User Guide Part 1

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Chapter 2 Getting Started 16
Apple ID
An Apple ID is the user name for a free account that lets you access Apple services, such as the
iTunes Store, the App Store, and iCloud. You need only one Apple ID for everything you do with
Apple. There may be charges for services and products that you use, purchase, or rent.
If you have an Apple ID, use it when you rst set up iPhone, and whenever you need to sign in to
use an Apple service. If you don’t already have an Apple ID, you can create one whenever you’re
asked to sign in.
For more information, see support.apple.com/kb/he37.
Managing content on your iOS devices
You can transfer information and les between your iOS devices and computers using either
iCloud or iTunes.
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iCloud stores content such as music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents, and more, and
wirelessly pushes it to your other iOS devices and computers, keeping everything up to date.
See iCloud below.
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iTunes syncs music, video, photos, and more, between your computer and iPhone. Changes
you make on one device are copied to the other when you sync. You can also use iTunes to
copy a le to iPhone for use with an app, or to copy a document you’ve created on iPhone to
your computer. See Syncing with iTunes on page 17.
You can use iCloud or iTunes, or both, depending on your needs. For example, you can use
iCloud Photo Stream to automatically get photos you take on iPhone to your other devices, and
use iTunes to sync photo albums from your computer to iPhone.
Important: Don’t sync items in the Info pane of iTunes (such as contacts, calendars, and notes)
and also use iCloud to keep that information up to date on your devices. Otherwise, duplicated
data may result.
iCloud
iCloud stores your content, including music, photos, contacts, calendars, and supported
documents. Content stored in iCloud is pushed wirelessly to your other iOS devices and
computers set up with the same iCloud account.
iCloud is available on devices with iOS 5 or later, on Mac computers with OS X Lion v10.7.2 or
later, and on PCs with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows (Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or
Windows 7 required).
iCloud features include:
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iTunes in the Cloud—Download previous iTunes music and TV show purchases to iPhone for
free, anytime.
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Apps and Books—Download previous App Store and iBookstore purchases to iPhone for free,
anytime.
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Photo Stream—Photos you take appear on all your devices. You can also create photo streams
to share with others. See Photo Stream on page 73.
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Documents in the Cloud—For iCloud-enabled apps, keep documents and app data up to date
across all your devices.
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