iCloud+ Storage Prices Increased in 10 Countries This Year Over the past several months, Apple has raised its prices for some or all iCloud+ storage plans in 10 countries, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, and the Philippines. The updated prices for each of these countries are listed in a support document on Apple’s website. In Japan, for exa…

Photo Editor with iCloud Photo Library Integration? Hi AskPhotography, I am looking for a Lightroom alternative that natively supports iCloud Photo Libraries. Currently my photo library is split up, Fujifilm RAW images stored locally for Lightroom and iPhone photos stored in iCloud. I’ve narrowed down my search between Photomator and Darkroom+. Both seem similarly powerful and would allow me to m…

iCloud Private Relay Experiencing Outage Apple’s iCloud Private Relay service is down for some users, according to Apple’s System Status page. Apple says that the ‌iCloud‌ Private Relay service may be slow or unavailable. The outage started at 2:34 p.m. Eastern Time, but it does not appear to be affecting all ‌iCloud‌ users. Some impacted users are unable to browse the web without tur…

Switching from Google Photos to iCloud is about to be a lot less painful Google’s service lets you order your photos to go. | Illustration: The VergeApple and Google are offering a new, nearly painless way to copy files from Google Photos to iCloud. As spotted by 9to5Mac, Google is adding iCloud support to its data transfer tool over the next week, making it possible to move your photo library directly to Apple’s ser…

iCloud Interface Gets Overhaul in iOS 18 In iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, Apple revamped the iCloud section of the Apple Account (formerly Apple ID) that’s available in the Settings app. The redesigned interface has much of the same functionality, but a “Saved to ‌iCloud‌” feature makes it clearer how storage is being used. Saved to ‌iCloud‌ replaces Apps Using ‌iCloud‌, and …

Backing up photos to iCloud, or Dropbox? I have my select final images from years of photography I want to back up to a cloud solution. These are photos taken on my big professional Sony camera and not on my phone. Currently, I pay for iCloud, which backs up my phone. I have a 200gb plan that I need to upgrade as it’s full on my phone. I’ve also looked at dropbox as a cloud solution f…

Why You Should Switch From Google Authenticator to iCloud Keychain Google Authenticator is an excellent solution for generating one-time passcodes for two-factor authentication. But while the app makes a lot of sense to use for many, if you’re locked into the Apple ecosystem, you’re better off using iCloud Keychain. And that’s true now more than ever, as Apple recently made it easy… Read more…

You Can Finally Use iCloud Keychain in Chrome For a couple of years, Apple’s had a way to use your iCloud Keychain on Windows. It required a dedicated Windows app and browser extensions, but thanks to all that, you could do something on Windows that you couldn’t do on the Mac, where the feature was exclusive to the Safari browser: autofill passwords from iCloud… Read more…

macOS Sonoma lets Chrome use passwords stored in iCloud Illustration: The VergeIf you’re using the new macOS Sonoma beta, you might want to know about a glorious new bridge between ecosystems that lets Mac Chrome users connect with their iCloud passwords. Apple has updated its iCloud Passwords Chrome extension with a new feature that lets you directly pull passwords from iCloud, keeping you from need…

Top Stories: 30-Inch iMac Rumor, iCloud+ Price Increase, and More Apple’s Vision Pro headset made the big splash at WWDC last month, but the company clearly has a lot more in its pipeline as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman this week outlined well over a dozen products coming over the next year or so. In other Apple news this week, iCloud+ subscribers in many countries will be seeing a price increase, while we took de…