UPDATED 02:54 EDT / MARCH 25 2016

NEWS

How to sync PDFs using iCloud for iBooks in iOS 9.3

Apple on Monday released iOS 9.3, the latest iteration of its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Along with the new Night Shift feature, password protected notes, and other new features, iOS 9.3 now also lets you sync PDFs, ePub, and other file types using iCloud instead of just books bought through Apple.

How to enable PDF sync via iCloud

Instead of making you hunt for the new feature, iOS 9.3 will prompt you to set up iCloud sync the first time you run the new OS on your device.

You should see a popup message that reads: “iCloud for iBooks” with an option to Use iCloud.

If you don’t see this message, you may need to enable iCloud Drive. Here’s how to do that: go to Settings > iCloud > sign in with your Apple ID (if you need to) > tap iCloud Drive > tap Upgrade to iCloud Drive.

How to view PDFs added to iBooks on iOS

PDFs you add to iBooks from any of your Apple devices will sync across your devices. To access PDFs in iBooks on your iPhone, open the iBooks app > tap Menu > tap All Books to view all items, including PDFs OR tap PDFs to view just PDF docs.

How to add PDFs to iBooks on iOS

To add a PDF to iBooks, open the PDF you want to add > tap the iOS Share Sheet icon > select Copy to iBooks.

How to manage PDFs in iBooks on iOS

You can move or delete PDFs synced to iBooks. Open the iBooks app > tap Menu > tap PDFs > tap Select > you have options to move or delete items and you can use the three-lined icon to rearrange items by dragging them.

Screenshot: SiliconANGLE via Apple

 


A message from John Furrier, co-founder of SiliconANGLE:

Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE.

One click below supports our mission to provide free, deep, and relevant content.  

Join our community on YouTube

Join the community that includes more than 15,000 #CubeAlumni experts, including Amazon.com CEO Andy Jassy, Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, and many more luminaries and experts.

“TheCUBE is an important partner to the industry. You guys really are a part of our events and we really appreciate you coming and I know people appreciate the content you create as well” – Andy Jassy

THANK YOU