These old Apple products are starting to rot ... Older devices from the early 2010s — including the iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iPod touch fifth generation — are eligible for an iOS 9 upgrade.

Give yourself some peace of mind and make sure you have a solid iPhone backup before moving to the next version.

Apps and data stored on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 8 or earlier will not be affected, and Apple says that customers can still manually back up their devices to a Mac or a Windows PC.

To restore your new phone, open Finder or iTunes, and connect your phone to your computer. Click Trust when prompted, and ...

You can still manually back up your device to a Mac or PC with iTunes or Finder. Connect your iPhone to your computer. On your computer, open Finder, Apple Devices, or iTunes, then click the ...

Additionally, iOS 18.2 is bringing back a simple but helpful feature that Apple took away with iOS 16 (released in September ...

on most Apple mobile devices. It can also be updated via the Finder in macOS, or iTunes on a Windows PC. The second main option is to back up the affected iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch manually.

In a new support document, Apple revealed that starting ... not a bug Anyone who's still hanging onto an old iPhone and an old version of iOS does have another backup option.

Experts agree that the best way to protect your data is to keep it backed up. That way, if your device ever breaks or you have to reset it, your data is safe and sound. Luckily, backing up an ...