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As soon as Asahi gets proper GPU support I'm installing linux and relegating macOS to a tiny partition for managing my iPhone.
by throwntoday 4y ago
As soon as Asahi gets proper GPU support I'm installing linux and relegating macOS to a tiny partition for managing my iPhone.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoI’m surprised there are still people out there using their Mac to manage their iPhone.
- photonbeam 4y agoIs there a way on Linux to backup the photos to the computer without using a cloud service?
- est31 4y agoYes! There is an OSS implementation of (parts of) the proprietary protocol for USB communication to iTunes so you can indeed get your photos. I say parts because some functionality is not implemented, like the offline backups feature. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/IOS https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/IOS
- throwntoday 4y agoThanks for the link. Looks like I won't need macOS at all! :-)
- est31 4y agoNote though that with only one apple device, you won't have access to to icloud if your device is stolen or you get locked out because you forgot your pin or similar. If I log in to icloud on my laptop, I first have to confirm it on a linked device... if you only own one device if that device is linked you thus can't use Find My, remote locking or similar. See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34407087 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34407087
- throwntoday 4y agoAny suggestions for calendar syncing? It's basically the only thing I use iCloud for. Would like to avoid Google and don't mind running my own server to manage it so long as I can use the default calendar app on iOS.
- Joeri 4y agoYou can run owncloud and use their app to automatically upload photos and videos in the background.