Download
optimized files
Documents in Files show a cloud symbol
when stored in iCloud but not on your
device. For offline access, long–press the
file, tap Move, and pick On My iPhone (or
tap Duplicate, then move the copy).
Add third–party
cloud services
After you install an app for a third–party
cloud service, check the Locations screen
in Files for a “More Locations” option.
Tap this to see a list of your cloud drives
that you can view within Files.Share a file or folder
By default, everything on your
iCloud Drive is accessible only to you,
from devices signed in to your Apple ID.
To share an item with someone, right–
click or long–press it and choose Share,
then Add People.Family Sharing
EVERYTHING IN YOUR iCloud
is managed through your Apple
ID, a one–to–one system that
doesn’t always make sense for
households. So Apple lets you
link users — up to a total of six
— to access your purchases and
subscriptions and share photos
and calendars, while still each
having your own logins and
private files.
One person has to be the
“family organizer”: purchases
go on their payment method,
and they‘ll be in charge of
settings for the whole family.
You can choose which iCloud
features to share, and the rest
work as normal. All your iCloud
Drives and backups can share
one iCloud storage plan, so you
only pay one monthly fee for
extra capacity. If you use Apple
Music, sharing requires a Family
subscription which costs $14.99
per month to cover all of you.
iTunes Store music, videos
and books that any of you have
purchased before can be
downloaded by any of you on
a total of 10 devices (up to five
of them Macs or PCs).
Everyone’s App Store
purchases can be installed on
any number of devices. One
shared photo album is created
in iCloud, to which anyone can
assign any of their photos; the
rest stay private.
Via Find My..., any family
member can find another’s lost
device. Find My Friends is also
available by default, although
you can stop sharing your
location for privacy.
When you set up a family
member as a child, you, as
family organizer, have control
over some of their actions. With
Ask to Buy, any attempt to
purchase or install content will
alert you first. You and another
nominated family member can
use Screen Time to monitor
children’s usage and set
detailed limits.HOW TO Set it up
1
SET UP FAMILY SHARING
The family organizer starts things off.
In iOS, go to Settings > iCloud > Set Up
Family Sharing, or in macOS, go to System
Preferences > iCloud > Set Up Family. You
can choose which features to share.2
ADD FAMILY MEMBERS
You can then add anyone who has an
Apple ID as a family member; you and they
must both be using iOS 8 or later, or macOS X
10.10 Yosemite or later. They just need to reply
to the invitation message.maclife.com SEP 2019 23iCloud superguide