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Download the app
You’ll find that all the major cloud
services have free apps available for
iPadOS. Open the App Store and search
for the name of the service you want.
Get the app and wait for it to complete
downloading and installing.2
Add to Files
You can now use the app to access
your files on this service. Even better,
integrate it into iPadOS. Open the Files
app, tap the chevron at the top left to
get to Locations, and you’ll find an item
called More Locations.3
Turn on and access
Tap More Locations and you’ll
see the new service listed. Turn on the
switch. This cloud location will now
appear under Locations, and you can
access it from any app that can browse
Files. (Which functions work may vary.)HOW TO Add cloud services to Files
not the iPad. It’s down to 20%, which
is not bad going, considering I’ve been
using it for three days. I set up a
Personal Automation (Shortcuts >
Automation) to show an alert saying
“Charge your iPad!” every time
I arrive home. For now, it can charge
while I go for breakfast.
After checking out and spending an
hour getting some photos of the localsights with my camera, it’s oļ to the
lecture. They have an Apple TV
connected to the projector, so I can
skip the cable and pace about with my
iPad. Afterwards, I have time at the
station to scroll through Twitter in the
ad–free Tweetbot app ($4.99), which
is optimized for all iPad sizes. Then
it’s back on the train. I catch up in
Slack (free) before giving up on theApple’s Smart Keyboard feels lovely, but the magnetic fold–up format isn’t as stable as a MacBook.your iPad. Regular OL·ce users may
have documents in Microsoft’s
OneDrive rather than iCloud, and
that’s Ľne: install the free OneDrive
app, then add it in iPadOS’ Files app
— see the walkthrough below.THURSDAY
Waking up in the hotel, I’ve
remembered to charge my iPhone butCOMMON PROBLEM THREE
Transferring large files via iCloud,
whether via MailDrop or iCloud
Drive, sometimes stalls, leaving
them stuck in Mail’s Outbox or
showing a broken cloud and
“Waiting to upload” in Files. Restart
your iPad to get them moving.???
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