You can only do an encrypted backup in iTunes and it backs up things like WiFi and app passwords and so on. At this point I think an iCloud backup is almost as good as an encrypted backup, but there might still be a few things the encrypted backup includes, not sure. Anyhow, in iTunes you just connect your phone, go to the phone area and in the summary tab which is selected bvy default tab until you find a checkbox that says "encrypt backup". You press the spacebar to check it and at the point you are asked to enter a password, then tab once and re-enter it and then press OK. The backup will start and it is encrypted from now on. What confused me in the beginning is that I thought you always had to turn on encrypted backup each time you do a backup, but once turned on and the password is set you can just choose File > Devices > Backup and the backup will be encrypted. Keep in mind though that you might go for years doing this without having to restore and then if you do want to use that backup for a restore it will ask you for the password you used when you first turned it on and if you don't know it then your backup is useless.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vicki Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Why is an encrypted backup important?; was RE: iOS11 and Notifications Backups have always confused me. If I do an ICloud backup on my phone or mini IPAD, it does not give me the options to encrypt. Do I need to do it on my computer and if so, how do I do it? Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: "Woody Anna Dresner" <[email protected]> To: "VIPhone Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 11:58 AM Subject: Re: Why is an encrypted backup important?; was RE: iOS11 and Notifications Hi, Encrypted backups save your HealthKit and password data, while unencrypted ones don't. iCloud backups also save this data, which they didn't used to do, so so they are now equivalent. However, either an iCloud or encrypted backup is better than an unencrypted backup. Best, Anna > On Sep 20, 2017, at 8:49 AM, Harry Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also, Johnathan Mosen in his ios 11 book says that nowadays there is > little advantage in iTunes encrypted backups compared with iCloud > backups so long as you use Keychain. Is this correct? > Harry > >> On 20 Sep 2017, at 15:28, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Seighard, >> >> Why is the encrypted part of your advice to make an encrypted backup >> important? I have made backups before this using iTunes, but I've >> never seen how to be sure they are encrypted, and don't know why >> (other than >> security) this may be important? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Chip >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 4:14 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: iOS11 and Notifications >> >> Hi Jed and Billy, >> >> I highly recommend you go to www.applevis.com, find the iOS 11 >> article (I just thought I try Jaws Find and searched for iOS 11 and >> this put me right on it) and read that article. >> After I did this I decided to upgrade since there are some braille >> related bugs which don't concern me since I use neither braille input >> nor do I have a braille display. There are also a few things which >> mention Voiceover together with Zoom and this is also not a concern >> for me. The rest I think I can live with until Apple fixes it. >> I did my usual preparation: >> 1. Check to see if there are any updates, there were two and one >> mentioned iOS 11 compatibility so it's always a good idea to make >> sure all your apps are up to date especially before a major update. >> 2. Connect to my laptop, open iTunes and do a sync and then an >> encrypted backup. >> 3. I then went to Settings > General > Reset and tapped Reset Network >> Settings. After the phone rebooted I renamed it again to what I >> wanted and reconnected to my WiFi. >> >> I now tried to update via iTunes, but everyt time I clicked "Check >> for Updates", iTunes said it could not contact the update server and >> all I could do is press OK. >> I then went to Settings > General > Software Update on my iPhone. The >> iOS >> 11 update was there instantly. I have a 6S Plus and it said the >> update was 2.04 Gb and I tapped on Download and Install. >> After agreeing to the license terms it sat there for a few seconds >> saying requesting update, then it started the download maybe 20 >> seconds before the clock on my PC jumped to 12:45 PM. >> I guess it's nice to have a fibre connection with 125 Mb download as >> the actual download was done in just over 3 minutes at 12:47. >> The phone then restarted and just a few minutes ago, at 1:02 PM, >> Voiceover came up and asked for my PIN, after I entered it I was >> asked to also enter my Apple Id password and after a few seconds of >> showing the message "Updating iCloud Settings" I had the message that >> the update was successful and was at the "Get Started" button. >> From start to finish it was basically 18 minutes and a bit over 3 of >> those were for the download, about 14 for the install, very smooth >> despite the fact that probably a lot of people are updating now. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Billy Maynard >> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 12:24 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: iOS11 and Notifications >> >> hi, >> >> I'll just point you all to what seghard (sorry about spelling) said >> about ios 11. update at your own risk and I'm sure the update >> servers are overloaded currently if you can not update. Just some >> caushionary words I remember and plan to pay attention too as he is >> onthe bata testing people. >> >> Billy Maynard >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jed Barton" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 2:20 PM >> Subject: Re: iOS11 and Notifications >> >> >> Hey guys. I have not been able to download IOS 11. My phone keeps >> telling me my software is up to date. >> Any ideas? >> >>> On 9/19/17, Davy Cuppens <[email protected]> wrote: >>> This is a known heavy bug. >>> >>> >>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >>> From: Carla >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 8:41 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: iOS11 and Notifications >>> >>> Yes I'm just getting the notifications sound but no speech. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Brian Hansen >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:40 AM >>> To: VIPhones <[email protected]> >>> Subject: iOS11 and Notifications >>> Importance: High >>> >>> I was just wondering if anyone else is having problems with the >>> announcement >>> >>> of their incoming notifications. Since upgrading to iOS 11, any time >>> a notification comes in, VO just announces the time instead of >>> reading the notification. 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