What is the point in backing up iPhone if you are using iCloud?
So I don't see the point to select the "backup device to iCloud" (settings>icloud>storage and backup>icloud backup ) in the iCloud settings menu. Nor do I see a point to back up to iTunes (wi-fi or USB) if you are already synching data to iCloud.
So pretend you loose your iPhone, buy a new phone, and re-sync it to your iCloud account.
iCloud syncs photos, bookmarks, notes, calendar, contacts, and documents. As far as itunes purchases, they are always on iTunes to be downloaded, at will, under my itunes account. Any CD's that I rip to iTunes are on my mac's hard drive, and can put them back on the phone with a quick sync.
So please explain to me why I need to "backup my iPhone" to iCloud.
I understand why "syncing" with icloud is good. But why turn the iphone "storage and backup" slider on? (settings>icloud>storage and backup>icloud backup on.) Can someone please give me one reason that I would want to use this option?
The only thing that I can think of is the phone's settings would return to default? And maybe so that Apple can sell you data that you don't "really need".
Am I wrong on my assessment about this?
I was wondering about this too but when my itouch (works the same as iphone) got stuck in recovery mode and wasn't recognized by itunes I had to bring it down to apple to restore. Well I have most my music burned from cd's so ya I just re synced but it saved me alot of time because I didn't have to re-enter all my contacts and info and didn't have to worry about losing my notes (which I use to put stuff down I Absolutely HAVE to remember at work and I tend not to so it probably saved me from losing my job because its what you HAVE TO DO and i'm new to it so I still don't remember all of it so I'm constantly pulling out my itouch to read notes. So basically you may still see no purpose but if something happens you may be very very happy you did turn it on. I would recommend it because you just never know what might happen.
A secondary backup is standard practice. What happens if iCloud is not available or horrors of horrors, your data is lost or corrupted in iCloud, then what do you do?
- Would you pay to have the backing glass of you iphone changed to a different colour? I was thinking of this has a business idea. I saw that the new ipods had different backing cases of different colours and i was thinking i would really like my iphone to be blue, so would you think it was a good idea to have the back of your iphone a different colour, would you pay for it?
- Will turning off iCloud Backup after backing up iPhone delete data? So I'm about to get a new iPhone and going to transfer everything via iCloud Backup. I have never done this since i've been having the same iPhone for years now. My question is, if I back up my entire data on iCloud, backup my phone and then turn off the setting, would it delete everything in my new phone?
- Will my iphone apps still be saved if I replace the screen without backing up data on the icloud? I tried backing up my data on icloud a few days ago, but some apps did not backup because it said it needed a certain amount of space on my phone to do so. My screen is now damaged, and I will get it replaced. Will my messages and apps still be on there once the new screen is installed?
- Why is my iphone not backing up to iCloud? When I try to back up my iphone it says backing up, estimating time remaining then stops. What do I do?