Apple is running one identical launch-week offer across every storefront this masthead checked outside the United States. Buy an eligible device in the United Kingdom, India, Germany, France, Japan or Australia and Apple promises three months of selected services free, plus a free one-to-one online Personal Setup session, in nearly matching wording on every page,…
Apple Services
iCloud+ Family Sharing Covers Up to Five Other People, at Every Tier
Every iCloud+ tier, from the $0.99 50GB plan up to the $59.99 12TB plan, includes family sharing for up to five other members, according to Apple’s own support page. That is the only family-sharing headcount Apple publishes across its current storage and subscription pricing. iCloud+ family sharing works the same way regardless of which iPhone…
Turn Off iCloud Backup and Apple Keeps It for Exactly 180 Days
Apple states that if iCloud Backup is turned off for a device, any backups already stored in iCloud are kept for 180 days before being deleted. That single sentence, from Apple’s own support documentation, is the only expiration window Apple publishes for a consumer’s iCloud backups. Apple's backup guidance is written for iOS 26 today,…
iCloud+ Pricing in Full: Five Tiers From $0.99 to $59.99, and What Each Adds Beyond Storage
Apple prices iCloud+ storage at five tiers, from 50GB at $0.99 a month up to 12TB at $59.99 a month in the United States, according to Apple’s own support page. Every tier, cheapest to most expensive, bundles the same set of extra features on top of the storage itself. iCloud+ is set up from the…
Apple Music Replay 2026 Adds an All-Time View of Your Most-Played Songs
Apple Music’s annual Replay recap is live for 2026, and it now includes a new view called Replay All Time, which totals the songs a listener has played most since the day they joined Apple Music rather than just the past year. Apple named it alongside two other 2026 additions to the app, Library Pins…