Do you really know how to use Apple iCloud? You may not know all of these 7 hidden features

You may only notice the existence of Apple's iCloud when a pop-up message pops up on your phone saying "Your iPhone is running low on cloud storage space". In many people's minds, it is just a tool for automatically backing up photos.

In fact, in addition to storing photos, it also has other functions. These functions will help improve your work efficiency and enhance the productivity of your Apple devices. Let’s take a closer look below.

Save photos

You can use iCloud to store photos. By default, this feature is turned on. If you turn it off, you can go to [Settings] on your phone and click to enter your Apple ID interface.

Then find and click to enter iCloud, find the photo option, and then click to turn it on. After turning on this function, the iPhone will upload the original photos in the phone to the cloud.

The smaller images will be saved on your iPhone. If you want to view the original images, you can download them. If you have an iPad and other devices besides your iPhone, you can also view the photos you took on other devices.

Shared Albums

When you travel to a place and take a lot of photos on your iPhone, you really want to share them with your family or friends. But if they are not around, you can only upload the photos one by one through social software.

If you use the shared album feature, you can share your album with your family and friends, and then they can view your shared album on their mobile phones.

You can also make comments or add photos and videos. If you click the share button and don't find the shared album, you can open it using the following method.

First go to the settings of your phone, then go to the photo settings, find the shared album and open it, then click Share, and you can share the album.

File Sharing

To use this function, you need to call the "Files" app in your phone. Maybe many people don't use this app often. If you want to view files on your other devices, just move the local files to iCloud.

After that, you can view your files on your iPad and Mac, saving you the steps of selecting, sending, and saving to other devices. If your device is not an Apple device, you can also use

You can upload and view files through the file explorer on your Windows computer or through the iCloud website.

When you organize folders on one device, they will automatically update on other devices. You can also automatically store the entire contents of your Mac's desktop folder to iCloud.

If you need to share your folder contents with others for viewing or editing, you can also share files like sharing photo albums. Others can edit, view, and share files in the link you share.

The settings of these permissions are all controlled by you. Similarly, you can perform these operations on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and other devices.

In addition to some visible iCloud features, there are also some potential features that require the use of iCloud.

App content sharing

Memos: When you make a note on your iPhone, you can view the contents of your memo on your iPad, Mac, and other devices at the same time, and you can continue editing or making changes.

Safari: When you see a good website on your Mac, add it to your favorites. You can then see the website in your favorites in Safari on your iPhone, iPad, and other devices.

AppStore: Usually, when we see a good software, after downloading or updating it on iPhone, if you want to use it on iPad, you need to download or update it again.

But if you go into the AppStore settings and select automatic app downloads and automatic app updates, the software you download or update on your iPhone will be automatically downloaded or updated on your iPad.

It is not recommended to turn on automatic updates, because some software may not meet your needs and preferences after updates, and it is troublesome to use the previous version. In addition, the more updated the software is, the more storage space it occupies.

In addition, there is content sharing from other apps, such as voice memos, Pages documents, Numbers tables, Keynote presentations, text messages, etc.

Data backup

If you often change Apple devices, this feature will help you transfer data from old devices to new devices. If the data on your device is important, this feature will be of great help to you.

Because when your Apple device is damaged or lost, you can easily restore the original data from the backup. When you turn on the data backup option, the data will be backed up when you charge the device to prevent power consumption during daily use.

Two-factor authentication

If you previously owned an Apple device and logged into your iCloud account, when you purchase a new Apple device and log into your iCloud account, you will find an interface similar to the following

You need to click "Allow" on the old device and fill in the verification code on the old device before you can log in. You may find it troublesome, but this feature is actually to protect the security of your device.

The main function is that even if someone knows your iCloud account and password, they cannot log in to your account. If you accidentally turn off this feature, or want to check whether you have turned it on, you can check or set it through the following methods.

Go to your phone's settings, then Apple ID, and then click Password & Security, and you can see the status of two-factor authentication.

Find other devices

If your device is lost, you can use the Find My app on your iPhone to find it, or you can log in to iCloud and view it on the web, which will provide the location information of the lost device.

If the battery is low, the device will upload its current location when the battery is almost exhausted. If you lost AirPods or other devices, you can choose to play sound when searching. If it is AirPods, you can choose to play the sound in the left ear or the right ear.

If you mark the device as lost on other devices, the device will be automatically locked and the location of the device will be displayed in real time. If it is a device with a display, you can also set your contact information to make it easier for others to contact you.

You can also erase and lock the lost device.