I don't really like my data in the cloud either. I keep a backup drive at home, and one at work in my desk. I rotate them monthly.
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Report: iCloud Is the Most Popular Apple Subscription Service in the US
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I don't really like my data in the cloud either. I keep a backup drive at home, and one at work in my desk. I rotate them monthly.
Apple could, like MEGA for example, increase the free limit to 20 GB.
Oh no, then hardly anyone would take out a paid subscription.
“Hide my Mail” is not thought through to the end, because you can't use it to compose emails.
Why do I need a “custom domain” as a private individual?
For HomeKit Secure Video, if you live in your own home, you need expensive cameras.
I subbed my mom so she would stop bugging me about the stupid iPhone bugging her about no iCloud storage for backup
Apple so called service revenues are just payola from Google, toll tax from their app store, and rent from their captive customers
The only service Apple has that is worth paying for itself is Apple TV+ And only because they're massively subsidizing it with money from elsewhere
Apple so called service revenues are just payola from Google, toll tax from their app store, and rent from their captive customers
The only service Apple has that is worth paying for itself is Apple TV+ And only because they're massively subsidizing it with money from elsewhere
the user only needs to plug their device to computer once and enable wifi sync. Then every time the phone is plugged in and the computer is powered on (and plugged in for laptops) the sync and backup happens automatically
I can only imagine what it would be like getting drinks with many people on here.
"Hey bartender, wasn't Jameson less expensive last month? What's with charging me for peanuts now! I'm only going to have a glass of water, thanks."
"Hey bartender, wasn't Jameson less expensive last month? What's with charging me for peanuts now! I'm only going to have a glass of water, thanks."
I pull the backup drive from my office. I rotate two backup disks between my home and office on a weekly basis (or longer if I'm on vacation).
Yeah, you can use it to compose mail. Google it, there's plenty of instructions.
As for "Why do I need a “custom domain” as a private individual?" You're not the only Apple user in the world. Some users have businesses, and wouldn't it be great to have your own domain name for 99¢/month?
You're seeing the world through the prism of your own desires. A surefire recipe for long term unhappiness.
I use iCloud+ because of the Hide My Email and Private Relay features, in addition to backup. iCloud Drive is terrible and doesn't work with my Fedora Linux. I pay R$ 4.90/mo here in Brazil.
Agree, I don't understand the attitude surrounding the forced use of the service either.I totally agree, just that people here are complaining about cost and being “forced” into using cloud services, they’re not.
And, check on your “20 years” - it’s been maybe 10
Apple developed hardware storage tiers and cloud storage plans/tiers with profit in mind, that's their prerogative and the consumer has to just make his/her own choices of hardware and backup solutions based upon wants/needs vs what is available. I don't have a problem paying for the top family plan, I like the convenience despite not making full use of the other stuff like Arcade or News (though some in my family might use it). I have no skin in the game as far as other people subscribing or not so more power to anyone doing things one way or the other. Our choices in the matter don't make us any smarter or better than anyone else.
As for the 20 years, thanks for the fact check lol . . I was merely thinking about the days when I'd plug an iPod into my computer to sync it with iTunes . . that was well before 2014 - though how far before I don't know, but I guess in the context of iCloud I was WAY off lol.
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Paid iCloud storage overwhelmingly remains the most popular Apple service in the United States, according to a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP).
Nearly two-thirds of Apple customers in the United States opt for paid iCloud storage, surpassing other services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, and AppleCare in terms of user adoption. In comparison, Apple Music and Apple TV+ have achieved moderate penetration rates among Apple customers, with 42% and 32% adoption, respectively. AppleCare, the company's extended warranty service, sees even lower adoption, with only 17% of iPhone buyers opting for the additional coverage.
These other services, while significant contributors to Apple's Services revenue, operate in highly competitive markets, unlike the cloud storage market where no service is able to offer such a deeply integrated experience with Apple devices as iCloud. Many users opt for just one music service and multiple video subscriptions, which limits the growth potential for Apple's subscription offerings. As Apple's hardware sales growth slows, the company has increasingly turned to its services segment as a source of revenue.
Paid iCloud subscriptions start at $0.99 per month for 50GB of storage, $2.99 per month for 200GB, and $9.99 per month for 2TB. These standalone iCloud storage plans can also be bundled with other Apple services through Apple One, which offers three tiers: the Individual plan at $16.95 per month includes 50GB of iCloud storage, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade; the Family plan at $22.95 per month includes 200GB of iCloud storage and extends those services to up to six family members; and the Premier plan at $32.95 per month includes 2TB of iCloud storage and adds Apple News+ and Apple Fitness+.
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True. However, iMazing is an epic option if you can be bothered with manual backups to your Mac.
There are ways to mitigate this, only Contacts, messages alone can be opted for back up in iCloud free. You may take subscription from other sources like OneDrive, Google Drive whichever one is suitable and less cost and install the same in your iPhone for backing up. OneDrive 6 TB 6 users Cloud Back up (in addition to Office 365 Suite plus emails) for $70 one year instead of paying much much higher priced yet lower storage options in iCloud.
Backing up in hard drive is not practical for the most unless those who uses their laptops regularly and try connecting your iPhone etc…
I agree that Apple should fill the gap between the 200 GB and 2 TB plan.
For those asking for more than 5GB free, it will just not happen. If there was even a 1% chance of that ever happening, it decreased to 0% when Apple recently started allowing people to gain additional temporary iCloud storage to transfer data from their current device to a new one. This act fully acknowledges that 1) 5GB is not enough and 2) they do not intend to permanently increase this allowance.
For those asking for more than 5GB free, it will just not happen. If there was even a 1% chance of that ever happening, it decreased to 0% when Apple recently started allowing people to gain additional temporary iCloud storage to transfer data from their current device to a new one. This act fully acknowledges that 1) 5GB is not enough and 2) they do not intend to permanently increase this allowance.
Regarding backups, do people not know about automatic wireless backups to Mac? (Not sure about Windows.) I don’t need to think about iPhone backups even though I don’t dubscribe to iCloud because it’s automatic whenever I charge at home. And it’s practically free and limitless. And with Time Machine I get sort of versioned backups of my iPhone, which iCloud does not provide. This has saved me on a couple occasions.
The only time I do have to think about iPhone backups is when I go on trips, in which case I manually back up to my MacBook, which serve as temporary backups until I get home and resume normal backups. Not a big deal.
Although, some time ago the iPhone did start requiring entering the passcode after plugging in to charge in order to begin backup, because of some security vulnerability. I’m hoping this is a temporary situation, if not already resolved on AS Macs (I’m still on Intel).
Same, I use free 5GB iCloud for Keychain and syncing apps and docs and I still have at least 3GB available. I don’t upload photos, and as mentioned above, I automatically backup my iPhone to my Mac. If I ever want to start uploading photos is when I’ll probably need to start subscribing, but I really don’t feel the need.
I'm on the 2TB plan and use less than 500GB, so it would be nice if there was a middle tier, but it's still one of my least-annoying subscriptions since I actually DO use it. It comes out pretty well when comparing it to the frankly embarrassing number of times I've looked at my CC bill and been like, "when did I last actually open <streaming video service here>?"
Yeah, I got royally screwed by an Apple Store member telling me to use iCloud to transfer my data from my old phone to new. It must have been before this temporary storage increase for such things, as I unwittingly lost a lot of my pics due to my trusting Apple with this. After that, I never trusted iCloud again.
Thankfully I did have some older manual backups, so didn't lose much, but did lose some.