If you use the free iCloud account, iCloud stores your content, including music, photos, contacts, calendars, and supported documents. Content stored in iCloud is wirelessly pushed to your other iOS devices and computers set up with the same iCloud account.
iCloud is available on an iOS device with iOS 5 or later, on a Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later, and on a PC with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows (Windows 7 or Windows 8 is required).
Note: iCloud may not be available in all areas, and iCloud features may vary by area. For more information, go to www.apple.com/icloud.
iCloud features include:
iTunes in the Cloud—Download your previous iTunes music and TV show purchases to iPod touch for free, anytime. With an iTunes Match subscription, all your music, including music you’ve imported from CDs or purchased somewhere other than iTunes, appears on all of your devices and can be downloaded and played, on demand. See iTunes Match.
Apps and Books—Download your previous App Store and iBooks Store purchases to iPod touch for free, any time.
Photos—Use My Photo Stream to push photos you take with your iPod touch to your other devices, automatically. Use iCloud Photo Sharing to share photos and videos with just the people you choose, and let them add photos, videos, and comments. See iCloud Photo Sharing and My Photo Stream.
Documents in the Cloud—For iCloud-enabled apps, keep documents and app data up to date across all your devices.
Mail, Contacts, Calendars—Keep your mail contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders up to date across all your devices. If you use iCloud, don’t also use iTunes to sync your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks to iPod touch.
Backup—Back up iPod touch to iCloud automatically when connected to power and Wi-Fi. All iCloud data and backups sent over the Internet are encrypted. See Back up iPod touch.
Find My iPod—Locate your iPod touch on a map, display a message, play a sound, lock the screen, or remotely wipe the data. Find My iPod includes Activation Lock, which requires your Apple ID and password in order to turn off Find My iPod or erase your device. Your Apple ID and password are also required before anyone can activate your iPod touch. See Find My iPod touch.
iCloud Tabs—See the webpages you have open on your other iOS devices or computers with OS X. See Safari at a glance.
iCloud Keychain—Keep your passwords and credit card information up to date across all your designated devices. See iCloud Keychain.
Find My Friends—Share your location with people who are important to you. Download the free app from the App Store.
With iCloud, you get a free mail account and 5 GB of storage for your mail, documents, and backups. Your purchased music, apps, TV shows, and books don’t count against your available space.
Sign in or create an iCloud account, and set iCloud options. Go to Settings > iCloud.
Purchase additional iCloud storage. Go to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup, then tap Manage Storage. For information about purchasing iCloud storage, go to iCloud Help.
View and download previous purchase.
iTunes Store purchases: You can access your purchased songs and videos in the Music and Videos apps. Or, in iTunes Store, tap More, then tap Purchased.
App Store purchases: In App Store, tap Updates, then tap Purchased.
iBooks Store purchases: In iBooks, tap Store, then tap Purchased.
Turn on Automatic Downloads for music, apps, or books. Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store.
For more information about iCloud, go to www.apple.com/icloud. For support information, go to www.apple.com/support/icloud.