Showing posts with label iphone. Show all posts

How to use iCloud or iTunes for backup and which one is better.



Sometimes while using your iOS device/or any device at that, you face situation where you need to do a full reset and then of course restore it back to original form or maybe you got a new iOS device and want to shift all your previous iOS data to the new one. iPhone has a very easy backup procedure in all these cases. You can either use iTunes or iCloud. Both are similar in technical work but deviate in practicality. iCloud automatically backups your device provided that iCloud's backup is turned on in your phone's settings (Access it in iOS 10 via settings>>iCloud>>manage storage or For iOS 11/12 go to Settings>>Apple ID>>icloud>>backup>>turn ON)

iCloud vs iTunes; How to use iCloud to add photos from computer to iPhone instead of iTunes.


Few days ago I came across a situation where I needed to add some photos in my iPhone from my computer. Countless searches led me to iTunes. Now the thing with iTunes is that its great for downloading files or music but with the images, backup (Read how to backupHERE) and all the important stuff it starts acting up. The worst thing is that you need to turn OFF your iCloud photo library meaning, your pictures stop backing up to your iCloud for long term access and the pictures that are already in the iCloud won't show up in your camera roll.