Apple hit with class action lawsuit over iCloud’s 5GB limit::A newly-proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Apple has “marked up its iCloud prices to the point where the service

  • BrkdncrEnglish
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    My issue is that you don’t get more space for each active device you add to the account.

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      And the point is that the data you share across them is identical. Additional devices does not create additional data, your usage of them does.

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        So your live data doesn’t get saved in the device backup?

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          It does–if you are signed in to all locations and have the sync settings turned on across them all, then all data will be uploaded. But if you have more photos across all devices than your plan will allow for upload, then anything extra will no longer upload unless you pay for additional space.