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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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MPMediaItem and iTunes Match

I have an app that uses the iPod Library API to access the song database in iOS. With the release of iTunes Match, any song which is not on the device will fail to load. Is there a way I an request that the song be downloaded? Perhaps using the…
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Disabling iCloud to Transfer App to Another Apple ID?

I am trying to transfer an app to another Apple ID. When I did this I received an error saying the app could not be transferred as the app had iCloud enabled. Since this was not intentional I tried to disable iCloud and submit an update to the app.…
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CoreData and iCloud

I am developing a core data application and was thinking of adding iCloud support, but after looking around on the web I frequently heard that iCloud+CoreData is unreliable and will often break. Is this true? A book I am reading on the subject of…
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Syncing an existing Core Data store with iCloud

I am trying to get iCloud to work with my app, which needs to migrate an existing local store to a ubiquitous store, if the user requests it. After some nosing around Apple dev forums and elsewhere, I have taken this approach, which is not…
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Will iCloud keep user's data that was belonging to a deleted app?

My use case is: User downloads my app and uploads some data/Files onto iCloud within the sandbox of my app. User deletes my app Questions: Will iClould keep user's data that was belonging to the deleted app? (Based on my experiment, the data is…
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UIDocumentPickerViewController returns url to a file that does not exist

I'm using UIDocumentPickerViewController to let the user select a file from iCloud Drive for uploading to the backend. Most of the time, it works correctly. However, sometimes (especially when the internet connection is…
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UIDocument not saving to file despite indicating success

I'm trying to open, modify, and save a file in iCloud Drive using UIDocument. When I call save(to:for:completionHandler:) with the file location and using .forOverwriting for the UIDocumentSaveOperation, it completes with a status of success = true.…
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Using the UIDocumentPickerViewController, is it possible to show a default service (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc) on first open like in Slack?

Normally, the behavior with UIDocumentPicker is that you present, then the user must use the "Locations" menu on the top right to switch between the services. Is it possible to display either "Dropbox" or "Google Drive" first by default? Almost as…
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CloudKit - no server-side logic?

With CloudKit, you can focus on your client-side app development and let iCloud eliminate the need to write server-side application logic. CloudKit provides you with Authentication, private and public database, structured and asset storage services…
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Apple iCloud calendar API

I've been trying to find out of its possible to access Apple's iCloud calendar from a web application. Does it support CalDAV or any sort of web API? I can't seem to find a clear answer for this.
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iOS 5.0.1 : How to verify that the folder is marked as "Do not back up" for iCloud?

I want to set Do not back up to my folder which is in Document Directory. I found code for "Do not back up" , but how do i verify that the folder is marked.
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Swift write/save/move a document file to iCloud drive

I've been trying for over two days to write a file to iCloud drive. I have tried writing a simple text file directly, locally then moving it, using UIDocumentMenuViewController, etc. I'm not getting any errors with my code and stepping through…
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iCloud exception the operation couldn't be completed no such file or directory, iOS8

Core data over iOS/ works fine, but while getting update or writing to the database in iOS 8, I get 2014-09-19 01:16:31.819 xxxxxx[369:57150] __45-[PFUbiquityFilePresenter processPendingURLs]_block_invoke(439): CoreData: Ubiquity: Librarian…
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Method for downloading iCloud files? Very confusing?

I have basic iCloud support in my application (syncing changes, making ubiquitous, etc.), but one crucial omission so far has been the lack of "download" support for files that exist (or have changes) in the cloud, but are not in sync with what's…
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core data iCloud merge protocol

I've managed to get my existing core data app to work with iCloud. After days of study, it was actually surprisingly simple. It seems that 3 things are essential: to add an entitlements file (in recent Xcode, this can be done using by selecting…
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