When it comes to seamless collaboration, folder sharing comes in really handy as it offers more flexibility to an entire team to work together on a project. Unfortunately, iCloud Drive lacked this feature for quite some time unlike major rivals such as Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive. In what could be great news for those who had been waiting for native cloud folder sharing across iDevices for an improved collaboration experience, Apple has eventually rolled out this feature in iOS 13.4. If you are one of them, let me show you how you can share iCloud folders on your iPhone and iPad.
Let’s weigh in a few pivotal points before getting started with steps!
In a typical Apple fashion, iOS offers multiple ways to customize the access rights to a shared iCloud folder. For instance, you can allow people to make changes to the document or restrict them so that they can only be able to view it. At any time, you feel insecure or just want to stop sharing the folder completely, you can do so without any hassle.
- Next up, tap on Add People in the share sheet.
- Allow “Only people you invite” to access the folder.
- Allow “Anyone with the link” to access the shared folder.
Choose the desired option based on your needs.
Customize Shared iCloud Folder Permission
- Can make changes: Select it to allow anyone to make changes to the shared folder.
- View only: Allow people to only view the document.
Change iCloud Folder Sharing Permissions
As I said above, you can change the iCloud sharing permissions as and when you want. After you have shared an iCloud folder, you should see the “Show people” option instead of the “Add people”. Simply tap on it to find out who has access to your folder. Besides, you will also have the option to “Stop Sharing” the folder. You can tap on a person in the people list and change the permission or even completely Remove Access.
