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.
Questions tagged [icloud]
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Xcode Error - Profile doesn't include the com.apple.developer.icloud-container-environment entitlement
We have enabled iCloud capability in our application and enabled below services,
Key-value storage
iCloud Documents
But while trying to export the build through the archive, it's throwing me the below error,
Profile doesn't include the…

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How (and when) do I use iCloud's encodeSystemFields method on CKRecord?
encodeSystemFields is supposed to be used when I keep records locally, in a database.
Once I export that data, must I do anything special when de-serializing it?
What scenarios should I act upon information in that data?
As a variation (and if not…

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Is there an API for iCloud disk capacity and usage?
I use NSFileManager to get the current device disk space (total, used, and free) like so...
let systemAttributes = try? NSFileManager.defaultManager().attributesOfFileSystemForPath(NSHomeDirectory() as String)
let space =…

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Why my app is not shown in iCloud Drive Folder
iCloud Drive Folder doesn't show my app's folder.
This is how I send a file to iCloud Drive:
- (IBAction)btnStoreTapped:(id)sender {
// Let's get the root directory for storing the file on iCloud Drive
[self rootDirectoryForICloud:^(NSURL…

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iCloud: Callback for NSFileManager's startDownloadingUbiquitousItemAtURL?
I am using NSFileManager's startDownloadingUbiquitousItemAtURL to download file from iCloud to local copy (the local does not yet have the copy of the file in this case). I can't seem to find the callback for this process. I need the callback to…

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Syncing a local sqlite file to iCloud
I store some data in my iOS app directly in a local .sqlite file. I chose to do this instead of CoreData because the data will need to be compatible with non-Apple platforms.
Now, I'm trying to come up with the best way to sync this file over…

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Can developers use iCloud in Windows apps?
Developers can use Apple’s iCloud APIs to sync app data between different versions of their app on Mac OS X and iOS.
If a developer has a Windows version of their app, can this version also use iCloud to sync app data with versions of their app on…

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Check given PHAsset is iCloud asset?
I'm trying to get PhAsset object. I want to segregate iCloud assets. Here is my code,
PHFetchResult *cloudAlbums = [PHAssetCollection fetchAssetCollectionsWithType:PHAssetCollectionTypeAlbum subtype:PHAssetCollectionSubtypeAny…

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Using iCloud in iOS Simulator
In my App, when I try to run code in the iOS Simulator:
NSURL *iCloudURL = [fileManager URLForUbiquityContainerIdentifier:@"2VHM28566N.com.eept.TestICloud"];
NSLog(@"IS ICloud : %@", [iCloudURL absoluteString]);
It shows that iCloudURL is nil.
Can…
user772845
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How to sync keychain over iCloud
I wan't to store sensitive data for my app in the keychain. I'd also like this to sync over devices, using iCloud.
According to Apple this is possible:
Does iCloud Keychain work with third-party apps?
Yes. Developers can update their apps to work…

johan
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How to initialise UIDocumentPickerViewController with all type of UTIs
I want to open UIDocumentPickerViewController and It should allow user to select all type of files. I tried to mention all UTIs in UIDocumentPickerViewController init method still couldnt find valid UTIs for some of files like rar,Visio…

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What is a shoebox app?
This is taken from the OSX iCloud Storage reference document:
If you're writing a shoebox app, on the other hand, you should not use
NSDocument. So if you're doing a shoebox app, you must implement your
own file presenter and deal with version…

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iCloud + CoreData - how to avoid pre-filled data duplication?
I have a problem with an iCloud shoebox application and hope some-one can help me (I've spent many hours fighting it in vain).
The App: - A simple library style application - containing set of categories (Cat1 .. CatN) each containing items…

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ASPasswordCredential - from where?
When using Sign in with Apple there's an ASPasswordCredential option which will pull the password from the iCloud keychain. I can't find details though on "where" in the keychain you store things. i.e. how do I know what keys to store the user or…

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The application is missing required entitlement com.apple.developer.icloud-services'
I'm using a public iCloud database in my app, which works great and is up on the store.
On updating my app to a new version (with Xcode 7 on iOS9) I get a crash on the line :
CKContainer * container = [CKContainer…

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