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Is "Freeware" the correct license type? While there's no additional charge, one must purchase either Mac OS X 10.7, or a computer that already has said OS installed. David Fell ( talk)
I've had difficulty finding information on the software required to access data stored with iCloud. If anyone has this info, I think it would make a good addition to the article. Threepenpals ( talk) 23:33, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
The Overview section says 'The service allows users to ... download to ... personal computers running ... or Microsoft Windows (Windows Vista service pack 2 or later)' but the System requirements section says 'Synchronizing with a PC requires Windows 7, or Windows 8 using iCloud Control Panel ...'.
According to http://support.apple.com/downloads/#icloud, there is different software for Microsoft Windows 7 or 8 - 'iCloud for Windows' (currently version 4) - and for Vista - 'iCloud Control Panel 2.1.3'.
Unfortunately, 'System requirements for iCloud' at http://support.apple.com/en-au/HT4759 does not now include the latter.
180.200.182.57 ( talk) 12:07, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
As the latest iteration of iTools/.Mac/MobileMe, shouldn't this be merged with the MobileMe article? TXAggie ( talk) 18:24, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
I think a new section, Reception, should be added to the article, just like the Google Chrome OS article. I don't have the time to do this section now, which is why I'm proposing the idea. Some opinions may be found here.
Xionbox ₪ 08:11, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
Since this is a beta service, information on most of iCloud is incomplete at best. It isn't necessary to point out which features of iCloud have yet to be clarified, such as Apple Lossless support. This article would be pretty long if it pointed out all the features that customers wished iCloud had. White 720 ( talk) 22:54, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
One thing that iCloud does not do is replicate the online storage of MobileMe's iDisk. While iCloud does store documents and so forth, they can only be accessed by iOS5 and OSXLion machines, and only if using iWork or Office for Mac. Windows Office is not catered to, with shabby connectivity via Outlook. I don't know why this is. 24.214.238.86 ( talk) 01:19, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
It would be nice to include a section on iCloud compatible Applications besides the official Apple ones. Unfortunately I have not been able to find a reliable list. If you know of a source please contribute it to the article. Thanks. Charles Dayton (Talk) 15:34, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Can we do the pricing for both "iTunes Match" and "iCloud storage" in the current info box (or a different info box) somehow, as per the IPad (3rd generation) article has it done. It'd definitely be cleaner on the page. Anyone know how this could be done? -- Jimthing ( talk) 12:12, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Imho this should be mentioned in the article: [2] -- MrBurns ( talk) 18:27, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
The problems with iCloud have received a lot of attention in the past few months. Not sure we need a "controversy" section, but something would be nice. -- 4368 ( talk) 19:38, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I saw a section that was dedicated for latest celebrity nude photo leaks associated to iCloud. I have removed this section. There is no concrete proof that iCloud is responsible for this leak. There are even controversial reports claiming that it could not be icloud hack as some of the actresses in these photos were using Android phone. [1]
Secondly in my opinion there is no need to have a separate section for this issue. This could be clubbed to privacy or criticism section. Until Apple [2]or FBI [3] confirms we should not include this as a part of the iCloud wikipedia page. Sdarw ( talk) 14:49, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
Is this section even needed? I'm not really sure how this adds to the page or informs anyone of how iCloud functions. In my opinion, it should be removed. Apblinn ( talk) 03:47, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
(As per title – someone added a merge article request back in July 2014 to the
iCloud Drive page, yet no section was added here; thus me adding this now to get things moving.)
I think this makes sense, as it's largely part of the main iCloud offering, so a section on this page would be most useful for readers to review the overall iCloud services available including the part that iCD provides.
Jimthing (
talk)
08:12, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
The first paragraph in the privacy section, is a bit unclear about how secure exactly is your information. Also Apple clearly shows here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 that iCloud is strongly secured. This paragraph should be revised.
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Does the service rely entirely on AWS, Azure, and GCP? The article makes it seem like the world's most valuable company put all of their eggs into another's basket. Captain camEO ( talk) 17:54, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
In the criticism section, it says iCloud does not support end-to-end encryption. According to their website, they do.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303#:~:text=Data%20security,end%2Dto%2Dend%20encryption.
