Take Control of iCloud, 8th Edition

Use iCloud+

Apple rebranded its paid tiers of iCloud storage as iCloud+. This made sense as Apple has added more than just storage to these subscription levels. Now Apple refers to the free storage and sync 5 GB tier as “iCloud” and everything above that—all paid tiers—as “iCloud+”.

Each iCloud+ tier includes the same set of services, although in the case of HomeKit Secure Video, the number of cameras you can use varies by tier. All other features are identical.

Let’s look at what iCloud+ encompasses.

Increase Your Storage

One of the key reasons to subscribe to iCloud+ is to increase your storage beyond the 5 GB included in the free iCloud tier. In the United States, you can pay $0.99 per month for 50 GB of storage, $2.99 per ...