Hi Alex,
I would do an encrypted backup via iTunes and restore from it when your iPhones come back. It is not recommended to restore an iPhone backup to an iPod Touch. Yes, both devices run iOS, but the hardware is very different and according to Apple "Restoring an iPhone backup to an iPod touch may result in unexpected behavior on the iPod touch (such as the device resetting repeatedly)." Here is a short article where this comes from and while the support article is from 2009, I have seen newere references that this is still the same. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2624?viewlocale=en_US As for restoring your iPhone 5 backup to an iPhone 4 this should not be a problem. Also, Mark recently replied to one of my posts where I mentioned the encrypted backup and he pointed out that in his opinion a regular backup also backed up passwords and all of the same information. This is, however, not the case. The main difference between a regular and an encrypted backup si that the encrypted backup also backs up your keychain and allows it to be restored to a different device. If you don't encrypt the backup the keychain will restore to the same device, but not to a new device. Mark, if you read this I suggest you start using the encrypted backup option especially since you said you are starting to like how keychain works. If you get a new iPhone at some point and you don't encrypt your backup you'll not get that data restored. Here is an Apple support article which explains in detail what is backed up and what is not: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946 Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 6:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: A Few Backup Questions Hi all, I'll be taking advantage of the recently announced program to get a free battery replacement for my iPhone5. There's no Apple Store nearby, though, so I'll be sending my device to Apple and will therefore be without it for up to ten days. My mother, who got her phone at the same time I did, will be doing the same thing. I have an iPod Touch I can use; if we take turns, we can each use the Touch while our phones are away, and activate an old flip phone for actually making phone calls and texting non-iCloud people. All that said, here are my questions regarding backing up our phones, and later, getting them back. 1. Can an iPhone5 iCloud backup be restored to the iPod Touch? That way whoever is using the iPod can have their apps and data without having to manually download everything. 2. Is there anything special about backing up with iTunes, or will an iCloud backup be fine for restoring when the iPhones come back? 3. There's a chance I can use an iPhone4 instead of the iPod. Will backups work on that (see question 1)? 4. Is there anything else I need to know about backups for this situation? Thanks for any help/information anyone can offer. I'll send a separate email soon with details on the battery replacement program for anyone interested. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
