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Apple iCloud Halves Price of 2TB Storage Tier, Family Sharing Arriving in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Apple iCloud Halves Price of 2TB Storage Tier, Family Sharing Arriving in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Apple has halved the price of 2TB iCloud storage
  • The new price is reflecting in India as well
  • Family Sharing in iCloud storage will arrive in iOS 11 later

At its WWDC developer conference on Monday, Apple took the stage to announce a major overhaul to its various operating systems. It announced a new and improved iOS 11, in addition to macOS High Sierra, watchOS 4, and a better tvOS with Amazon Prime Video support. While these updates are major, the Cupertino giant also brought some minor changes to its iCloud storage plans.

Apple iCloud has removed the 1TB storage tier, replacing it with the 2TB tier. Formerly priced at $19.99, it is now available for the $9.99 per month price of the 1TB tier in the US. Meanwhile, in India, Apple has followed the same move, replacing the 1TB option with the 2TB storage tier, while bringing its price down from Rs. 1,300 to Rs. 650. All of the above plans are currently live and can be purchased right away. Customers currently on the 1TB plan will be upgraded to 2TB. Additionally, Apple has also introduced Family Sharing to the iCloud storage for up to six family members who can use a single storage plan.

While the price of the upper storage limit has been halved, lower storage tiers like 50GB and 200GB have not been changed. The 50GB storage plan still costs $0.99 and 200GB at $2.99. The iCloud subscriber plans in India, too, retain the same price for the aforementioned storage limits (Rs. 65/month for 50GB and Rs. 190/month for 200GB). Furthermore, the same 5GB storage is still continuing for the free subscribers of iCloud storage plan.

Also with the debut of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, Apple will be introducing Family Sharing for the iCloud storage plans. Up to six family members will be able to use a single monthly iCloud storage subscription plan without any extra costs. This will only apply to plans giving storage of 200GB onwards. This feature will be available with the rollout of iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra later this fall.

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Tags: Apple, iCloud, iCloud Storage, iOS 11, High Sierra, Internet
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Google Chrome 64 for Android Automatically Cleans Up URLs While Sharing

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Google Chrome 64 for Android Automatically Cleans Up URLs While Sharing

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Users will see a primary link instead of a lengthy tracking string
  • Works on using the Share button or by copy and pasting a link somewhere
  • It does not affect referral information

Google Chrome 64 for Android- introduced in late January – has been spotted sporting a feature where it automatically cleans up messy referral links. Now, when users share a URL with someone, they will see the primary link instead of a lengthy tracking string. The new feature works automatically on Android handsets while sharing links from the Chrome browser, using built-in Share option to either share directly to an app or use the Copy to Clipboard option. somewhere else.

Quite often it is seen that URLs have a large amount of additional text attached to them. Users don’t prefer such huge amounts of junk included when a link is shared with them, as the link is unnecessarily long. For example, while sharing a tweet, it is often seen that the link includes a referrer to track how users landed up on the page. There are some URL shortener solutions to solve the issue, but since they are third-party apps, it is cumbersome to use all the time. But with Chrome 64, Google has taken care of the lengthy URLs. You can use the Share menu to copy the shortened link to the clipboard or share directly to another app.

Android Police had spotted the new feature on Chrome 64. The new feature removes anchor tags which are used to direct a user to a certain part of the page. This means that if you visit a link shared from Chrome for Android, it will take you to the top of that particular page. When we checked, the feature was found to work on links from Amazon, Flipkart, Google AMP, Wikipedia, and more. The clean up doesn’t work every time however. You can also manually copy the entire URL if you need it, by selecting the URL from the navigation bar and copying it.

The new URL shortener is a part of several other features rolled out by Google for Chrome, including an inbuilt ad-blocker. The search giant will begin using its Chrome browser to eradicate ads it deems annoying or otherwise detrimental to users.

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