{"id":15376,"date":"2019-06-18T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/how-to-survive-with-an-iphone-and-a-windows-computer.html"},"modified":"2019-06-18T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:00:09","slug":"how-to-survive-with-an-iphone-and-a-windows-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/how-to-survive-with-an-iphone-and-a-windows-computer.html","title":{"rendered":"How to survive with an iPhone and a Windows computer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just because you use Windows that doesn’t mean you can’t use iCloud.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Using an iPhone<\/span> or iPad ($249 at Walmart<\/a>)<\/span> with a Windows<\/span> PC as your main computer has always been a tricky setup. You’re forced to accept that you’ll miss out on Apple services such as iMessage<\/span>\u00a0and won’t be able to easily sync photos between your computer and iPhone, like through AirDrop. If you pay for extra iCloud storage<\/span> and rely on it to keep your files synced across multiple devices, things start to get even trickier. Apple has always offered an iCloud app to allow you to access things like Photos, iCloud Drive files and other information on Windows. It’s worked, but it felt slow and somewhat limited in features.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last week, Apple released a new version<\/span> of iCloud for Windows in the Microsoft Store. It includes improved iCloud file syncing, thanks to the same Files on Demand feature that Microsoft uses for OneDrive. The new app update makes it easy to keep all of your files in sync, and puts the photos you take on your iPhone on your Windows PC for easier editing and sharing. Sorry, you still don’t get iMessage or AirDrop.<\/p>\n

The good news is that iCloud for Windows only takes a few minutes to install, set up, and begin using. Once that’s done, you can decide which files and folders you’ll store locally on your PC, and sync in real time to the rest of your Apple devices. You can also sync bookmarks and access your iCloud mail, contacts and calendar through Outlook. <\/p>\n

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Make sure Windows is up to date<\/h2>\n

Before setting up iCloud on your PC, make sure your Windows computer is up to date — Apple\u00a0recommends<\/a>\u00a0that you use\u00a0Windows 10 version 1903<\/span>\u00a0with the new iCloud app for the best performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can check for pending updates and install them by clicking on the Windows icon, then the Settings gear and click on Update Security<\/strong>. Click on Check for updates<\/strong> and then follow any prompts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After you’ve installed any pending updates, revisit the Update Security section to check for more updates — sometimes you have to install two or three rounds of updates. <\/p>\n

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The iCloud app offers the core features, outside of iMessage, that you’d want to access on a Windows PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Get iCloud installed and setup<\/h2>\n

With your PC up to date, download the iCloud app from the Microsoft Store<\/a>. After installing the app, you’ll need to sign in to the same iCloud account you use on any Apple devices. <\/p>\n

After signing in, you’ll see a screen similar to the one above. Pick what you want to sync with your PC, and then click Apply<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you opted to have iCloud mail, contacts and calendar setup in Outlook, after you click on Apply the app will take a few minutes to complete that setup process. Let the process finish before you begin making any other changes to the iCloud app’s settings.<\/p>\n

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Managing what’s stored on your PC, and what’s left in iCloud is pretty easy. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Manage your iCloud files and folders<\/h2>\n

Depending on how many files and folders you have saved to in iCloud Drive, the initial sync of your information will take awhile. <\/p>\n

To view all of your iCloud Drive contents, open File Explorer and pick iCloud Drive from the Quick Access menu on the left. A status symbol will show up next to each file and folder. Two arrows that make a circle show that your computer is currently downloading the file or folder:\u00a0<\/p>\n