Ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi, lapho isikhala nezintengo ze-iCloud kungavuselelwanga, i-Apple kubonakala sengathi isiqalile ukunaka le nsizakalo, efunwa kakhulu ngabasebenzisi. Konke kuqale ngokukhishwa kwe-iOS 9, lapho inkampani yehlisa amanani futhi ungeze izinhlelo ezintsha zokugcina ezinhlelweni ezinengqondo. Kepha akuzona ukuphela kwezinguquko ayezihlelile ku-iCloud, njengoba inkampani isanda kwethula uhlelo olusha lokugcina lapho isinikeza khona i-2 TB ngama-euro angu-19,99 ngenyanga. Kuyathakazelisa ukubona ushintsho lwamanani nezinhlelo zokugcina zigcina amahemuhemu amasha wokuthi inkampani eseCupertino izokwethula i-iPhone enesitoreji esingu-256 GB, imodeli eyi-Plus.
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Ngaphambilini, uhlelo lokugcina ngomthamo ophakeme kakhulu lwaluyi-1 TB, eyayizolingana nokuphindwe kasishiyagalombili kwesitoreji esiphezulu se-iPhone engu-8 GB, imodeli yamandla ephezulu kakhulu inkampani ethengisa ngayo njengamanje. Ngamahemuhemu aqhubekayo ngokufika kwe-128 GB ye-iPhone, siyabona ukuthi i-Apple igcina izikhathi ezifanayo eziyisishiyagalombili kuhlelo lokugcina isisetshenziswa sedivayisi, kulokhu 256/8: 2048. Yize konke lokhu kungahle kungabi ngaphezu kokuqagela futhi zama ukuthola isizathu sendawo yokugcina entsha enikezwa yinkampani.
Ukushiya eceleni le mibono ezama ukufakazela ukwanda kwesikhala, isizathu esiyinhloko esenza kubonakale sengathi i-Apple ikhulise ukugcinwa okuphezulu kwe-iCloud kungenxa yokuthi ngokwethulwa kwe-MacOS Sierra, sizoba nomsebenzi omusha ku-iCloud ukuthi Kuzosivumela ukuthi sigcine efwini konke okuqukethwe esikugcine kudeskithophu yethu, ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi abasebenzisi abaningi badinga indawo enkulu yokuphatha amadokhumenti abo, inqobo nje uma benesifiso sokukhokhela uhlelo olusha i-Apple esinikeza lona ku-iCloud.