Access iCloud for Android Phone: A How-to Guide

Heard of iCloud? If you use an iPhone or any other apple products, chances are high you have. iCloud is a great way of keeping your email, photos, music, calendar, tasks, and contacts synced across all your apple devices. Apple as a company is innovative for coming up with such a platform for easy information storage; in fact, everyone loves it. But, if you decide to switch from an iPhone to an android, how easy would accessing iCloud for Android be?

Can I Access iCloud from Android?

Apple isn’t all that lovey-dovey with other ecosystems. So, getting its stuff out there might prove a little difficult. After your switch, it is possible to access iCloud on your android. Although, some limitations apply.

You can easily sign in to your iCloud mail from your android phone or you could get the iCloud mail app for android. However, for your contacts and calendar, you would be needing an apple product: an iPhone, iPad or a Mac.

How Do I Get My Android Calendar on My Android Phone?  

This won’t be much of a problem, as it is pretty straightforward. Here’s how:

•       First, you would be needing your iPhone or your iPad.
•       Go to settings on your apple product
•       Tap your name
•       Tap iCloud
•       Toggle on calendar.

Now, it’s time for some computer action.

•     On your computer, open your web browser
•     Type in iCloud.com
•     Log in to your account.
•     Click on the calendar icon
•     On the left side, click the share calendar button next to the calendar you wish to export
•     A pop-up window comes up; now select public calendar
•     Click copy link, and then OK
•     Open up a new browser window and paste the copied URL
•     Located at the beginning of the link, change the webcal to http and press enter.
•     A safe file dialog box is prompted. You could the file, but do not toy with the .ics extension.
•     Open and log in to the google calendar on your android.
•     Click the menu arrow and choose import calendar
•     Choose the exported calendar you download from the cloud and click the import button to upload file.
•     Once these steps are followed, you would be able to access your calendar on your android phone.

To access your contacts, follow the above steps also.

To access your contacts, follow the above steps also.

How do I Upload to iCloud from Android?

Given the low security level of android phones, it is no surprise you want an iCloud backup for android. Although iCloud is a viable backup option in case of a security breach or a virus attack, here’s the best way of keeping your files safe: Get an iPhone. it’s undeniable that Apple’s security protocols are the best when it comes to file protection.

Anyways, here’s how to upload to iCloud:

•       Download the AnyTrans app for IOS on your PC/Mac.
•       Connect your computer to your android device
•       Open your AnyTrans app and click Phone switcher on the left-hand corner to find ‘Android to iCloud’
•       On the phone switcher, add your android device and log in to your iCloud account.
•       Select whatever data you want to transfer and click next
•       Then, you have successfully transferred info from your phone to your iCloud

Can I Access iCloud Photos from Android?

Yes, you can. Here’s how to get iCloud photos for android:

•       Download and install iCloud for windows on your computer
•       Open it and log in to your account
•       Choose “Photos”, then click “Options” to enable the iCloud Photo Sharing and iCloud Photo Library feature.
•       Click the iCloud icon
•       Click ‘download photos and all the photos would be downloaded to your system
•       Now connect your android phone to your computer via a USB cable to transfer the downloaded picture to your android phone.

The Bottom Line

You see; retrieving your iCloud data isn’t difficult. If you want to sell your old iphone and want to buy an android then now you know how to access your data in android. Did I add that you could get iCloud music for android? Oh! The AnyTrans app makes transferring of music even easier. Now you know how, rock and roll!