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Apple Releases iOS 11.4 With Messages in iCloud and AirPlay 2
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No. 2 different things at play here.
iCloud Messages - stores all your iMessages in the "cloud", syncs across all Apple devices and once on, it's no longer in your iCloud backup (just like when you use iCloud photo library). There is no need to backup your messages twice.
If you DO NOT turn on iCloud Messages, your messages will still be included in your iCloud backup but not stored in the cloud and synced across all devices.
I updated to 11.4 and enabled iMessage in iCloud all this conected to WIFI and stayed conected for about 4 hours before leaving home, after 40 minutes under LTE I received and SMS from my provider saying that I finished the monthly data in my plan. I checked data usage with them yesterday morning and had 2.6 GB left for this billing cycle.
Anyone have a similar issue?
Anyone have a similar issue?
Not at all. It wouldn't even upload or download messages while I was connected to LTE for this exact reason.
This is one reason I turned off WiFi Assist in the Cellular settings to avoid using cellular even though I do have unlimited data.
If your carrier supports WiFi Calling, you can enable it while place it on airplane mode with WiFi.
Under WiFi I saw in iMessages all a progress bar for the iMessage sync. It finished when I was on WiFi. I don’t know what happened. This should be a bug.
Why does this surprise you? You didn't think the data being uploaded to iCloud would count against your data plan? No one but you knows what you might have sitting in your iMessages.
Should have completed the upload on WiFi, if you were going to allow it at all.
iOS 11.4 is supported on the iPod touch (6th gen), iPad Air, and iPad mini 2, all of which do not have Touch ID or Face ID.
The progress bar inside the iMessages app showed it finished when I was conected to WiFi.
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My phone shows that WiFi assist only used 673 kbs
1. I didn't even mention AirPort.
2. If it can work from the Mac to multiple Airplay 1 devices, what is the limitation stopping the phone from doing the same? If it's a power issue, then allow it to work if the phone is plugged in.
NO because : « You can't turn off two-factor authentication for some accounts created in iOS 10.3 or macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and later.« cf:Apple
This is only for the initial upload/download as it could be multiple GBs for a lot of people
They are calling it 2FA but they are asking for a passcode, so you can discuss the semantics of what that actually means with Apple. From my experience enabling the passcode (which they are requiring for 2FA) then puts me in a situation where every time the device locks or sleeps to have to enter it when waking or unlocking the device. No thanks. These devices live in my home and do not need the security. It is terribly annoying to have to d*k around every time I want to use the device. What I would like is a feature something like 'disable lock screen' that actually just comes out of sleep straight into whatever screen it was in before sleep with no authentication whatsoever.
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Once a passcode is enabled it will demand it every time the device goes to the lock screen which happens whenever it goes to sleep. It also requires it every time the device is powered on.
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Because I don't want to hassle with it every time I turn the thing on or wake it up.
You’re confusing 2FA with having a lock screen. Also, modern iPhones have this thing called biometric authentication. You may want to try it.
It may make more sense for customers who either have more photos and videos than 256 GB or for folks with a device with lower storage space.
I did use it for awhile but ultimately it slows me down and is more of a hassle then having no passcode or touchid or lock screen. I am not confusing 2FA with a lock screen, Apple has made either touchid or passcode a requirement for 2FA which causes me to have to hassle around with the lock screen. A requires B causes C.