iCloud is a web service from Apple Inc. that allows users to store data such as music files and automatically sync them between multiple devices such as: iPhones, iPods, iPads, and personal computers. Note that iCloud is a different API than Apple's CloudKit service.
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Unable to Download Application - "APP" could not be downloaded at this time
I have a "PLUS" version of my app and the regular version. I archive both of them using different targets. I upload the ipa's to TestFlight (also to my Hockey server) and the "PLUS" version always downloads just fine. But the regular version…

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iCloud syncing Ubiquity error
I integrated iCloud in my application and the syncing works, but sometimes I get this error:
+[PFUbiquityTransactionLog loadPlistAtLocation:withError:](324): CoreData: Ubiquity:
Encountered an error trying to open the log file at the location:…

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Does PhoneGap localStorage save to iCloud?
If I make an app in PhoneGap that uses localStorage to store key/value data, will this data be synched to other devices via iCloud? I don't need to save much data.

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How to access iCloud as core data for iCloud is deprecated
I am working on an app using core data as I thought I could use sync functionality provided by core data for iCloud for syncing data between iPad and iPhone, now it is deprecated.
I came across CloudKit but it is mainly to create and manage data…

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Why is my iCloud Drive AppFolder visible on MacOS, but disabled in iCloud Drive App on iOS?
I developed an iCloud Drive Export feature for my iOS App and it works.
I can see the exported Documents in our public AppContainerFolder in the iCloud Drive folder on Mac OS X 10.11.
But on iOS, I only can see the AppContainerFolder in the iCloud…

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iCloud username and password autocomplete hints
How can I tell iCloud which fields to correctly use for our register form? Here, it is using the name field when we want to it use the email field.
Thanks!

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iCloud Account Not Supported In iOS Simulator?
I am trying to test my iOS app that uses the CloudKit APIs with the simulator. When I try to log in with my iCloud credentials it says,
Device Not Supported
Your Apple ID is valid, but this iPhone is not qualified for iCloud.
According to Apple's…

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iCloud Core Data IOS8 Path is outside of any CloudDocs Container
My iCloud Core Data app was running great on iOS7 and ready to launch. When I test on iOS 8 I get the following error and can't seem to fix it when trying to upload data to iCloud.
I suspect my problem is related to how I am getting the document…

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iCloud sync fails with "CoreData: Ubiquity: Invalid option: the value for NSPersistentStoreUbiquitousContentNameKey should not contain periods"
CoreData: Ubiquity: Invalid option: the value for NSPersistentStoreUbiquitousContentNameKey should not contain periods: com.YashwantChauhan.Outis
-PFUbiquitySwitchboardEntryMetadata setUseLocalStorage:: CoreData: Ubiquity: …

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Migrating a Core Data Store from iCloud to local
I'm currently struggling with Core Data iCloud migration.
I want to move a store from an iCloud ubiquity container (.nosync) to a local URL. The problem is that whenever I call something like this:
[self.persistentStoreCoordinator…

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Syncing Core Data across multiple devices using iCloud
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the issues with iCloud and Core Data and how Apple's APIs are currently broken in iOS 5 and possibly iOS 6.
Is it possible, given the current state of Apple's Core Data API, to reliably sync across…

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"xxx has no valid com.apple.developer.ubiquity-kvstore-identifier entitlement" on one device only
I'm testing an iCloud-enabled App that uses the iCloud key-value store.
I'm testing it on an iPad and an iPod, both running 5.1.1.
Today, with no apparent reason, running on the iPad (and on the iPad only) causes the message "xxx has no valid…

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iCloud & NSFileWrapper: Showing as 2 different files in Settings
I have an app that uses a UIDocument that is NSFileWrapper based. My file wrapper is a directory named "XXX.cp", with two sub-files "photo.data" and "photo.metadata". It seems to save and load documents fine, however when I go to Settings\Manage…

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What's the use of iCloud Display Sets?
When adding iCloud support to iOS app one can configure iCloud Display Set and link it with an app by specifying NSUbiquitousDisplaySet. But iCloud works even without it, so my question is: what's the purpose of iCloud Display Sets at all?
Couldn't…

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How to use NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore and NSUserDefaults together
Documentation is not clear on how to use NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore with edge cases.
If I want to set a value, I understand that I should set a value to both NSUserDefaults and NSUbiquitousKeyValueStore since iCloud could be disabled. However in my…

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