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Messages in iCloud: How does it work, how do I turn it on or off?
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(Pocket-lint) – Apple launched iCloud support for iMessages, known as Messages in iCloud, in May 2018. Prior to this support, it was not possible to use iCloud for iMessages. text messages.
Following the update though – which was iOS 11.4 – the Messages in iCloud feature lets you treat your iMessages like you would treat photos. Messages are synced across devices when turned on, so you can stay up to date with all your messages no matter what Apple device you’re using.
Here’s what you need to know about Messages in iCloud and how to turn this feature on or off.
What is Messages in iCloud?
It should be noted that “Messages” also refers to iMessage, which is Apple’s application that iOS device owners and Mac owners can use to send and receive texts, photos, videos, Animoji, Memoji and more. iCloud, on the other hand, is built into every Apple device so you can keep your photos, files, notes, and more safe, up-to-date, and available wherever you are.
The Messages feature in iCloud syncs your messages across all your Apple devices. When enabled, your complete message history stays up-to-date on all your Apple devices signed in to your Apple ID. If you delete a message, attachment, or conversation on one of your devices, it will be deleted from all of your devices.
Before the launch of the Messages feature in iCloud, all the messages you sent or received on your iPhone were synced to your Mac and iPad. However, if you set up a new device, you won’t see any of your old messages or conversations on that device. Of course, there were workarounds. For example, you could restore your new iPhone from an old backup in order to transfer it to your new iPhone, but it was not as easy as it is today.
Each of your devices also backed up their entire Messages library, wasting iCloud storage space. With the Messages feature in iCloud, messages are stored in one central place and sent to all the devices you sign in to, now or in the future. If you need to free up iCloud storage space, you can simply turn off the Messages feature in iCloud.
How does Messages work in iCloud?
The Messages feature in iCloud basically boils down to better syncing your messages across all your devices (old or new), so you can check them from any device.
If you choose to enable the Messages feature in iCloud, all of your messages will appear on a new device when you sign in to it with the same Apple ID account, and you’ll have the same view wherever you use iMessage. As mentioned, when you delete messages and conversations from one device, they are instantly deleted from all your devices.
If you delete a message, you cannot recover it. If you don’t want to keep your conversations up to date on all your devices, you can turn off Messages in iCloud. If you turn it off on the iPhone or iPad, your message history is included in a separate iCloud backup.
How to Enable Messages in iCloud
To turn on Messages in iCloud, make sure you’ve set up iCloud and signed in with the same Apple ID on all your devices. You must also use two-factor authentication with your Apple ID and have iCloud Keychain enabled.
iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users
To turn on Messages in iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings
- Press on [votre nom] at the top
- Tap iCloud
- Enable Messages.
Mac users
To turn on Messages in iCloud on your Mac, follow these steps:
- Open Messages on your Mac
- Select the Messages menu in the upper left corner
- Click on Preferences in the menu
- Click on iMessage
- Check the box next to Enable Messages in iCloud.
How to turn off Messages in iCloud
If you turn off Messages in iCloud on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, your message history will be included in a separate iCloud backup, as mentioned above.
You can choose to turn off Messages in iCloud for a single device or for all of your devices. Any device that has Messages in iCloud turned on will continue to store what you send and receive from that device in iCloud.
iPhone, iPad and iPod users
To turn off Messages in iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, follow the steps below:
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- Go to Settings
- Press on [votre nom] at the top
- Tap iCloud
- Disable Messages
Mac users
To turn off Messages in iCloud on your Mac, follow the steps below:
- Open Messages on your Mac
- Select the Messages menu in the upper left corner
- Click on Preferences in the menu
- Click on iMessage
- Uncheck the box next to Enable Messages in iCloud.
Written by Maggie Tillman and Britta O’Boyle.