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  1. W

    Potential Security Issue on iPhone: Unusual Activity and Sounds Post Website Visit

    Hello All, I am currently dealing with a situation regarding my iPhone that is causing me some concern, and I'm hoping that someone here might be able to shed some light on the issue. The problem began on Friday, 23rd June, when I visited a tech-related website via the Safari browser on my...
  2. Eggtastic

    iCloud subscription (plus other options) question

    So my parents have iPhones and being they are older they struggle to keep up with the basics (cleaning out old texts, deleting multiple photos, etc.). I can do it for them of course but I also figured it might be a good time to invest in a cloud backup service to take care of it. Option 1: Buy...
  3. GuillaumeB

    iCloud Do you use iCloud.com web apps ?

    I was wondering if you use the iCloud.com web apps (icloud.com/mail, icloud.com/calendar, icloud.com/photos...) or if you used iCloud set up on macOS Mail and/or iOS mail. I am more of a webmail guys myself than using a desktop mail client and I have to say I really like the webmail version...
  4. Odysee

    iCloud Uploading photos & videos to iCloud

    Hi all. I am currently on holiday in Spain and I have taken lots of photos. What is the best way for me to upload them directly to iCloud without having Apple compromise the quality of image/video? I was thinking transferring the files raw to my iMac and then uploading. For whatever reason...
  5. occamsrazor

    Apple ID Family members in different regions, AppleID, app stores, family-sharing

    Hi, I'm trying to work out what is the best solution to living in a different country than family members... Current situation: I, the parent and family organizer have AppleID and app store with a UK account. All family's AppleID also on UK store. iCloud+ is via UK store, shared with the...
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    Home accessories battery hog since new Home architechture update (Tried all solutions available online and no avail)

    Symptoms: All icloud devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) related to my icloud account, when opening the Home app, will result in a screen “Loading accessories and scenes”. All devices connected to charger, will constantly result in home accessories using battery in background. Please see screenshot...
  7. blackxacto

    iPad Pro Why won't an iPadPro sync a pdf to a Books Album?

    11" iPadPro, iOS16.5 synced to 19,1 iMac Ventura 13.4 I have set both the iMac and iPadPro to Optimize storage to my iCloud account. Made a pdf from a rich text document w some Photoshop instructions. Saved the pdf to a Ventura Books Album for all my Mac pdfs. Remember my Ventura Desktop...
    • blackxacto
    • Thread
    • icloud icloud syncing pdf
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iPad
  8. D

    Calendars notifications not working after Ventura update

    I just finally updated from Monterrey to Ventura and my Calendar notifications are not showing up anymore, especially if the alerts where set for a time when the Mac was turned off. E.g.: I turn my computer on at 10am and all the all-day events with alerts for 9am never trigger. Alerts that...
    • danqi
    • Thread
    • alert alerts calendar calendars icloud macos notification notifications sync ventura
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
  9. H

    iCloud confusion!

    Hi, I’d like to have some clarification and help on how iCloud works. I have an iMac with 1tb of storage and 2 MacBooks with 256gb of storage. If Optimise is ON all my files on iCloud are downloaded to the 2 MacBooks and run out of storage. My aim is to NOT OPTIMISE the 2 MacBooks and just go...
  10. phill85

    APPLE: We Need Higher iCloud Storage Options!

    After multiple iPhones, iPads, Mac Laptops, etc., I am sitting at 3.8TB’s of data in my iCloud. Anyone else almost maxed their storage out? I can’t just start deleting things… the vast majority of all of my data is from pictures and videos, spread out of the last 14 years. Apple, if you’re...
  11. K

    Import 350gb of photos to iCloud

    Hey all - I am migrating my Google Photos to iCloud and have downloaded 350GB of photos from Google that are now stored on my external Hard Disc. Now, I want to upload those photos to iCloud however, I am a bit stuck as my internal HD only has 50GB of free space left. Are there any tools out...
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    iCloud custom domain email addresses for other people not working

    Hi folks. I have setup a custom domain in iCloud and have been able to create my own custom email address, which has worked perfectly. However I am pulling my hair out trying to setup addresses for other people. I go to the custom domain in the iCloud setting, and click the 'add people' button...
  13. K

    iPhone 14 Pro Max Icloud might leak private data

    Thread edited for legal reason. A few months ago, I stumbled upon a thread about an iPhone user who might have found someone else's pictures on their phone. Although they couldn't provide evidence, many of us were deeply concerned about the situation. Fast forward to today, while cleaning up...
    • K3rast4seX
    • Thread
    • icloud leak security & privacy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iPhone
  14. ovbacon

    Resolved Keep getting a "sign in to iCloud" msgs on new mini M2

    I'm not sure if this is an iCloud issue or a mini issue. But I moved migrated most things from my old iMac to a new mini M2. I am signed into my iCloud account on the new mini but pretty much once a day I get a prompt asking me to sign into my work iCloud account. I only have 1 user on the mini...
  15. S

    Photos: "Download Originals to this Mac"

    HI there, I'm a long-time photographer and usually pretty savvy with DAMs (used Aperture for years), however I just cannot wrap my head around the way Apple Photos integrates with iCloud. I'm not an Apple Photos user, but my wife is. She has over 50,000 photos uploaded to iCloud photos, with...
    • swordio777
    • Thread
    • dam download originals icloud photos photos app photos backup
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Photography
  16. Helmsley

    Cannot Switch iCloud Backup Off

    If I toggle "back up this iPhone" to off, it comes straight back on. Any ideas why this is? iPhone 13 running iOS 16.4.
    • Helmsley
    • Thread
    • icloud ios 16.4 iphone 13
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 16
  17. kdum8

    Remove Photos App and photos from my MacBook Air but not iCloud?

    I am looking for help/advice on how to deal with a low storage issue. I have a MacBook Air with only a 128 GB SDD and need to update to a newer version of MacOS. I have deleted everything I possibly can but still don't have enough space on the HDD. However, the Photos App is using 14.17 GB of...
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    Shortcut URL to get to Hide My Email in System Preferences (macOS)

    I'm trying to create a shortcut in macOS to open the Hide My Email subsection SystemPreferences -> AppleID -> iCloud -> Hide My Email, but I can only get to the iCloud subsection with: x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings?iCloud Has anyone been able to figure...
  19. GhostriderTC

    Best cloud app for Mac and Windows

    Hi have a Mac M1 (Ventura) which is my main development machine. I also have a Windows 11 desktop at home which I use as a backup and for all my windows dev. I am struggling to find a good fast cloud application (like iCloud or OneDrive) what works well on both platforms. I use iCloud for Mac...
    • GhostriderTC
    • Thread
    • dropbox google icloud onedrive
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  20. M

    iPhone 12 Pro Max iCloud Confusion

    When I save a video or other content to my iCloud account from my iPhone, I don't see that content when I go to my iCloud directory from my Mac (to the same folder). What am I doing wrong that I don't see the same files on the Mac I shared from my iPhone on the same iCloud account? Thanks.
    • Mork
    • Thread
    • icloud iphone
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iPhone
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