Turn iCloud features on or off
You can change which iCloud features you’re using on any of your devices by turning features on or off.
Note: When you turn off an iCloud feature on a device, information stored only in iCloud for that feature is no longer available on that device. However, it is still available on iCloud.com and on other devices where that feature is turned on.
Turn iCloud features on or off on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
Turn iCloud features on or off.
Turn iCloud features on or off on a Mac
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
> System Preferences, then do one of the following:macOS 10.15 or later: Click Apple ID, click iCloud, then select or deselect each feature.
macOS 10.14 or earlier: Click iCloud, then select or deselect each feature.
Turn iCloud features on or off on an Apple Watch or Apple TV
Do one of the following:
Apple Watch:
For an Apple Watch you pair with your iPhone: If you turn on an iCloud feature on your iPhone, you can see information from that feature on your Apple Watch (if available). You can choose what information appears on your Apple Watch by changing settings in the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
For an Apple Watch set up by a family member: You can turn on and off iCloud features in the Settings app on the Apple Watch.
See the Apple Watch User Guide.
Apple TV: See Set up your Apple ID on Apple TV in the Apple TV User Guide.
Turn iCloud features on or off on a Windows computer
On your Windows computer, open the iCloud for Windows app.
Select or deselect each feature, then click Apply.
To learn more about the iCloud for Windows app, see What can you do with iCloud on a Windows computer?
Find out which version of iCloud for Windows you have.
You can also sign out of iCloud completely. See the Apple Support article Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac.
If you want to remove content stored in iCloud, see the Apple Support article Manage your iCloud storage. Before turning off a particular feature on all your devices, or before turning off iCloud completely, you can archive a copy of your iCloud data on your computer. See the Apple Support article Archive or make copies of the information you store in iCloud.