Comment by K7PJP
Comment by K7PJP 3 months ago
> Last time I had an Apple device the only way to backup was plugging it into a desktop with iTunes.
Apple's supported full iCloud backups and over-the-air restore for at least 11 years, maybe 13 years.
Comment by K7PJP 3 months ago
> Last time I had an Apple device the only way to backup was plugging it into a desktop with iTunes.
Apple's supported full iCloud backups and over-the-air restore for at least 11 years, maybe 13 years.
to be clear Apple's "full" icloud backup is full in name only. if you get a new iphone and do a backup and restore, expect to spend several more hours setting up various apps and details on your new device. you'll have to log in to your apps on the new device and setup things there if the app doesn't work with iCloud's backup mechanism.
it might be better than android's backup system, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.
The owner of a phone should be able to back up all of the data on it, regardless of the wishes of anyone who doesn't own said phone.
I don't disagree, but I vote with my wallet. If the owner of the phone doesn't agree with that, they could stop using the phone/apps. Similarly the biometric data also doesn't get backed up or transferred over to a new phone. That's a product decision and I'm just explaining why things are done that way on iOS.
It backs up... Photos, basically? With an iPhone you can take a complete image of the device, and never lose a file again. With Android, solid chance you'll never migrate to a new phone and not lose stuff. It's such a fucking shitty thing that doesn't need to be.
Yeah, I would have figured. My actual question is how is Google's backup lacking?