Sync Other iCloud Data

In much the same way that iCloud delivers immediate push updates to your email, contacts, and calendars, it syncs numerous other types of information, among which are Safari bookmarks, iCloud Tabs, and your Reading List; data from the iPhone’s Health app; Siri data; Reminders (a.k.a. tasks or to-do items); Notes; iMessage conversations; and data from built-in Apple apps such as News, Stocks, Home, and Voice Memos.

These features aren’t at all flashy and there’s not a great deal to say about them, but in this chapter, I give you an overview of how they work—and point out a few cool things you may not have noticed.

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