How to upgrade your iCloud account to iCloud+ from any device

Apple’s iCloud+ is a paid cloud storage rolled out with iOS 15 with 3 plans: 50GB, 200GB, and 2TB. Besides increasing your backup storage across all your Apple devices, iCloud+ gives you access to the Hide my Email feature as well.

Further, the default iCloud plan is sufficient for some, many would eventually run out of storage. As a result, you might often see a popup saying ‘iCloud Storage is Full.’ In such cases, you will have to upgrade to Apple iCloud+ on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Windows PC. Wondering how’s and what’s of the process? Keep reading!

What happens when you change the iCloud storage plan?
How to upgrade to iCloud+ on iPhone and iPad
Upgrade to iCloud+ on your Mac
How to change iCloud storage plan on your Windows PC

What happens when you change the iCloud storage plan?

When you upgrade: The space you purchase is shared across all your devices with the same Apple ID. So, it does not matter which device you initially used to buy a storage plan. If you choose a 200GB or 2TB plan, you can even share it with your family via Family Sharing.
When you downgrade: If you downgrade to a cheaper or free plan, and if the data already stored exceeds the new plan’s capacity, some of it won’t be uploaded to iCloud.

How to upgrade to iCloud+ on iPhone and iPad

Open Settings.
Tap your name at the top of the Settings app.
Select iCloud.
Tap Manage Storage.
Select Change Storage Plan.
Choose a plan and tap Upgrade to iCloud+.
Tap Subscribe to upgrade to iCloud+.
If asked, provide your Apple ID and tap Sign in to upgrade.

Follow these steps on iOS 14 or earlier versions:

Open Settings.
Tap your name at the top.
Select iCloud.
Tap Manage Storage.
Choose Upgrade.
Enter your Apple ID password to confirm and tap Buy.

Upgrade to iCloud+ on your Mac

Click the Apple icon at the top left → System Preferences.
Go to Apple ID → iCloud.
Click Manage and Change Storage Plan (or Buy More Storage).
Now, choose a plan and click Next.
Enter your Apple ID password.

How to change iCloud storage plan on your Windows PC

Go to iCloud.com and sign in, if not already.
Click Storage → Change Storage Plan.
Now, choose a plan and click Next.
Enter your Apple ID password to confirm → click Buy.

That’s it! This is how you can upgrade to iCloud+ through your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows devices.

But is the iCloud+ upgrade worth it?

Low storage space on your device can adversely affect its smooth-running. So expanding your backup storage space to free up your local storage is always helpful. Additionally, as stated earlier, upgrading to iCloud+ helps if you want to manage files on any device.

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