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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iCloud file versions and mystery files
I have been trying to retrofit a large app to have it store its files in iCloud. The app is not really "Document-based" but the files may be thought of as configuration or preference files.
To be honest I haven't followed all the Apple iCloud…

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iOS URLForUbiquityContainerIdentifier: Always returns nil
[[NSFileManager defaultManager] URLForUbiquityContainerIdentifier:nil]
Before iOS9, when icloud up to is active program installed for the first time, this method returns the url. But in the iOS9 installation for the first time, it returns nil, only…

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Storing assets in cloud and read them securely
I am developing an iOS app that uses a large amount of images that are needed for animations for short videos. I want to save my application assets as static files in cloud and once they are needed download them using secure API call (either JSON,…

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How to retrieve data from iCloud Production environment
Is there a way to access data from iCloud production environment through iOS simulator? Because I need to retrieve an application data to analyze them, so if I could do it from simulator it will be easier to me.
If it's not possible to access with…

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NSMetadataQueryDidUpdateNotification never been called for iCloud
I'm using iCloud document service to sync two devices.
In code, I have added NSMetadataQueryDidFinishGatheringNotification and NSMetadataQueryDidUpdateNotification. But the NSMetadataQueryDidUpdateNotification has never been called.
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Using iRareMedia iCloudDocumentSync with Swift
Anybody using iRareMedia's iCloudDocumentSync with Swift? I used this framework successfully with Objective-C, but can't get started with Swift. In Objective C, the app initializes iCloud with the following:
[[iCloud sharedCloud] setDelegate:self];…

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Does iCloud automatically backup/restore AIR Local Shared Objects?
An Adobe article from 2012 states that:
"AIR maps File.applicationStorageDirectory and Local Shared Objects
(LSOs) inside “Application Support Directory” . Since this directory
is backed up on iCloud by default, one must use it only to store
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How to Sync data in sqlite data base data to i-Cloud data base
I am saving images,name,last name in local sqlite data base . I want to same content in sqlite data base save on i-Cloud. I am stuck on this problem please give me solution

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iCloud Drive / UIDocumentPicker confusions
I'm trying to add iCloud Drive functionality to my iPhone app, by providing 2 features:
import a document which is stored on iCloud Drive to my local app
export a document from local store to iCloud Drive
The first part is done, and it was pretty…

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Core Data Error Code 11 and CloudError Code 6
I have a fully functional app in the AppStore with CoreData and iCloud sync. I'm testing against iOS 9 and while everything does seem to work, I notice the following errors when essentially synching from one device to another.
CoreData: error: (11)…

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CloudKit saveRecord Complete
I am using the code below to update a record. Once the record has been updated I would like to run my refresh function. At the moment the refresh function is sometimes called before the record has been updated so the refresh results are the same as…

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CKQueryOperation iOS 9 only work plugged in
I am using CloudKit in my iOS 9 app and I have a CKQueryOperation that work fine and performs as expected when plugged into the Mac. As soon as the query is run when it is not plugged in to the Mac, it does not finish. There is no error message, the…

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Java mail iCloud mail connect to IMAP server
I am trying to connect with iCloud mail using Java app. I want to read mails from iCloud IMAP mail server using user credentials. But it does not works. Below code snippet worked for Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, but not working for iCloud:
public void…

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How to use Core Data & iCloud between iOS & OS X
I’m trying to get the newest Core Data & iCloud stack to work between iOS & OS X devices, but there are errors from the framework which aren’t very clear to me, because they expose inner Core Data mechanisms that aren’t documented at all.
After some…

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iCloud Documents syncing, but can't be opened on other devices
I have a document based iCloud app that is giving me grief. Things used to work on iOS 7, but now they don't. I think it dates back to iOS 8.0 upgrade. Here's the problem:
In my app I create a UIDocument in iCloudURL/subDir and everything works fine…

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