Why ubiquityIdentityToken returns nil?

Question

NSFileManager.defaultManager().ubiquityIdentityToken on some device in some case returns nil, even I set up iCloud Documents in Capabilities and I am logged in to iCloud on device. How reliable operation of the ubiquityIdentityToken do you met? Am I doing something wrong?

On iPhone it returns correctly with a real token, but on iPad it returns with nil, even if I am logged in.

Ballistic

Answer 1

To get token, you need additionaly to turn on iCloud Drive on device. If it is off ubiquityIdentityToken will return nil.

Ballistic

and if don't want to turn on iCloud drive?!?! is it mandatory? – Blessed

I am not sure it is mandatory, but I spent googling a lot and this was what helped – Bullhead