Apple App Store Software Uses The

The one-time rivals for desktop domination and former smartphone competitors are collaborating to improve the experience for iPhone owners who use Windows 10 PCs.

SEE: 20 pro tips to make Windows 10 work the way you want (free PDF) Microsofts says there are now 825 million active Windows 10 devices.

A good chunk of them would also own an Apple iPhone andor an iPad.

This time, Apple hasnt even bothered to announce the new iCloud for Windows app, leaving Microsoft to herald its arrival in the Microsoft Store with a new iCloud Drive feature.

Apple App Store Software Uses The

Microsoft boasts that Apples software uses the same tech that powers Microsofts OneDrive Files On-Demand, a feature that helps users access files in the cloud even when theyre offline.

The iCloud for Windows app and iCloud Drive gives users access to iCloud Drive files from within Windows 10 File Explorer and doesnt use up storage on the PC.

Users can also choose files and folders they want to keep on a PC as well as store files in iCloud Drive and then access them from an iOS device, a Mac and on the iCloud website.

Apple did release an updated support page titled What is iCloud for Windows, showing an iPad and iPhone next to a Windows PC with the iCloud app open above File Explorer in the background.

If you use iCloud for Windows 10, you can use iCloud Drive to initiate shared files or to optimize files.

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