How it works
The readYou give Cloudtroid the phone number tied to the Apple account you want to read. It reaches only for what that account has already backed up to iCloud, then puts the messages, photos and location in your browser so you can view them. The phone itself stays where it is, with nothing to install on it.
ContentsMyths and facts
Before you trust itYou need the phone in your hand.
FalseCloudtroid reads from iCloud, so the device can sit anywhere while you check.
It streams the phone live.
Half trueIt shows what iCloud has synced, normally the last 30 to 90 days of messages, photos and location, not a live screen.
Apple
What iCloud keeps synced
Apple's own iCloud page lists the photos, messages and backups an account stores, the same data Cloudtroid reads.
Made for
If this is youIf a phone went missing, you see the last spot it synced.
If you share one Apple account at home, you read the messages and photos it kept.
If the texts were wiped, you get the iMessages iCloud still holds.
Key takeaways
The short of itTL;DR A phone number is enough. Cloudtroid turns it into the messages, photos and location that account synced to iCloud.
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