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azoss82 Author

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iPhone backup

With the new iPad Pro 4th generation, are you able to backup your iPhone without having to use desktop or lap top?

Posted on Mar 30, 2020 10:45 AM

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sberman

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Apr 1, 2020 12:52 PM in response to azoss82

azoss82 wrote:

However, with iCloud you’re not able

to to do a complete backup like you would if you used iTunes.

I don’t understand.

About backups for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

My question is whether the new iPad would be able to backup my iPhone instead of using iTunes on my iMac.

No. See the above article.

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azoss82 Author

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Apr 1, 2020 8:46 AM in response to sberman

Understood. However, with iCloud you’re not able

to to do a complete backup like you would if you used iTunes. My question is whether the new iPad would be able to backup my iPhone instead of using iTunes on my iMac. Thanks

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Apr 1, 2020 1:46 PM in response to azoss82

Not yet. iPadOS still doesn't have all possibilities that you have on macOS, so you still need a computer for local backups.

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sberman

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Mar 30, 2020 10:57 AM in response to azoss82

iCloud backup has been available for many years.

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

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azoss82 Author

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Apr 1, 2020 1:48 PM in response to FranzWebber

Thank you. I was just wondering with the boasting of the speed, space and whatnot.

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