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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How can I inspect app-specific CloudKit data, or access data not accessible in iTunes App?
iOS has a method to expose some of the app data to the end user via iTunes.
In addition, an application can store information in CloudKit that is only accessible to the app itself (and presumably not the app author, nor the end user themselves)
How…

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Export UIDocument with custom file package UTI
I'm trying to export my UIDocument subclass with a UIDocumentPickerViewController. The subclass writes data to a FileWrapper and its UTI conforms to com.apple.package.
But the presented document picker shows "Documents in iCloud Drive are not…

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Accessing iCloud securely on behalf of user (server to server)
Are there step by step instructions anywhere on how to generate a "ticket" for an iCloud user given their username/password. I'd like to build a service that access iCloud data (server to server) without having to store the iCloud username or…

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CloudKit: Order query results by creation date
When loading items from CloudKit I would like to order the results by creation date. I believe now it's sorting by the first property of the record.
func loadItems() {
let predicate = NSPredicate(value: true)
let query = CKQuery(recordType:…

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Is it possible to check if iCloud KeyChain is enabled in iOS 7?
I would like to check if a user has iCloud Keychain enabled on an iOS device, in order to prompt them if they haven't so they can switch it on to allow sync of data.
Can anyone advise me how to achieve this programmatically?
Is there any way to read…

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iPhone (iOS) app using local sqlite and desire to sync between multiple devices
I have an iPhone (iOS) app that keeps data in a local SQLite database on each device. The app is used to manage a virtual bank account for kids to track their allowance, spending, savings, etc. (KidsBank and KidsBank Free). I am getting a lot of…

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ICloud's photo stream API?
Is there any API that would help me to extract pictures from my iCloud's photo stream on Mac ?
Thanks !

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iCloud + Storage of media in iPhone Documents folder
I, like many developers, got an email from Apple recently that stated we should move our data from the documents directory into another folder to permit more streamlined backup to iCloud.
In recent testing it appears that [your app] stores a fair…

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Encrypt - send - save - receive files in iOS
I have an iMessage application that send files. Data is saved in iCloud servers using CloudKit. Everything works well.
Now I want to add a new level of security. I want to encrypt the data before sending it to iCloud.
The problem is that using…

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iCloud Drive REST API?
I'm writing Windows C++ application that gives user ability to save some work results directly to cloud storage like Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive. I've been able to create working implementation of code that uses OAuth2 and REST API to…

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Access iCloud Drive in Jupyter Notebook
I am using Jupyter Notebooks (through Anaconda) on a Mac OS X Sierra. Now I would like to access a notebook saved in my iCloud Drive. However, I have been unable to find a way to access iCloud via the Juypter interface. I can of course upload a file…

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Getting addresses from iCloud contacts via CloudKit JS
I want my web application allow to import user contacts (particularly addresses) from iCloud contacts.
Something similar to what Google People API provides for Google Contacts.
The scenario is that, a user comes to my site using a desktop browser…

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iOS 9 CloudKit: query does not return anything while connected to cellular network
I'm developing an app with xcode 7 beta 5. When i run my app on my iphone 6 and i try to connect it to CloudKit if my iphone works in wifi mode all it's ok, i display all my data; but if my iphone works in LTE mode i can't see any kind of data. Does…

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iCloud Core Data sharing between OSX and iOS
I have an application for OSX and iOS and both use iCloud for sharing core data between them. When I make changes in the iPhone I can see them at OSX app and the NSPersistentStoreDidImportUbiquitousContentChangesNotification is called at both apps,…

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CloudKit share Data between different iCloud accounts but not with everyone
In my app I want to share data via iCloud with other iCloud users but not with the whole world but with selected other iCloud users.
I thought about a way this could work, but I am not sure if it will work and if I forgot or misunderstood some…

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