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Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the same thing as turning iCloud backups off and doing local encrypted backups instead? It seems like a reasonable choic
by matt_wulfeck 9y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this the same thing as turning iCloud backups off and doing local encrypted backups instead?
It seems like a reasonable choice to me, if you don't want to store in iCloud you can keep it locally with a different encryption model.
- aaomidi 9y agoThe problem is the deep integration between iCloud and Apple devices. Lots of stuff can't be just backed up to a different cloud provider/do locally.
- 0x0 9y agoYes but only iCloud backups can happen automatically and wirelessly every night. For local backups you need to attach the phone to your laptop using your usb cable and click "back up" in iTunes manually every time.
- woobar 9y agoThis is not true. Wi-Fi Sync (that includes iTunes backup) is available since iOS 5[1]. It works automatically if phone is plugged in and computer used for back is online. [1] http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/13/wi-fi-sync-for-iphone-ipad-ios-5/ http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/13/wi-fi-sync-for-iphone-ipad-io...
- 0x0 9y agoI stand corrected, I did not realize this supported automatic backups. It still requires your laptop to be on the same LAN though. It'd be nice if one could host a simple https server somewhere and configure the iOS unit to sync over the internet.