iCloud Sharing

Overview

To initiate a share simply click on the sharing icon (square with arrow pointing up) and follow the instructions to send a share invite to another person. After the other party accepts the share they will see all the iCloud backups from the device you initiated the share on and will be able to refresh their data readily.

Please not, this sharing feature works one way only - i.e. if the other party also wishes share data with you, they would need to initiate a share from their device but it can override any changes to your data if you both made changes (i.e. they do not merge). So, greater level of coordination would be necessary under the current sharing method if this is a desired functionality. Version 2.0 will not have these limitations.

To remove sharing you can tap on the backup that is "shared by you" and stop sharing from the list of options.

Pro Tips for Sharing and iCloud sync:

Ignore: You now also have the ability to ignore changes from any of the devices you wish to use as read-only so that you are not being reminded to sync unnecessarily. This is not as applicable when sharing between accounts but it is useful if you have 2 devices like iPad and iPhone under your iCloud account and only one is primary you could ignore changes on the primary so that any changes on your secondary device get ignored.

Hiding Accounts from Sharing: You can also hide select accounts from the other party. Go to settings in the app (gear icon in the top right corner), tap Accounts and simply toggle off those accounts you do not wish the other party to see. Hit Save and you'r done! The next time a share is restored on the other person's device, those selected accounts will be hidden from view.