iCloud - Now Live

[BillyBobBongo]

iCloud is no longer showing as a Beta, with access only for developers, at the iCloud URL. Signing in with your existing MobileMe starts the migration process.

Edit: of course you'll be needing iOS5 on your device to gain access to it all once you've migrated. Users are warned of this in the final stage before migration.

 

[Off1c3r]

Yeah I got so excited, but I tried to log in with my apple ID and it says to activate a device first. I have no iCloud option yet on my Lion macbook pro.

 

[vitzr]

Not only does it work with my Lion MBA, but it also works with my SGSII.

Who knew?

 

[shurcooL]

Yeah.

The other components aren't there yet. It links to http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/ which is 404. As a non-MobileMe user, I have nothing except find my device activated. And to activate something, I need either 10.7.2 Lion (which isn't out yet) or iOS 5 (not out yet either).

 

[Gatteau]

Okay, so I have no idea how all this work. Is it an app we should get off the App Store, or is it down on iTunes first?

 

[modit]

I don't get this...

Do we need an existing Apple ID to get a @me.com email account or can I just sign up for a new email account and new Apple ID at the same time?

 

[Gatteau]

Wait...I don't get something. Do we need an existing Apple ID to get a @me.com email account or can I just sign up for an email account and new Apple ID at the same time?

Wondering the same thing. So confused right now..

 

[Off1c3r]

Yeah.

The other components aren't there yet. It links to http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/ which is 404. As a non-MobileMe user, I have nothing except find my device activated. And to activate something, I need either 10.7.2 Lion (which isn't out yet) or iOS 5 (not out yet either).

Exactly whats happening to me. I keep hitting software update every 15 min haha. Probably when I wake up it will be working.

 

[shurcooL]

Do we need an existing Apple ID to get a @me.com email account or can I just sign up for a new email account and new Apple ID at the same time?

The OP is referring to http://www.iCloud.com.

The order is like this: Apple ID -> iCloud Account.

So you need to create or use an Apple ID to create an iCloud Account.

Before you can use iCloud, you need to create an iCloud account (using your existing Apple ID if you have one already, or by creating a new one if you don’t), and then turn on the iCloud services you want to use on each of your iOS devices and computers.

 

[BillyBobBongo]

Yeah.

The other components aren't there yet. It links to http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/ which is 404. As a non-MobileMe user, I have nothing except find my device activated. And to activate something, I need either 10.7.2 Lion (which isn't out yet) or iOS 5 (not out yet either).

Aye, the last page of the setup process still has 'Beta' mentions on it. It surely can't be long now until they release the upgrades.

 

[saccento]

set up icloud, sync'd contacts and now my contacts are gone from my iPhone but are on icloud.com any ideas?

 

[shurcooL]

Wondering the same thing. So confused right now..

See if this helps.

When you set up your iCloud account with a new Apple ID, your iCloud Mail account is automatically set up for you as youraccountname@me.com. If you use a pre-existing Apple ID to set up your iCloud account, you need to set up an @me.com email address before you can start using iCloud Mail. (This case doesn’t apply if you moved an existing MobileMe account to iCloud, since you already have an @me.com email address.)

 

[Gatteau]

Aye, the last page of the setup process still has 'Beta' mentions on it. It surely can't be long now until they release the upgrades.

Yep, still getting 404. Question is, can I setup iCloud on my iPhone before installing iOS5, so that I can restore everything later from my iCloud account?

If I'm not making sense, just let me know.

 

[shurcooL]

Yep, still getting 404. Question is, can I setup iCloud on my iPhone before installing iOS5, so that I can restore everything later from my iCloud account?

If I'm not making sense, just let me know.

No, iCloud will only work on iOS 5.

What do you want to back up? You can use iTunes Sync/Backup or Google Sync to back up your existing stuff. Also, if you perform an upgrade to iOS 5, your stuff on the iPhone should remain. You don't necessarily have to "restore" it afterwards.

 

[vitzr]

I used my existing MobileMe credentials. Went smoother than I anticipated.

 

[BillyBobBongo]

Yep, still getting 404. Question is, can I setup iCloud on my iPhone before installing iOS5, so that I can restore everything later from my iCloud account?

If I'm not making sense, just let me know.

You'll need iOS5 to set it up using an iPhone. You can already migrate an account to iCloud, but then you may not have access to everything (you will of course have access through the browser). I've got an old 3G, which has to be manually synced to get calendars etc for ages, so I can't tell if I've lost functionality there. However, email still works despite being on MobileMe settings.

 

[unobtainium]

iCloud.com is up and running but at the moment it doesn't appear to be syncing anything between my phone and the cloud. I can run a manual backup to the cloud but when I make changes on my calendar they don't get transferred over to the web app. In fact, according to iCloud.com my calendar is completely blank and I only have two contacts. So info isn't actually syncing back and forth yet. Wonder what time they'll fully flip the switch, midnight PST?

 

[Anthony.L]

I just noticed the missing "Beta" from iCloud's site so I tried logging in with my existing MobileMe account. It said I needed to convert and I clicked ok. Took me to MobileMe login which I did and then gave me an error saying MobileMe conversion only available for beta developers right now. I got this same error when iCloud site first went live.

Guess they still haven't fully turned it on yet....

 

[BillyBobBongo]

I just noticed the missing "Beta" from iCloud's site so I tried logging in with my existing MobileMe account. It said I needed to convert and I clicked ok. Took me to MobileMe login which I did and then gave me an error saying MobileMe conversion only available for beta developers right now. I got this same error when iCloud site first went live.

Guess they still haven't fully turned it on yet....

I moved my wife's account (not a developer) last night, and it went smoothly. Perhaps they're currently fooling around with it and making the final changes? Find My Mac is still called Find My iPhone in the web UI.

 

[Anthony.L]

I will try it again after midnight PDT.

 

[Off1c3r]

Maybe Midnight PST it will work. 1 more hour for the east coast folk.

 

[MCRunning]

Getting this message:

 

[Gatteau]

No, iCloud will only work on iOS 5.

What do you want to back up? You can use iTunes Sync/Backup or Google Sync to back up your existing stuff. Also, if you perform an upgrade to iOS 5, your stuff on the iPhone should remain. You don't necessarily have to "restore" it afterwards.

Just my contacts.. I thought upgrading to iOS 5 will wipe my phone?

 

[Anthony.L]

Getting this message:

That's the exact same error I'm getting.

 

[shurcooL]

Just my contacts.. I thought upgrading to iOS 5 will wipe my phone?

I'm pretty sure it won't (under normal conditions). I'm sure someone who's already upgraded (i.e. a developer) can confirm. I would back up contacts just in case via Google Sync or some other means.