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Apple Temporarily Expands iCloud Storage in iOS 15 for Backing Up Data and Transferring to a New Device
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How about increasing the base storage for every device you own? 5 GB per device, not 5 GB total.
I mean, I have been paying for 2 TB iCloud for years so this doesn't apply to me. But its ridiculous for average users to not get this concession.
I mean, I have been paying for 2 TB iCloud for years so this doesn't apply to me. But its ridiculous for average users to not get this concession.
I think they've just got to always give you, say, two full backups that don't count against your quota.
Or just one. Just one full backup, whatever the size.
Or just one. Just one full backup, whatever the size.
I dont understand. If you want more iCloud Storage. Pay for it. Why do you even expect Apple give out 50GB for free?
No, you are not only paying for 50GB of SSD, you are also paying for Bandwidth and redundancy. iCloud Photo access. These aren't dump storage in the cloud.
I could see 5GB per devices. I much rather they give me Time Capsule for iOS so I can keep my stuff off cloud.
No, you are not only paying for 50GB of SSD, you are also paying for Bandwidth and redundancy. iCloud Photo access. These aren't dump storage in the cloud.
I could see 5GB per devices. I much rather they give me Time Capsule for iOS so I can keep my stuff off cloud.
Agree. Should either be per device, or the amount of the smallest Apple device storage you own. Makes 0 sense if I have a 128gb iphone and want to do a backup, that you can't even back everything up with the free tier.
If it was 5gb per device then maybe Ok, but it isn’t
It gets really weird when you consider you can’t backup a (full) 64GB+ device with the lowest paid tier, or a 256GB+ device with the mid paid tier! I guess in that regard this is quite a good concession, but it makes physical local backups seem the more convenient route overall, considering how cheap a 1TB external HD is.
Considering how expensive Apple hardware is, iCloud storage is far from free.
I can. My 5GB isn't even half full. I don't store photos in iCloud, or really use the camera on the phone. I use a real camera, so 5GB is plenty for me.
considering you're getting 5 years of iOS software updates along with 5GB of iCloud storage for the next 50 years, $399 iPhone SE is a good value
How will this work? will you need to have a new device registered to apple id before able to use?
Or can you hack around this by keeping full snapshots every 3 weeks for free backups lol
Or can you hack around this by keeping full snapshots every 3 weeks for free backups lol
but what about the $1500 iPhone 12? or the $2000 iPads? or the $3000 mbps? all of which have a rough lifespan of support of 5-6 years?
Now we all name this service iCloud, by adding today the “ + “, we have to name it from Now iCloud+ for almost the same service with just few new options who i personaly think they dont really deserve a new name.
Im maybe too lazy to add it a-t-il the end, also im often helping old people who this new named will certainly disturbe them as they dont make différences between mostof they’re subscriptions.
For Apple TV, the “ + “ open on a new service.
I don't like that they still haven't added a 500gb or 1 TB tier, as pointed out many times by many users the gap is just too large.
faster and larger local storage, better and bigger screens, lidar, faceid tech, better materials, better chips, better cameras, more memory, 5G chip, ultra wideband chip, magsafe
Custom domain name support! Brilliant!
I’ve spent the last 13.5 years with iOS having to hack about with manual POP, IMAP and SMTP settings, having to use flaky ISP mail servers, and the hassle of Apple not backing up sent emails for some reason, in order to use a personal domain name for email.
The MS/Outlook 365 “support” for personal domains requires you to transfer your domain to be hosted by GoDaddy otherwise I’d have set that up by now.
I really hope Apple don’t cripple this by requiring you to use certain address formats, or have all users in family sharing or something.
I’ve spent the last 13.5 years with iOS having to hack about with manual POP, IMAP and SMTP settings, having to use flaky ISP mail servers, and the hassle of Apple not backing up sent emails for some reason, in order to use a personal domain name for email.
The MS/Outlook 365 “support” for personal domains requires you to transfer your domain to be hosted by GoDaddy otherwise I’d have set that up by now.
I really hope Apple don’t cripple this by requiring you to use certain address formats, or have all users in family sharing or something.
Valid point with the older folks. I guess Apple added the + to keep from having to the Plus. There did need to be some kind of separation from the free tier.
And Google gives you 15GB free even if you don't buy a device at all. What's your point?
This is a good start but this wouldn't even be needed if they didn't make people jump through hoops to backup their iOS devices to external drives. So I can get a phone with with 512GB but then my fancy state of the art new iMac only comes with 256GB. What if I don't want to store my backups in the cloud. What is the reasoning behind Apple not supporting easy external drive backups?