# iCloud (آي كلاود)

> iCloud is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Apple](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/apple.md)
- Categories: Cloud Storage, Email, Identity & Authentication, Messaging, Password Managers, Photo & Visual Sharing, Proxy Services, Scheduling & Calendar
- Official site: https://icloud.com
- Community votes: 260
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/icloud

## About

Cloud storage, email, messaging, and device sync service for Apple ecosystems

## Activity summary

Restricted in Syria. Community testing confirms that existing Apple ID holders can use iCloud sync and mail normally without a VPN, but Syria's +963 dialing code is still missing from Apple's phone verification country list, so Syrian numbers cannot be used for two-factor verification. Official outreach to Apple in March 2026 named iCloud among seven restricted products, with no reply so far.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Follow-up Sent. Official follow-up email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to executiveescalations@group.apple.com. iCloud was explicitly named as restricted alongside six other Apple products. The email argued that Apple's own accessible services demonstrate the compliance groundwork is already established internally.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-26 — Verified. Community testing from Syria confirmed that iCloud remains restricted rather than fully blocked. On an iPhone, the country dialing-code list used for Apple's two-factor verification does not offer Syria's +963 code, skipping straight from Switzerland to Taiwan. Existing account holders can continue using iCloud sync and mail, but Syrian phone numbers cannot be registered for verification, forcing users to rely on numbers issued abroad. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/td8zor3vvpocos286z4q0hqg/brv6f9whm467n4hs3baxx444-img-5530.png)
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. A community member reported that iCloud services (storage sync, email, and device synchronization) work normally in Syria without a VPN. The previous blocking report referenced account creation restrictions, which apply to Apple Account (a separate service on the platform), not to iCloud itself. Existing Apple ID holders can use iCloud features without issues. Status updated from blocked to accessible.
- 2026-01-18 — Investigated. Users can not create accounts at ALL, since Syria is not in the country list

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/icloud?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/icloud/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/icloud
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/icloud.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/icloud.md