- Additional steps for mac
- Allow changes to other settings and features
- Allow changes to privacy settings
- Answer a facetime audio call with call waiting
- If you need more help
- Make a facetime call
- Restrict game center
- Restrict siri web search
- Say «hey siri»
- Turn on facetime
- What can you do with icloud on a windows computer?
Additional steps for mac
- Connect your iOS or iPadOS device and make sure that it’s unlocked and on the Home screen.
- On your Mac, choose Finder > Preferences from the Finder menu bar, then click Sidebar at the top of the preferences window. Make sure that «CDs, DVDs and iOS Devices» is checked.
- Press and hold the Option key, then choose System Information from the Apple menu . From the list on the left, select USB.
- If you see your iPhone, iPad, or iPod under USB Device Tree, get the latest macOS or install the latest updates. If you don’t see your device or still need help, contact Apple Support.
Allow changes to other settings and features
You can allow changes to other settings and features, the same way you can allow changes to privacy settings.
- Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.
- Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If asked, enter your passcode.
- Under Allow Changes, select the features or settings you want to allow changes to and choose Allow or Don’t Allow.
Here are some features and settings you can allow changes for:
Allow changes to privacy settings
The privacy settings on your device give you control over which apps have access to information stored on your device or the hardware features. For example, you can allow a social-networking app to request access to use the camera, which allows you to take and upload pictures.
To allow changes to privacy settings:
- Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.
- Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If asked, enter your passcode.
- Tap Privacy, then choose the settings you want to restrict.
Here are the things you can restrict:
Answer a facetime audio call with call waiting
When another call comes in—either a phone call or another FaceTime audio call—you can choose one of these options:
If you need more help
- If you turned on Find My before your device was lost or stolen, learn how to find your missing iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or Mac. You can also locate your missing Apple Watch, AirPods, supported Beats product, personal item with an AirTag attached, or supported third-party product.
- If you did not turn on Find My before your device was lost or stolen, learn how you can protect your information.
- If you remove a missing device from your account after you erase it, Activation Lock will be turned off. This allows another person to turn on and use your device. Learn more.
- Learn what to do if a personal item or AirTag is connected to another Apple ID.
Make a facetime call
To make a FaceTime call, you need the person’s phone number or registered email address. There are a few ways to make a FaceTime call:
Restrict game center
To restrict Game Center features:
- Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.
- Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.
- Scroll down to Game Center, then choose your settings.
You can restrict these Game Center features:
Restrict siri web search
To restrict Siri features:
- Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.
- Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.
- Scroll down to Siri, then choose your settings.
You can restrict these Siri features:
- Web Search Content: Prevent Siri from searching the web when you ask a question
- Explicit Language: Prevent Siri from displaying explicit language
Say «hey siri»
Just say «Hey Siri,» then immediately say what you need. For example, say «Hey Siri, what’s the weather like today?»
Turn on facetime
Open the FaceTime app and sign in with your Apple ID. You can also do this from Settings > FaceTime.
What can you do with icloud on a windows computer?
Once you set up iCloud on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac, you can use the iCloud for Windows app to access your photos, videos, mail, calendar, files and other important information on your Windows PC. To get iCloud for Windows, see the Apple Support article Download iCloud for Windows.
These are the features available in the iCloud for Windows app:
iCloud Photos and Shared Albums: View photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos directly on your Windows computer. You can also create Shared Albums and view and comment on the albums you share with other people.
iCloud Drive: view files and folders stored in iCloud Drive. You can share them with others and manage sharing.
Mail, Contacts and Calendar: View iCloud Mail, Contacts and Calendar in Outlook.
Safari passwords: autofill Safari passwords in Google Chrome.
Safari Bookmarks: View Safari bookmarks in a browser on your PC.
To learn more, see the iCloud for Windows User Guide.
You can also access information stored in iCloud using a web browser on a Windows computer. See Use iCloud.com on a computer.
