Take Control of iCloud, 8th Edition

Set Up iCloud

iCloud setup, in and of itself, is easy and largely self-explanatory: you enter your Apple ID and password, and click a few buttons on each of your devices. There’s no software to install on a Mac or iOS/iPadOS device and it includes only a few options you can turn on or off. You have to go through a few more steps under Windows.

However, you may encounter questions about certain settings, wonder how to handle multiple iCloud accounts, or need help disabling iCloud. So in this chapter I walk you through those topics for Macs and iOS/iPadOS devices.

Note: The Apple TV is covered later, in Use iCloud on an Apple TV. And, for help with the iCloud website, see Use the iCloud Website.

If you’ve already set up iCloud, you can skim ...