Tonaly - User guide
  • Welcome
  • General
    • General information
      • Tonaly Pro for Mac
      • iOS and macOS are separate purchases
      • Difference between the three app modes
      • Circle of fifths
      • Popular songs
      • Colors
      • Change the playback sound
      • Enharmonic equivalents
      • Android App
      • New app name
      • Tuner
      • Background mode
      • Display hints again
    • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Songwriting
    • How to compose
    • Start a new song
    • Song settings
      • Change the key of a song
      • Change song to minor
      • Change the tempo
      • Change the time signature
      • Modulation
    • Edit a chord
      • Enter the chord edit mode
      • Change root note
      • Change quality
      • Add chord extensions like 7th, 9th etc.
      • Get a chord suggestion
      • Mute a chord
      • Create a slash chord
      • Add more chords to a bar
      • Adjust the chord length
      • Long-press a chord
      • Copy & Paste chords
    • Step out of the key
      • In theory: Borrow a chord
      • In the app: Borrow a chord
      • Chord statistics
      • Chord suggestions
    • Edit song structure
      • Add or delete lines and parts
      • Add or delete bars
      • Add or delete chords from a bar
      • Adjust the chord length
      • Drag and drop lines and parts
      • Change the name of a part
      • Repeat lines, loop parts
      • Maximum song length
    • Playback settings
      • Metronome
      • Octave of the payback
      • Change the playback sound
      • Loop song
    • Display settings
    • Undo & redo changes
    • Save song
    • Song templates
  • Export
    • MIDI
    • PDF Lead sheet
    • Share song
    • Open songs in ChordButter app
    • Export saved songs
  • Scales & Modes
    • Learn and practice scales
    • What is the difference between scales and modes?
    • Traditional "Circle of fifths"
    • Change key of scale
    • Change scale
    • Display note names next to scale
    • Display intervals next to scale
  • Onscreen instrument
    • Display the instrument
    • Switch the instrument
    • Fullscreen mode
    • Display staff next to the instrument
    • Piano
      • Interactive piano
      • Display key
    • String instruments
      • Position of scale
      • Alternate chord position
      • Change tuning
      • Reset to standard tuning
      • Left-hand fretboard
      • Display key
  • Add-ons
    • Additional scales
    • PDF Lead sheets
    • Restore purchases
    • Add-ons in Tonaly Pro for Mac
  • Settings
    • Musical preferences
      • Navigate to musical preferences
      • Auto inversions (voice-leading)
      • Change octave of playback
      • Use 4-note chords
      • Transpose playback
      • Small minor chords
      • Use german note names
      • Numerals
    • App settings
      • Navigate to app settings
      • Playback chord on tap
      • Color themes
      • Animate playback
      • Shake gesture
      • Change language
      • iCloud
      • App plays in background
  • Tonaly Pro
    • Core-MIDI-Out
  • Troubleshooting
    • Wrong playback notes
    • Only colors visible in the song
    • Lost saved songs after updating
    • Lost saved songs after syncing with iCloud
    • Error loading the app
    • Blank screen after app logo
    • Performance of app is slow
    • Core-MIDI with Ableton Live
    • Reset the app to the initial state
  • Further infos
    • Useful links
    • Contact
  • TONALY Website
  • TONALY Download
  • Legal
    • Privacy policy (GitBook)
    • Cookie policy (GitBook)
    • Privacy policy (Tonaly Website)
    • Privacy policy (Tonaly App)
    • Imprint
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  • ▶️ Enable- or disable iCloud
  • ▶️ Sync devices
  • ▶️ Troubleshooting

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  1. Settings
  2. App settings

iCloud

Default setting: ON; Available from version 3.2.0

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What does "iCloud" mean.

All data of the app will be stored in your iCloud. Don't worry! This data is very small (about 100kB). If you delete the app or reinstall it on a different device, your data will persist.

Also, if you have more than one Apple device, "Saved songs, musical preferences, and your purchases" will be synced across those devices if iCloud is enabled within the Tonaly app.

▶️ Enable- or disable iCloud

iCloud is enabled by default. To disable or enable this feature, navigate to , and tap on "iCloud".

👉 When enabling iCloud, you will be asked to:

  1. Sync with data from iCloud

    The latest data that is present in your iCloud will be loaded. Use this if you have a second device that was successfully synced with iCloud. Be aware that "Saved songs, musical preferences, and your purchases" of the current device will be overwritten with the data that is present in your iCloud. Be sure that your other device was connected to the internet. If you only have one device the better use option 2. Note that it may take a couple of seconds/minutes until data in the iCloud is updated.

  2. Upload data from this device to iCloud In this case, data that is present on the current device will be uploaded to iCloud and synced on other devices (if you have other devices). Use this if you only have one device or if the data on the current device is up-to-date and should be synced on other devices. Note that it may take a couple of seconds/minutes until data in the iCloud is updated. Your other device will sync on the next app startup.

▶️ Sync devices

You can sync this data across devices:

  • Saved songs

  • Musical preferences (Except Auto-inversions setting)

  • Add-ons (In-app purchases)

The latest data from iCloud will be synced automatically with each app startup.

If you work simultaneously on two devices, you will be asked if you want to sync changes between the devices.

Storage is limited to 1MB. Tonaly data is usually very small (less than 100kB). Nevertheless, If you have stored lots of, lots of (lots of...) songs it may be possible that data will not be synced to iCloud anymore. In this case, data should still be stored on your device.

▶️ Troubleshooting

Be sure that it is also enabled in your native iOS settings under "Apple-ID > iCloud" (should be enabled by default).

Be aware that syncing of data may take a couple of seconds or minutes! And be sure that you are connected to the internet!

Further troubleshooting:

If you lost any data (like saved songs) after syncing with iCloud, .

If you have lost any data after updating from app version 3.1.1 or lower to version 3.2.0 or higher, .

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