Alan and Mark, thanks for this. I'm going to be copying this and putting it on my computer for reference purposes. :)
Thanks, Ari > On Mar 1, 2016, at 8:04 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ari, > > I'm re-posting Mark's original message on this subject which was titled How > To Backup Your Third-Party VoiceOver Accessible iOS 9.x Apps and sent Fri > 10/30/2015 9:32 PM. You can find his message following my signature. > > Alan Lemly > > Hello All, > > I am cross-posting this to both V iPhone and Mac Visionaries. > > NOTE 1: > This document assume that you do not use the automatic app update feature on > your iOS device. > > NOTE 2: > The following applies to those who use an iOS device in conjunction with > iTunes on a computer, only. > > As we have all experienced, there are times when updates to an app can break > VoiceOver accessibility. > > In iOS 8.x and earlier, assuming that one had previously synchronized with > iTunes on a computer, if an update broke accessibility for a particular app, > one could simply delete the newly updated copy of the app from the iOS device > and then, connect the device to the computer and install the older version of > the app, back to the iOS device. > > This was possible because in iOS 8.x and earlier, assuming app WiFi syncing > was not enabled, the synchronization process included copying any newly > downloaded app from the iOS device into the iTunes Library located on the > computer. > > As of iOS 9.x, the synchronization process between the iOS device and the > computer, no longer includes copying apps from the device to the computer. > > For those of us who rely on VoiceOver accessibility, this new process means > that should an updated app break VoiceOver access, we can no longer restore > an earlier version of the app using the same time-tested method as we have > all come to enjoy. > > Before I continue, I urge all of you to please contact Apple and express how > significant this change in the synchronization process affects those of us > who are blind or low vision. > > The good news is that there is a simple workaround, so to speak, available to > those of us who want to insure that we always have an accessible copy of an > app. > > Just update the app in iTunes before connecting the iOS device. Updating > apps, in iTunes on the computer, actually downloads a full copy of the app in > the .IPA format which, just as always, can be copied to any authorized iOS > compatible device. > > Confused? Don't be; the following example should help clarify the process: > > [BEGIN EXAMPLE] > DAY ONE: > > 1. > You're very happy with all of your currently installed apps. Your favorite > app is the Candle Shore BLOG.com app and you don't want to lose VoiceOver > accessibility to it, should it be updated. > > 2. > You want to make certain that you have a full copy of this accessible version > of the app on your computer, just in case any future updates break its > accessibility. > > 3. > On your computer, you open iTunes and navigate to the Apps area. You locate > the Candle Shore BLOG.com app and, Click the Update button. This will update > a full copy of the app on your computer to the same version that is currently > on your iOS device. Remember, you will only do this if you like the current > version that is on your iOS device. Because you like to plan for worse case > scenarios, you decide to perform such an update for all of your > mission-critical apps like those having to do with banking, GPS navigation, > etc. > > DAY TWO: > > 1. > Upon checking the App Store, on your iOS device, you discover that there is > an update to the Candle Shore BLOG.com app. > > 2. > You update the app and discover, to your dismay, that VoiceOver accessibility > has been broken. > > 3. > You immediately delete the app from your iOS device. > > 4. > Now, you connect the iOS device to your computer and, from within iTunes, you > install the older, accessible, copy of the app, back to the iOS device, just > as you would have done in iOS 8.x. > [END EXAMPLE] > > The bottom line is that if you are currently running iOS 9.x or later, you > should manually update any important apps, on your computer, now, before any > future updates break them. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 10:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How to transfer Somethig Else games to iTunes to be coppied to > my new iPhone (when I eventually get it)? > > I could have sworn Mark Taylor posted instructions a while back on how to do > this with the later versions of iTunes 12 and iOS 9. > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Feb 29, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> There is no longer a way to transfer apps from the phone to your computer. >> You will need to go to the app store, choose Purchased, and download the >> apps that way. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >> >>> On Feb 29, 2016, at 10:57 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> I'm running the latest version of iOS 9 on my iPhone 4S, and I have the >>> latest version of iTunes installed on my Windows 10 computer. I know the >>> process for transfering apps to the computer is different now--and I'm >>> confused about how to do this now. It was easy enough in the days of iOS 8 >>> and the early versions of iTunes 12, but now the process has changed >>> significantly enough that I'm no longer confident in what I'm doing. I just >>> redownloaded all of Somethin Else's games onto my iPhone, and I want them >>> on my computer so I can put them on my new iPhone when they eventually go >>> away and can no longer be downloaded from the Apt Store. 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