If you own an iPhone, one of the easiest ways to secure your data is by backing it up to iCloud. You will most likely need to pay for additional iCloud real estate to accommodate your iPhone's full ...

I always back up my iPhone, but it's become pretty useless. Since iOS 9.0 I've had to full restore my iPhone 5 times, and do a "new install". Sometimes just rebooting the iPhone results in a "plus ...

Apple today published a new support document indicating that iOS 15.4 and watchOS 8.5 allow an Apple Watch to be restored with a nearby iPhone. The support document states that if an Apple Watch ...

The choice to perform a factory reset on an iPhone is driven by multiple motivations, ranging from the intent to sell the device, addressing ongoing operational problems, to a wish for a clean slate.

One of the subtle changes Apple has included with watchOS 8.5 is the ability to restore the wearable’s firmware without having to send it in for repair. Here’s how it works to restore Apple Watch with ...

Backing up the Apple Watch is quite different from how you might expect, with your settings and data stored through your connected iPhone, and not on the smartwatch itself. That means those who want ...

Before selling your iPhone on eBay, sending it to Apple, or otherwise sharing it, note the following: performing a "Restore" operation on the iPhone does not delete personal data from the device. In ...

Your Apple Watch will automatically backup its data while connected to a paired iPhone. Apple Watch backups save your apps and data, but won't save your passcode or Apple Pay information. If you ...