Apple on Wednesday launched a preview of its new iCloud.com redesign. The iCloud.com website allows users to access their Mail messages, FindMy network, notes, photos, tasks, and more.
The new card-like UI… [is] laid out in a grid with a rectangular and square tile per row on larger screens and a single column of cards on narrow screens like the iPhone. When you first launch the preview page, you’ll see your Apple ID profile picture, email address, and type of iCloud account, plus several app tiles.
However, other than your profile tile, everything on the preview page is fully customizable. Currently, there are tiles available for Mail, Photos, Notes, Reminders, iCloud Drive, Calendar, Numbers, Pages, and Keynote. Contacts and Find My are also accessible from the preview page but don’t have their own tiles.
Each tile works a lot like a Home Screen widget, displaying recent data stored in that app. Click on the tile, and the full web app opens. Clicking on your profile tile offers details about your iCloud subscription and links to related actions. The same button you use to access the preview’s customization features also provides access to all of the iCloud web apps, iCloud+ features, like Hide My Email, and more. Finally, there’s also a dedicated ‘Plus’ button for creating new items or documents in many of the iCloud web apps without the need to launch the associated app first.
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I guess it would be useful on a PC to access my Apple stuff. There are dedicated apps on Mac, iPad, and iPhone to access my iCloud data, so I don’t see myself needing access through a web browser. I don’t use a PC very often these days.
Nice! The browser is a universal platform and in many ways a universal OS. All hail the browser!
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This is what I have and what worked with Apple’s iCloud email before “The Cool Kids” (RIP Leslie Jordan) at Cupertino redesigned it and screwed it up. “Just works” my ass. Now my email messages won’t open so I can view them.
Fortunately, I also have Firefox and that allows me to view my Apple iCloud email messages. Firefox to the rescue. My HERO, Firefox! Love Firefox!
Where did iWeb go? I demand its return.
Looks a bit childish….
They just need to make it faster. Doing anything right now in iCloud.com is slow and clunky.
Now, if only I actually USED iCloud in the way Apple wants me to, this might be nice. I’m not willing to pay for this, ever.