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Basics

To review background information that might help you understand this book better, such as finding System Preferences and working with files in the Finder, I suggest reading Tonya Engst’s book Take Control of Mac Basics.

What’s New in Version 6.1

Version 6.1 of this book is a relatively small update to cover a few changes in iCloud that have occurred since the previous version of the book was released in October 2017, and to make a handful of other corrections and improvements. This book now includes coverage of macOS 10.14 Mojave and iOS 12, plus the following significant changes:

• Added mentions of additional Apple apps that now sync using iCloud in Mojave and iOS 12: News, Stocks, Home, and Voice Memos; see Major iCloud Features, Sync Other iCloud Data, and Sync Data from Other Apps

• In About Your Apple ID, referenced a new book, Take Control of Your Apple ID, by Glenn Fleishman

• Updated the sidebar The All-Purpose iCloud Troubleshooting Procedure with additional details

• In Set Up iCloud on an iOS Device, clarified which devices support the Wallet feature

• Explained in Use iCloud Family Sharing that in-app purchases cannot be shared within a family

• Updated the chapter Manage Your Photos to cover the feature now named Shared Albums (called iCloud Photo Sharing in High Sierra and earlier, iOS 11 and earlier, and Windows)

• Added a note in Activate iCloud Drive about syncing System Preferences

• Expanded Enable Desktop & Documents Folder Syncing to describe in greater detail the steps to follow if you enable this feature on multiple Macs, and updated Disable Desktop & Documents Folder Syncing with more details as well

• Added a discussion about backing up files from iCloud Drive locally, and using the Unclouder app, to the sidebar iCloud Drive and Backups

• Clarified in Use In-App Data Syncing and Sync Your Contacts that Mail’s VIPs and previous recipients sync as part of Contacts

• In Use Mail Drop, noted that POP accounts aren’t supported

• Added a description of how iMessage/SMS sync now works in Sync Messages

• Rewrote significant portions of the chapter Work with iCloud Keychain to cover new behavior in current versions of Safari

• Included a warning in Activate Find My Device about a simple way an attacker could potentially disable Find My Mac

• Noted in Use Back to My Mac that this feature has been removed from Mojave

What Was New in the Sixth Edition

This sixth edition covered changes in macOS 10.13 High Sierra and iOS 11, as well as significant feature changes in the iCloud service itself since the previous edition of the book was published in late 2016. Numerous topics were added and, in some cases, rearranged or rewritten—and there were hundreds of changes throughout the book. Here are the highlights:

• Explained what’s new in iCloud since the last edition of this book; see iCloud Feature Changes

• Expanded the Major iCloud Features list to include newly added capabilities

• Updated About iCloud Storage and Upgrade Your Storage to reflect the new pricing for the 2 TB tier and the removal of the 1 TB tier

• Added a topic, Share Storage Space, that explains how to share additional (paid) iCloud storage space with your family members

• Updated iCloud Photo Library to mention that it now syncs the People album

• Replaced the discussion of the iCloud Drive app for iOS with coverage of the new Files app, including how to share files stored in iCloud Drive; see Use the Files App for iOS

• Added topics to cover new types of data you can now (or soon) sync via iCloud; see Sync Data from Other Apps and Sync Messages

• Brought the information in Work with iCloud Keychain up to date with the latest setup and usage instructions, including how to use credentials from iCloud Keychain in apps other than Safari

• Added AirPods to the list of devices you can find with Find My Nouns and mentioned that you can use iCloud to pair them, and then play sound to them, from your Apple TV in Set Up iCloud Account Features

• Updated Use Two-Factor Authentication and Use App-Specific Passwords to cover recent changes in Apple’s policies for using two-factor authentication

• Changed Check Activation Lock to explain the new procedure that’s now required to do this