Apple introduces 2TB iCloud storage option for $20 per month

Say goodbye to that annoying "full storage" iCloud message that keeps popping now and then as Apple has added a new tier of storage that provides 2TB for $19.99 per month.

The company has updated its iCloud pricing list ahead of its September event to include the new option, reports 9to5mac lending credibility to the rumor that Apple may soon release a new iPhone with 256GB of storage.

Before this increase to 2TB, backing up an iPhone with 256GB of storage to iCloud could have potentially forced a user to bump up against his 1TB storage limit. This 2TB option joins iCloud’s existing 5GB free tier, 50GB tier at $0.99 per month, 200GB tier at $2.99 per month, and 1TB tier at $9.99 per month.

Besides iCloud storage, Apple also offers a Dropbox-like service called iCloud Drive which uses also iCloud storage and lets you sync any document between your iOS device, Mac, or PC. Since Apple is getting ready to release macOS Sierra with built-in Drive support, they probably added this new 2TB option assuming that bringing iCloud Drive to the desktop will result in some users wanting to sync more than 1TB of data.