Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 pre-orders began early this morning. Lucky potential iPhone 6 buyers may have managed to get one of the new devices for delivery on launch day. The unlucky ones will probably have to wait a few weeks after the iPhone 6 launch day. Wherever you are on the spectrum, if you’re planning to buy an iPhone 6, you won’t want to waste time fiddling with Apple’s iCloud service.
Here’s how to prepare for the arrival of your iPhone 6 by setting up iCloud before it arrives.
You Can’t Get an iCloud Account Before Your iPhone 6 Arrives
Before we begin, it’s important to note that you will need to create an iCloud account for this tutorial. Normally, Must Be Mobile it breaks the account creation and then dives into the tutorial. Unfortunately, that’s not the way iCloud works. Instead of making iCloud available to anyone who might want it, Apple has mostly chosen to keep iCloud locked to their platform. This means that if you don’t already have an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, you’ll have to wait to use this tutorial to sync anything from your Windows PC.
Once you have your device, simply complete the setup process on your device and you will be given the account credentials for iCloud. Even if you don’t have an iCloud account, you can download and install the tool and save yourself some time.
Download and Install iCloud for Windows Tool
First, let’s download the iCloud tool for Windows. click here To open Apple’s iCloud support page.
Click the button at the top of the page.
Now wait for the software to install. In Chrome, the browser we use, it appears at the bottom of the window when the downloads are complete. Most versions of Internet Explorer do the same. Click on the installation file when finished to begin the installation process.
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Now let the setup files run. Meanwhile, stay away from your Windows PC. Depending on the version of Windows you have, you may be asked to confirm the changes. The machine we used for this tutorial asked us for confirmation twice.
Click after installation is complete
Now this is where things get interesting. iCloud remains one of those apps that require Windows 8 and all other versions of Windows that support it to reboot their computers when installed. When the installation is complete, you will be asked whether you want to restart your computer now or later. Make sure you’re not working on something unsaveable and click .
You may need to log in again after your computer restarts. A half-size window with the iCloud logo should appear immediately. Enter your Apple ID username and password into the iCloud utility. Again, if you have it before, you should have already configured an iCloud Account using your Apple ID username and Password from a Mac, iPad, iPod Touch or Phone.
In iOS 7, you can create an iCloud Account by going into your device’s Settings and searching for iCloud. The same is true when you get your new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. There is no way to create an iCloud Account on the web.
Click when prompted to automatically share your experience with Apple.
Here he is. iCloud sync is now available on your Windows PC, allowing you to organize contacts and take photos and have them synced to iPhone 6 effortlessly.
Click Bookmarks to decide which browser you want iCloud to sync your favorites from. This functionality is not limited to a single browser – you can sync favorites from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.
Click options next to Photos to configure. By default, iCloud syncs all photos uploaded by your computer or taken with your iPhone 6. Apple calls this photo stream and it works like a universal camera roll. You can also specify which folder you want your photos to be downloaded to.
You may be wondering where your Contacts, Calendar, and Reminders are. By default, iCloud Control Panel syncs this information, but only if you have a copy of Microsoft’s Outlook personal management app installed on the computer. If not, it will redirect you to the online iCloud portal.
The most important function of iCloud Control Panel is that it allows you to manage how much storage you have in iCloud. Use the counter at the bottom to keep an eye on how much space you’re using. Click the Manage button to look at your phone’s iCloud backups.
Depending on your use case, you may need to add iCloud storage at some point in the future. You can also do this here. Good luck with iCloud.
