I'll confess that iCloud has always confused me somewhat. I understand the basic iCloud backup, but not much about what actually gets backed up. I usually use an encrypted iTunes backup. So, for my questions: 1. Will an iCloud backup grab everything an encrypted iTunes backup would? I know I can't back up apps to iCloud, but what about app data, like how far I've gotten in a game like Papa Sangre or The Blind Legend? 2. Will an iCloud backup grab my VDR library? I've always been unclear about this. 3. If not, will VDR's new iCloud sync feature take care of this for me? 4. If I use an encrypted iTunes backup instead of an iCloud backup, can I still use VDR's iCloud sync? In other words, do I need to have an iCloud backup to get my stuff in VDR from my iPhone 4S to my (hopefully not too far in the future) iPhone 6S? I hope this is making sense. 5. What the heck is keychain, and if I do have to make an iCloud backup, will this keychain feature backup things like my wifi password and passwords and logged in status for things like facebook and Twitter?
An unrelated question here. I'm having trouble backing up my iPhone with iTunes. Here's the steps I've taken already, with the help of Apple support (they were awesome, by the way!). 1. We finally figured out that the reason my new computer wasn't seeing my iPhone is because I needed to do something (I'm not quite sure anymore if it was update or completely install) the USB mobile driver. Anyway, whatever they did, it fixed it. 2. Purchased a new 30-pin iPhone sync and charge cable to replace the old one that was really showing its age. I'm still having the same issue. I keep getting the message that "the iPhone could not be backed up because the iPhone disconnected." This is dismaying. Firstly, because I want as complete a backup as possible, and I'm worried that I won't get that with an iCloud backup, but also because I plan to sell this 4S (I hope I can get something for it) to get a little money for my new 6S. The pricing may have gotten cheaper with the AT&T Next plans, but it's still kind of a big investment for me. Also, I'd like this 4S to be sold unlocked, and you can't do that without doing a backup and factory reset before the unlock process and then a restore after the process, and AT&T specifies to do this with iTunes. I'm not sure if this unlock process will work without iTunes. Do you think something is wrong with the 30-pin port? Would some compressed air maybe help if it's just that the port has some crap in it? Unlocking questions: 1. Where the heck would I get a new SIM card to put in the iPhone to complete the unlock process? AT&T says not to insert your iPhone's original SIM into the unlocked phone. 2. Can I keep my number, even after unlocking? 3. Would my old SIM from my 4S work with my 6S? I know Apple has done some different SIM sizes over the years, and I have no idea of how things stand now. Lol I don't even know what size SIM the 4S has, let alone the 6S. For 4S users (and anyone else who might have experience with this: My iPhone's home button seems to be posessed. I think this has something to do with my iPhone's freezing randomly, sometimes for minutes at a time. This can happen even when the phone didn't just have a freezing fit. Sometimes, I'll press the home button, and the phone won't respond. So I'll press it again, and I get Siri popping up. Sometimes if the phone freezes, I'll press the home button once to get out of whatever app I'm in, once to get out of a particular folder, and once to go back to the first page of apps, all a second or two apart, and VO will turn off. And when Itry and turn VO back on, the phone sometimes doesn't do it. Or the phone is just being rediculously slow. So I'll do another tripple-press of the home button, and sometimes VO will say that it's off. I've even tried recalibrating the home button, and this is still happening. It's not offen, but I do notice it. Do you think my home button is wearing out, or just that iOS 9+Vo is just too much for the 4S at times? Sorry for the millions of questions. I just want to make sure I don't lose anything during the process of unlocking my old phone and getting a new one, and that I can get some kind of money for the 4S. If all else fails, I do still have a 4 in rather good condition, though I doubt I'll get much from selling it lol. Thanks, Ari -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
