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ICloud

iCloud is a personal cloud service run by Apple. Launched on October 12, 2011, iCloud enables users to store and sync data across devices, including Apple Mail, Apple Calendar, Apple Photos, Apple Notes, contacts, settings, backups, and files, to collaborate with other users, and track assets through Find My. iCloud's client app is built into iOS…

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Developer
Apple
Launch date
October 12, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-10-12)
Members
~850 million, as of 2018[update]
Pricing model
5 GB Free; optional subscription for more storage
Status
Active
Type
Cloud service

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ICloud

Nodes124
Edges123
Triples214
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016129
Components1

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ICloud

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related to Storage · 21
ICloud → Apple ID, Backup, Calendars, Contacts, GB, Lion, Mac, Match, On Macs, OS, Other, September, Several, Since, Starting, Store, TB, The, This, Users
related to End-to-end encryption · 20
ICloud → Apple, Apple Card, Apple Maps, As, Backup, H1 Bluetooth, Health, Home, However, January, Keychain, Memoji, Messages, QuickType, Safari, Screen Time, Siri, Some, W1, Wi-Fi
related to history · 18
ICloud → Back, Core Data, Earlier, It, July, June, Mavericks, May, MobileMe, My Mac, October, On June, OS, Previous MobileMe, Steve Jobs, These, This, WWDC
related to iWork for iCloud · 17
ICloud → Apple, Apple ID, Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple's, Chrome, During, It, Keynote, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Windows, Numbers, Pages, Safari, The, They, This, WWDC
related to iTunes Match · 16
ICloud → AIFF, ALAC, Any, CDs, Customers, DRM-free AAC, For, If, It, Match, MP3, November, PCM, Store, US, WAV
related to iCloud Drive · 15
ICloud → By, Drive, Files, GB, In, Mac, MobileMe, OS, TB, This, Touch, Users, Windows, Windows PC, Yosemite
related to Photo Stream · 13
ICloud → Apple, Apple TV, From, HDTV, In May, July, June, Mac, Photo Stream, Photo Stream-enabled, The, When, Windows
related to Backup and restore · 11
ICloud → App, Apple, Backups, Camera Roll, Data, In, MMS, RCS, SMS, Visual Voicemails, Wi-Fi
related to China · 10
ICloud → Apple, CEO Tim Cook, China, Chinese, Cloud Guizhou, In, In February, On June, This, WWDC
related to Find My · 9
ICloud → AirPods, AirTags, Apple, Find, Find My, Find My Friends, GPS, Prior, Users

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apple users ios data storage app photos itunes store devices service device available also user's cloud web macos mac files

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ICloudDeveloperApple1.00infobox
ICloudLaunch dateOctober 12, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-10-12)1.00infobox
ICloudMembers~850 million, as of 2018[update]1.00infobox
ICloudPricing model5 GB Free; optional subscription for more storage1.00infobox
ICloudStatusActive1.00infobox
ICloudTypeCloud service1.00infobox
ICloudWebsiteicloud.com1.00infobox
ICloudis apersonal cloud service run by Apple0.90text
ICloudis afeature on iOS 11.4 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 which keeps all of a user's iMessages and SMS texts stored in the cloud.Private RelayArchitectureiCloud Private Relay enhances…0.90text
ICloudis afeature on iOS 11.4 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 which keeps all of a user's iMessages and SMS texts stored in the cloud0.90text
ICloudpart ofthe backup0.85text
ICloudrelated to Apple InvitesApple Invites0.60section

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