Apple on Wednesday revealed a redesign for iCloud.com, the company’s portal for its cloud-based services. The redesign makes iCloud.com a better place to access your personal data.
The redesign is currently in beta and can be viewed at https://beta.icloud.comOr, log in to your iCloud Account at icloud.comYou can click on the alert at top of page to view it. Apple did not reveal when the redesign would be completed in the beta phase.
You can access your personal information instantly with the new design’s customizable widgets. By default, Calendar, Reminders Photos, Mail and Mail are displayed. A section is available for other apps, such as Find My Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Numbers. It fits with Apple’s recent design changes, most notably the Home screen and Lock screen widgets on iOS.
Each widget can be changed to display information about a different app. You can also drag and drop tiles around to change their order. You can add or remove widgets, and each row shows two widgets–a small one and a larger one that’s twice the size. Here’s how the two site designs compare; drag the slider in the middle to switch views.
The page for each app is loaded by clicking on the header of the widget. If you click on the Mail header in a widget, the iCloud Mail webpage will load. Each app page can be found on beta.icloud.comLook very similar to those found on the current iCloud web site.
The redesign makes iCloud a more convenient place to access your personal information. The current design has an opening page that’s just icons for the apps, and you have to click each one to get your info, while the new design puts what you need upfront, and if you need more detail, you can just click on the tile to dig deeper.
