How to use iCloud on iPad

iCloud securely stores your photos, videos, documents, backups, and more—and keeps them updated across all your devices—automatically. With iCloud, you can also share photos, calendars, notes, folders, and files with friends and family. iCloud provides you with an email account and 5 GB of free storage for your data. For more storage and additional features, you can subscribe to iCloud+.

Note: Some iCloud features have minimum system requirements. The availability of iCloud and its features varies by country or region.

Change your iCloud settings

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud.
Do any of the following:
- See your iCloud storage status.
- Turn on the features you want to use, such as Photos, Mail, Contacts, and Messages.

For information on how to customize iCloud features on your other devices, see Set up iCloud and change settings on all your devices in the iCloud User Guide.

Ways to use iCloud on iPad

iCloud can keep your iPad backed up automatically. See Back up iPad.

You can also keep the following information stored in iCloud and kept up to date across your iPad and other Apple devices:

Photos and videos; see Use iCloud Photos on iPad
Files and documents; see Set up iCloud Drive on iPad
iCloud Mail
Contacts, Calendars, Notes, and Reminders
Data from compatible third-party apps and games
Messages threads; see Set up Messages on iPad
Passwords and payment methods; see Make your passwords available on all your devices with iPad and iCloud Keychain
Safari bookmarks and open tabs; see Bookmark favorite webpages in Safari on iPad and Use tabs in Safari on iPad
News, Stocks, and Weather preferences
Home and Health data
Voice memos
Map favorites

You can also do the following:

Share your photos and videos. See Share iPad photos with Shared Albums in iCloud.
Share folders and documents with iCloud Drive. See Share files and folders in iCloud Drive on iPad.
Use Find My to locate a missing device or share locations with friends and family. See Locate a device in Find My on iPad and Locate a friend in Find My on iPad.

For additional storage and access to iCloud Private Relay (beta), Hide My Email, and HomeKit Secure Video support, you can subscribe to iCloud+.

You can also access your iCloud data on iPhone, iPod touch, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, your Windows computer, and iCloud.com. To learn more about the available features and how they work across all your devices, see the iCloud User Guide.

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How to use iCloud on iPad

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Ways to use iCloud on iPad