PHOTOS
Turning on iCloud Photos (known as iCloud Photo
Library in earlier versions) means every photo you
take or import also appears on every other Mac
or iOS device on which you’ve enabled it, and all your
albums are organized the same way everywhere. You
can view photos straight from iCloud on your Apple
TV, too. Just remember iCloud is a synced copy, not
a backup... Read more on page 20.> TWO-FACTOR
AUTHENTICATIONIf you’re still ignoring the nag messages that appear
every time you go near iCloud or your Apple ID or
just cough in Apple’s general direction, and haven’t
yet enrolled in two–factor authentication — we’re
going to nag you again! Well, mainly we’ll just explain
why it’s a good idea and less hassle than you think.
There’s more security stuff to be aware of, too. It’s
simple to sort, so turn to page 26.
ALL ACCESS
The great thing about having everything in the cloud
is that it’s not a real cloud. It’s actually a chunk of
storage on a server in a massive Apple data centre
powered by solar panels in a remote desert region of
America, and since it’s on the internet, you should be
able to get at it from just about any kind of computer.
And you can! The secret is iCloud.com. Find out more
over on page 28.
PERSONAL DATA
For features like Contacts, Calendars and Reminders,
iCloud is the magic that makes the same information
appear on all your Apple gadgets, available on one
device as soon as you enter it on another. It also
syncs your Safari bookmarks, reminds you which
websites you’ve got open on other screens, and
securely transfers Keychain secrets to ease logins
and payments. Take a look at page 25.
FILES
iCloud Drive has evolved into a secure online storage
space for everything that you want to have available
on all your devices or to share with other users. It
gets even more flexible to browse and organize in
iOS 13, which is coming this autumn — but let’s not
get ahead of ourselves, there’s plenty you can do
with it right now, both from your Mac and iOS devices.
Find out how you can make the most of iCloud Drive
on page 22.
FIND MY DEVICES
Losing a gadget is more than just annoying — Apple
devices cost a fortune and have all your stuff on
them. Fortunately, Apple devices are good at
detecting where they are in the world, and iCloud’s
Find My... feature is good at helping you track them
down on a map, find them under the sofa or in the
fridge, and if necessary lock or wipe them to thwart
evildoers. Turn to page 27 for info.
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18 SEP 2019 maclife.com