Vratislav Holub When Steve Jobs introduced iCloud 11 years ago, he was able to impress the vast majority of Apple users. This innovation made it much easier to synchronize data, purchased songs, photos and many others without us having to do anything at all. Thanks to this, everything takes place automatically using cloud capabilities. Of course, iCloud has changed a lot since then and generally moved forward, which has put it in a hugely important position for any Apple user. iCloud is now an integral part of the entire Apple ecosystem, which takes care not only of data synchronization, but also of messages, contacts, saving settings, passwords and backups.
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Amaya Toman But if we need something more, then the iCloud+ service is offered, which is available on a subscription basis. For a monthly fee, a number of other options become available to us, and above all, larger storage, which can be used for the aforementioned data synchronization, settings or backups. In terms of functions, iCloud+ can also take care of secure internet browsing with Private Transfer (to mask your IP address), hide your email address, and encrypt footage from home cameras in your smart home. It is therefore not surprising that iCloud plays such an important role within the entire Apple ecosystem. Even so, it faces considerable criticism from the users and subscribers themselves.
iCloud needs changes
The target of criticism is not so much the iCloud+ service as rather the basic version of iCloud. Basically, it offers 5 GB of storage completely free of charge to every Apple user, who thus has space to possibly store some photos, settings and other data. But let's pour some pure wine. With today's technology, especially thanks to the quality of photos and videos, 5 GB can be filled in minutes. For example, just turn on recording in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second and you're practically done. It is in this that apple growers would like to see a change. In addition, the basic storage has not changed during the entire existence of iCloud. When Steve Jobs presented this new product years ago at the WWDC 2011 developer conference, he delighted the audience precisely by offering the same size storage for free. In 11 years, however, there have been huge technological changes, to which the giant has not reacted at all.
It is therefore more or less completely clear why Apple is unwilling to change. As we have already mentioned, the size of 5 GB makes absolutely no sense today. The Cupertino giant wants to motivate users to switch to a paid version of the subscription, which unlocks more storage, or allows them to share it with their family. But even the available plans are not the best, and some fans would prefer to change them. Apple offers a total of three - with storage of 50 GB, 200 GB, or 2 TB, which you can (but don't have to) share within your household.
Unfortunately, this may not be enough for everyone. Specifically, a plan between 200 GB and 2 TB is missing. However, the limitation of 2 TB is mentioned much more often. In this case, we are shooting again practically in one and the same place. Due to the boom in technology and the size of photos and videos, this space can fill up extremely quickly. For example ProRAW size photos from the iPhone 14 Pro can easily take up 80 MB, and we're not even talking about videos. Therefore, if any apple user likes to take photos and videos with his phone and would like to have all his creations automatically synchronized, then it is quite likely that sooner or later he will encounter the complete exhaustion of the available space.
When will we get a solution?
Although apple growers have been drawing attention to this deficiency for a long time, its solution is unfortunately not in sight. As it seems, Apple is satisfied with the current setting and does not intend to change it. From his perspective, this can give 5GB of basic storage, but questions still hang over why he doesn't come with an even bigger plan for really demanding Apple users. When and if at all we will see a solution is unclear for the time being.
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Yes, I came across the question on FB about whether it is possible to expand the 2 TB storage. I think that Apple reacts individually and if someone fills up 2 TB of storage, they will offer him more. But it's just my guess which is not supported by anything
Who wants to read an article where the title and the first paragraph contradict each other? It discouraged me.
I don't think they contradict each other at all.
Apple and individually... amused :-D
I think it is possible to have your own account with 2TB + 2TB within family sharing. I personally upload photos to https://flickr.com .