User Guide

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Hide your iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store purchases. To hide all your purchases from
family members, tap Settings > iCloud > Family > [your name], then turn o Share My Purchases.
On your computer, you can also hide specic purchases so they aren’t available to other family
members. See support.apple.com/en-us/HT201322.
Share photos or videos with family members. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared album
called “Family” is automatically created in the Photos app on all family members’ devices. To share
a photo or video with family members, open the Photos app, then view a photo or video or
select multiple photos or videos. Tap , tap iCloud Photo Sharing, add comments, then share to
your shared family album. See iCloud Photo Sharing on page 89.
Add an event to the family calendar. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared calendar called
“Family” is automatically created in the Calendar app on all family members’ devices. To add a
family event, open the Calendar app, create an event, then choose to add the event to the family
calendar. See Share iCloud calendars on page 85.
Set up a family reminder. When you set up Family Sharing, a shared list is automatically created
in the Reminders app on all family members’ devices. To add a reminder to the family list, open
the Reminders app, tap the family list, then add a reminder to the list. See Reminders at a
glance on page 110 .
Share your location with family members. Family members can share their location by tapping
Settings > iCloud > Share My Location (under Advanced). To nd a family member’s location,
use the Find My Friends app (download it for free from the App Store). Or, use the Messages
app (iOS 8 required). For more information about using Messages to share or view locations, see
Share photos, videos, your location, and more on page 81.
Keep track of your family’s devices. If family members have enabled Share My Location in
iCloud, you can help them locate missing devices. Open Find My iPhone on your device or at
iCloud.com. For more information, see Find My iPhone on page 46.
Leave Family Sharing. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, then tap Leave Family Sharing. If you are
the organizer, go to Settings > iCloud > Family, tap your name, then tap Stop Family Sharing. For
more information, see support.apple.com/kb/HT201081.
iCloud Drive
About iCloud Drive
iCloud Drive stores your presentations, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, and any other kind of
document in iCloud so you can access these documents from any of your devices set up
with iCloud. It allows your apps to share documents so you can work on the same le across
multiple apps.
iCloud Drive works with devices with iOS 8, Mac computers with OS X Yosemite, PCs with iCloud
for Windows 4.0, or on iCloud.com. To access iCloud Drive, you must be signed in to iCloud with
your Apple ID. iCloud Drive is integrated with Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and iCloud-
enabled third-party apps. Storage limits are subject to your iCloud storage plan.
Note:iCloud Drive is automatically turned on for new accounts and users (iOS 8 or later).