Great discussion, I've just gone in and made sure I have copies of all my apps on my Mac, so will see what happens when the 7 Plus arrives on Friday and if necessary update the book accordingly. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org
> On 14/09/2016, at 3:13 AM, Woody Anna Dresner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > Let us know what happens. I'm pretty sure iTunes restores from on-board apps > if they're on your computer because last year, when I got a new iPhone, I got > tons of errors saying certain apps couldn't be restored. It turned out that I > had a bunch of apps that had entries in my iTunes library, but the apps they > linked to were missing. I don't know how that happened, but clearly, iTunes > was trying to restore those apps from its library on my Mac and gave error > messages when it couldn't find them. Using iTunes to download the missing > apps got rid of the error messages, and the apps were copied to my phone. > > I have heard that if you restore in this way, some apps take up more space on > your device than they would if you downloaded them because you end up with > the complete app, rather than the thinned version. Still, it's a faster way > to get your apps, and it's nice to be able to restore from a backup without > needing a good Wi-Fi connection. > > Best, > Anna > > >> On Sep 13, 2016, at 12:31 AM, Alan Lemly <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Thanks, Anna. I've had my iTunes Store preferences set as you suggest below >> for quite some time. I guess the acid test on what apps I get will be >> answered when I get a new iPhone and restore it from my iTunes encrypted >> backup. >> >> Alan >> >> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On >> Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner >> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 10:53 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Post iOS 9 What Apps Are Restored? >> >> Hi, >> >> The way I think it works is that if you set iTunes to download all your >> apps, they will be copied from iTunes when you restore from a backup. If you >> don't, they are downloaded from Apple's servers. You set this up by going >> into Preferences with Control-Comma in Windows or Command-Comma on a Mac, >> choosing Store, and checking the box to download apps. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >> >>> On Sep 12, 2016, at 10:09 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> I'm still somewhat confused about what apps are restored to a device >>> following an encrypted backup restore. I know this changed with iOS 9 and I >>> just read in Jonathan Mosen's iOS 10 Without the Eye new book that apps >>> aren't restored from an iTunes encrypted backup. >>> >>> So let's say I decide at some point to buy a new iPhone 7. I'll backup my >>> iPhone 6 to an encrypted iTunes backup from which I'll restore to my new >>> iPhone 7. What version of the apps will be restored to my new iPhone if I >>> were running other than the latest version on my iPhone 6? I've made sure I >>> have backed up copies of these versions to my computer using iTunes. It >>> sounds from Jonathan's book as if only the latest version of my apps will >>> be restored from Apple's servers. Is that right? What about apps that I >>> happened to be running on my iPhone 6 that are no longer available in the >>> Apps Store? Will I have to go through some extra hoops placing backup >>> copies of these older versions in my Automatically Add to iTunes folder in >>> order to get them on my new iPhone? >>> >>> Thanks for any help clarifying what apps are restored following an iOS 9 >>> and later iTunes restore. >>> >>> Alan Lemly >>> >>> -- >>> 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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> <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] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone >>> <https://groups.google.com/group/viphone>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> 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 - 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