iCloud is Apple’s biggest new service to roll out in a long time, and with it comes a huge feature set. There’s quite a few settings and toggles, and it can be rather easy to get lost in. In this video, I’ll show you how to sort out backing up to iCloud, as well as iOS 5’s Wi-Fi sync feature.
Michael Steeber is a student who is obsessed with everything Apple. He enjoys making videos and runs the MSComputerVideos YouTube channel in his free time. You can follow him on Twitter as well.
37 responses to “Managing iCloud Backups And Wi-Fi Syncing In iOS 5 [Video How-To]”
My Documents folder is over 3GB in size, so why is iCloud only using 1.5GB of space?
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I refuse to use Photostream until they give us the ability to pic and choose what photos sync with the cloud and/or the ability to delete individual photos in the cloud.?
I found this very interesting and Try this: use Hotspot to share iPhone’s internet via WLAN (BT or WIFI), meanwhile, (already tick WIFI Sync in iTunes) click on Sync on either iTunes or iPhone. Then, sync is successfully in progress. Station-free!!
Word on the street is that WiFi sync isn’t available in OS X 10.5.8. My experience confirms this. Do I need to upgrade my OS, or am I missing something?
Nice! Very helpful.
It is compressed before sending.
Did not work for me. I have all the same things checked, iTunes open, and even on the same wifi network.
The person in the video… seriously?!? It says right there on the phone’s description “plugged into power”… what does that have to do with a computer? That USB port isn’t the only source of power, you know? The charger that came with the iPhone, might also be used to let’s say… plug into an outlet by the bed, so that it is charging at night while also on wifi syncing, so in the morning it is wonderful 100% charged and 100% sync’d. Seriously? Did this not run through your mind?
That defeats the concept of Wi-Fi syncing since you’re still tethered to a power source.
Perhaps you don’t have the newest version of iTunes.
Newest iTunes probably needs newest Mac OS
Think big picture. If you’re sitting in your car at Starbucks on their open wifi…
Thanks so much! i was soo annoyed about the wifi sync with the necessity of having iphone plugged in!
if you’re syncing on starbucks wifi, then you obviously have your computer with you, and plugging into your laptop would be faster….
I think you misinterpreted something. Both the iTunes syncing and iCloud speak about being plugged in to a POWER SOURCE… not nessaseraly your computer. This to allow for automatic sync/backup. Plug your iPhone or whatever to an AC source and leave it overnight and you should be backed up and synced.
Very useful. Thank you for the info!