phone calls on Apple Watch. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Shortcuts Keep your shortcuts up to date on all your Apple devices. You can also share shortcuts with others. See Intro to Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad and Intro to Shortcuts on Mac in the Shortcuts User Guide. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Voice Memos Keep your Voice Memos audio recordings up to date on all your Apple devices. See See your recordings on all your Apple devices. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Watch Keep your Apple Watch settings up to date. See The Apple Watch app. Available on iPhone. | ||||||||||
 | VoiceOver Keep your VoiceOver settings up to date on all your Apple devices. See Change your VoiceOver settings on iPhone and Customize VoiceOver with VoiceOver Utility on Mac. Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. | ||||||||||
 | Third-party apps Keep data from third-party apps up to date on all your Apple devices. Learn more about third-party apps and iCloud. | ||||||||||
Device backups
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 | iCloud Backup Automatically back up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iCloud so you can restore your data if you lose your device or get a new one. Learn more about iCloud Backup. | ||||||||||
iCloud+
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 | Private Relay Hide your IP address and browsing activity in Safari and protect your unencrypted internet traffic so that no one — including Apple — can see both who you are and what sites you visit. Learn more about Private Relay. | ||||||||||
 | Hide My Email Keep your personal email address private by creating unique, random addresses that forward to your personal inbox and can be deleted at any time. Learn more about Hide My Email. | ||||||||||
 | Custom Email Domain Personalise iCloud Mail with a custom email domain and share it with friends and family. Learn more about setting up a custom email domain. | ||||||||||
| HomeKit Secure Video Use HomeKit Secure Video to store video from home security cameras in iCloud and view your footage from anywhere while keeping it private and secure. Learn more about HomeKit Secure Video. | ||||||||||
Note: Not all iCloud features are available in all countries or regions. Some iCloud features have minimum system requirements. See the Apple Support article System requirements for iCloud.