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Apple Adds New 2TB iCloud Storage Tier for $19.99 Per Month

Apple today quietly added a new iCloud storage tier (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201238), offering customers 2TB of data storage space at a price of $19.99 per month in the United States. Apple now offers four iCloud (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/icloud/) storage tiers at prices that start at $0.99.





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The new 2TB iCloud storage option comes just over a week ahead of the company's September 7 event, where new versions of the iPhone and Apple Watch (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/) are expected to debut alongside new operating system updates.





Rumors have suggested camera improvements could be one of the features coming to the iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/) and the iPhone 7 Plus, and that could be one of the reasons Apple is introducing more storage space. A dual-lens camera, as is rumored for the iPhone 7 Plus, could potentially produce images that are larger, resulting in customers who need more space to store their photos and other files.





We've also heard rumors that the high-end iPhone models could offer up to 256GB of storage (perhaps limited to the iPhone 7 Plus), which could be another factor leading to Apple's decision to increase available iCloud storage space.





Perhaps the biggest reason for the jump in iCloud space is a new desktop syncing feature coming to macOS Sierra (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-sierra/). In the new operating system, all files stored on the desktop or in the Documents folder of a Mac are automatically uploaded to iCloud to make them available across a wide range of devices.

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