icloud for windows still under development?

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Allan Marcus1 Author

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icloud for windows still under development?

Anyone know? Please no snarky responses or pointers to apple feedback.

I'm jsut curious if Apple is still supporting and developing iCloud for windows since it's so bad.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 26

Posted on Oct 25, 2025 9:16 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 25, 2025 10:21 AM in response to Allan Marcus1

We’re just fellow users here with no knowledge of Apple’s future plans.

I never said that it wasn’t being “developed” but “developed” is an ambiguous term meaning different things to different individuals …

… but I wouldn’t think that anyone should reasonably expect any earth-shaking increases in ICFW’s capabilities.

Any software which hasn’t released an update in 20 months tells you “it’s doing what it’s designed to do.”

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Allan Marcus1 Author

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Oct 25, 2025 11:01 AM in response to Chattanoogan

hopefully they will. Their Bug page <Bug Reporting - Apple Developer> doesn't have a way to report bugs for iCloud Windows, so I assumed it wasn't under development anymore.

I understand we are not apple employees (although I used to be one). Still, Apple folks sometimes post here, and people who know apple folks sometimes post here.

Being developed in the software world means there are one or more programmers assigned to the software to either keep it running or to add new features. No longer under development generally means no programmers are assigned to it, or it can also mean maintenance only, no no features.

In any event, I wanted to report a bug (iCloud for Windows doesn't recognize that the extension is installed in FireFox), and no way to report a bug usually means "no more development, even bug fixes". Sad.

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Oct 25, 2025 9:35 AM in response to Allan Marcus1

It is what it is.

”Maintenance as needed” might be a better characterization.

Presumably Apple will update it as necessary to maintain it’s limited functionality.

What is iCloud for Windows? - Apple Support

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Oct 27, 2025 7:10 AM in response to Allan Marcus1

Its a good question. My suspicion is its not completely dead, only because I have noticed periodic changes in the horribleness and bugs, so 'something seems to change'. Windows browser editing for iCloud Notes for instance is maddeningly horrible - ex: cut and paste functionality has always been completely missing - but today I find not even ARROW KEYS or HOME / END keys work from the keyboard.

Amazing. Can't use the ARROW KEYS in an editing screen.

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Allan Marcus1 Author

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Oct 25, 2025 10:05 AM in response to Chattanoogan

thanks. It appears you are implying the software is no longer under development. Do you have a source, or maybe you just know someone that works at Apple? This is really good info to know it's no longer being developed as I can start to migrate to other hardware.

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