iCloud is an Apple application which is made for the storage out from our devices. You can use iCloud if you have an Apple id with the web browser or downloading the application. Apple users can find this application on their mobile/device pre-installed as iCloud or iCloud Drive.
Even Android users can use this application by creating an Apple account. With the help of this application, you don’t have to delete your favorite photos, videos and files from your phone or device just to make space in your device. You can access your files from wherever you are with your devices just by login in. It also helps to find your valuable files saved if in case you lost your phone or other device. You may find your all uploaded files from your device on the official website after logging in to iCloud. You can simply upload your files on iCloud by creating an account. Here we are going to know about the easy steps to sign up from PC and Mobile.
1. Open iCloud’s page
At first, For mobile, you will find icloud pre-installed and if you don’t find then you can download it with App-store. Then after opening the page on mobile, you can see different options to start using iCloud. To create and new account, click on ‘Get a Free Apple ID‘. If you have one then enter your ID and password in the ‘Sign in‘ section. The picture shown below will help you out to get started.
For PC you need to search it on your web browser, you can search by its name. You can store your all files, media and data after creating an account on icloud.com.
2. Click on the ‘Create Apple ID’ button to get started
If you are using PC, after opening the website you can see the box to enter your Apple ID. If you have already registered an account then you can enter your Apple ID and password to log in with iCloud, in this section. The same feature/function applies in your phone to log in as well. But if you do not have your Apple ID then you must click on button mentioning ‘Create Apple ID‘ on the last line of the page.
3. Create your Apple ID
You can find the new page mentioning ‘Create your Apple account‘. In there, you will have to answer some questions for record purpose to secure your account in future. You need to fill up your correct pieces of information on the answer section. You can choose security questions over there by sliding. The questions to fill up are as follows.
- Your first and last name.
- Search for your current country
- Your birthday date for your account security.
- Your email ID
- Passwords and confirm your password
- iCloud security questions and answers for your security if you forget.
- Captcha code to verify that you are not a robot but human, you can check the code and type them in the box, and if you want to listen to the code for confirmation then you can hear them by clicking on ‘microphone sign‘ right below the Captcha sign.
- These questions will be used to verify your identity and recover your password if you ever forget it. So fill them with your correct information.
4. For Verification Code
After filling up your detailed information on blank spaces, you will find the next page after clicking on ‘Continue‘. Then you may find the box mentioning ‘verify your email address ‘. For verification code, you need to fill in your currently using email address which you can access quickly to check out the verification code sent by Apple Support.
5. E-mail Verification
You will find an email from Apple Support to verify your email ID and the real owner. With the verification code just as mentioned below in the picture, You need to put in the iCloud page’s verification code space, to verify your mail address and the real owner of your new Apple ID. Usually, it may contain numbers. You have to put the same code as mail on the iClouds verifying
6. Terms and Conditions
You can check out the terms and conditions of iCloud before pressing ‘Agree‘ button to go for a next page. There are many conditions, under which iCloud works so, its good to check out its terms at first before using iCloud. It may have the useful information for users. You can even download its copy then save and click on ‘Agree‘ button to get the next step.
7. Choose the language
You can choose your preferred languages on this step.You can even change it later after using the application but it would be easier for you to understand the application in your native language at first place.(If its available )
8. Start using iCloud.
Now you can use the iCloud for storing your contacts, files and media purpose. Its beneficial features will help you to find out your documents, pictures and files safe wheneve and wherever. Most importantly it will manage spaces in your device as well.
The number of iCloud users is increasing day by day because it’s simplicity and beneficial features. So, iCloud is improving its amazing utilities for its large number of users. When you sign up on iCloud you will get 5 GB space free out of your storage and if you need more storage you can upgrade it for larger space such as 50GB, 200GB and many more. You can upload your files and keep them as long as you want. You don’t have to keep your files saved devices with you all the time to check out your. Login by wherever and find them with you all the time.