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
Is "Freeware" the correct license type? While there's no additional charge, one must purchase either Mac OS X 10.7, or a computer that already has said OS installed. David Fell ( talk)
I've had difficulty finding information on the software required to access data stored with iCloud. If anyone has this info, I think it would make a good addition to the article. Threepenpals ( talk) 23:33, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
The Overview section says 'The service allows users to ... download to ... personal computers running ... or Microsoft Windows (Windows Vista service pack 2 or later)' but the System requirements section says 'Synchronizing with a PC requires Windows 7, or Windows 8 using iCloud Control Panel ...'.
According to http://support.apple.com/downloads/#icloud, there is different software for Microsoft Windows 7 or 8 - 'iCloud for Windows' (currently version 4) - and for Vista - 'iCloud Control Panel 2.1.3'.
Unfortunately, 'System requirements for iCloud' at http://support.apple.com/en-au/HT4759 does not now include the latter.
180.200.182.57 ( talk) 12:07, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
As the latest iteration of iTools/.Mac/MobileMe, shouldn't this be merged with the MobileMe article? TXAggie ( talk) 18:24, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
I think a new section, Reception, should be added to the article, just like the Google Chrome OS article. I don't have the time to do this section now, which is why I'm proposing the idea. Some opinions may be found here.
Xionbox ₪ 08:11, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
Since this is a beta service, information on most of iCloud is incomplete at best. It isn't necessary to point out which features of iCloud have yet to be clarified, such as Apple Lossless support. This article would be pretty long if it pointed out all the features that customers wished iCloud had. White 720 ( talk) 22:54, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
One thing that iCloud does not do is replicate the online storage of MobileMe's iDisk. While iCloud does store documents and so forth, they can only be accessed by iOS5 and OSXLion machines, and only if using iWork or Office for Mac. Windows Office is not catered to, with shabby connectivity via Outlook. I don't know why this is. 24.214.238.86 ( talk) 01:19, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
It would be nice to include a section on iCloud compatible Applications besides the official Apple ones. Unfortunately I have not been able to find a reliable list. If you know of a source please contribute it to the article. Thanks. Charles Dayton (Talk) 15:34, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
Can we do the pricing for both "iTunes Match" and "iCloud storage" in the current info box (or a different info box) somehow, as per the IPad (3rd generation) article has it done. It'd definitely be cleaner on the page. Anyone know how this could be done? -- Jimthing ( talk) 12:12, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Imho this should be mentioned in the article: [2] -- MrBurns ( talk) 18:27, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
The problems with iCloud have received a lot of attention in the past few months. Not sure we need a "controversy" section, but something would be nice. -- 4368 ( talk) 19:38, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
I saw a section that was dedicated for latest celebrity nude photo leaks associated to iCloud. I have removed this section. There is no concrete proof that iCloud is responsible for this leak. There are even controversial reports claiming that it could not be icloud hack as some of the actresses in these photos were using Android phone. [1]
Secondly in my opinion there is no need to have a separate section for this issue. This could be clubbed to privacy or criticism section. Until Apple [2]or FBI [3] confirms we should not include this as a part of the iCloud wikipedia page. Sdarw ( talk) 14:49, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
Is this section even needed? I'm not really sure how this adds to the page or informs anyone of how iCloud functions. In my opinion, it should be removed. Apblinn ( talk) 03:47, 17 October 2014 (UTC)
(As per title – someone added a merge article request back in July 2014 to the
iCloud Drive page, yet no section was added here; thus me adding this now to get things moving.)
I think this makes sense, as it's largely part of the main iCloud offering, so a section on this page would be most useful for readers to review the overall iCloud services available including the part that iCD provides.
Jimthing (
talk)
08:12, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
The first paragraph in the privacy section, is a bit unclear about how secure exactly is your information. Also Apple clearly shows here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 that iCloud is strongly secured. This paragraph should be revised.
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Does the service rely entirely on AWS, Azure, and GCP? The article makes it seem like the world's most valuable company put all of their eggs into another's basket. Captain camEO ( talk) 17:54, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
In the criticism section, it says iCloud does not support end-to-end encryption. According to their website, they do.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303#:~:text=Data%20security,end%2Dto%2Dend%20encryption.