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Seminar: A Report On

iCloud is Apple's cloud storage and computing service, launched in 2011. It allows users to store and access data like music, photos, documents from any device. Some key features include photo stream to share photos, find my iPhone to locate lost devices, and iCloud backup to create device backups. iCloud also syncs purchased content, bookmarks and tabs across devices. It has over 20 million users and competes with cloud services from Google, Microsoft and others.

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Seminar: A Report On

iCloud is Apple's cloud storage and computing service, launched in 2011. It allows users to store and access data like music, photos, documents from any device. Some key features include photo stream to share photos, find my iPhone to locate lost devices, and iCloud backup to create device backups. iCloud also syncs purchased content, bookmarks and tabs across devices. It has over 20 million users and competes with cloud services from Google, Microsoft and others.

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A

SEMINAR REPORT ON

PRESENTED BY:
Name : C.Naresh
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• History
• System Requirements
• Applications
• Basic Features
• Setting up iCloud
• Competitors
• Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
• iCloud is a cloud storage and cloud computing
service from Apple Inc. launched on October 12,
2011.
• The service allows users to store data such as music
or iOS applications on remote computer servers.
HISTORY
• Announced on June 6,2011, at the 2011 Apple
Worldwide Developers Conference(WWDC).
• Official website, www.icloud.com, went live in early
August for Apple Developers.
• On Oct 12, 2011 iCloud became available to use via
an iTunes update.
• iCloud had 20 million users in less than a week after
launch
• Previously been branded as:
– iTools in 2000
– .Mac in 2002
– MobileMe in 2008
CONTENT EVERYWHERE

Anything you purchase from the iTunes Store,


App Store, and iBooks Store is automatically
available on all your devices. You can also
access past purchases from any of your devices.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• iOS device running iOS 5.X or later or a Mac
running OS X 10.7.2 “Lion” or later to create a
new account.
• Synchronizing with a PC requires Windows
Vista(Service Pack 2) or Windows 7 using
iCloud Control Panel.
• Online access to iCloud requires a compatible
web browser.
APPLICATIONS
BACKUP AND RESTORE
• Backup settings and data on iOS devices running
iOS5 or later.
• Data backed up include:
– Photos
– Videos
– App data
– Messages
– Ringtones
– Voicemails
• Occur daily when device locked and connected to
Wi-Fi and a Power source.
BACK TO MY MAC
• Macs include a built-in way to remotely access
your Mac’s files and its screen from anywhere
in the world.
• Back to My Mac can be used to edit and
transfer files from one Mac to another.
• October 12, 2011, Apple has included Back to
My Mac in its iCloud service rather than the
previously used MobileMe , thus making it
free to use
BACK TO MY MAC
• In one instance an Apple Store employee used
this technology to capture the image of a
person who stole her MacBook using the built
in iSight webcam.
• iSight is a webcam developed by Apple Inc.
• The “Back to My Mac” feature is free but only
works between Macs.
FIND MY FRIENDS
• User can follow & track people
• Share their location
• Location determined when
location services are turned ON.
• Notification appears when a user
requests another user to see
where they are.
FIND MY IPHONE
▪ Allow users to track the location of
their iOS devices or Mac if lost.
▪ User can do following:
➢Play a sound
➢Use Lost Mode
➢Remotely erase all phone data
❑ New feature “Activation Lock”.
Apple ID & Password required
before anyone can:
❖ Turn off Find My iPhone
❖ Sign out of iCloud
❖ Erase & reactivate your device
ICLOUD KEYCHAIN
• Functions as a secure database
• Includes information including user’s website
login passwords, Wi-Fi network passwords &
other account data.
• Securely stored for quick access & auto-fill on
web pages.
• Stored encrypted using 256-bit AES
encryption.
ITUNES MATCH
• Customers can scan & match tracks(songs) in
their iTunes library with those in iTunes Store.
• No need to purchase said tracks.
PHOTOSTREAM
• Allow users to store most recent 1000 photos on
iCloud servers upto 30 days free of charge.
• When a photo is taken on a device with Photo
Stream enabled, it is automatically uploaded to
the iCloud servers; from there, it is automatically
pushed to the rest of device you have got.
• Also lets user share photos with people they invite
when having created a shared photostream.
IWORK
• 3 apps form Apple’s iWork suite:
– Pages(create & edit documents)
– Numbers(create & edit spreadsheets)
– Keynote(create & edit presentations)
SAFARI BROWSING
• Keeps tabs you’ve open in Safari up to date on
your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch & Mac. So you
can pick up browsing wherever you left off.
• Saves web pages.
• Keeps bookmarks in sync between Safari on
ios devices &on Mac as well as Internet
Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome on PC.
STORAGE
• 5GB of free storage
• Additional storage can be purchased in tiers of
10,20 or 50 GB-50GB being maximum.
• Amount of storage shared across all
devices per iCloud Apple ID.
SETTING UP ICLOUD
COMPETITORS
CONCLUSION
• Apple’s iCloud can automatically synchronize
data from Macs, PCs and iOS devices, which
can help people who are forced to deal with
multiple computer worlds.
QUERIES?

ANY QUEIRES..?

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