If you’ve ever had to restore an iOS device from its iTunes backup—for example, if you’ve upgraded to a new phone, or if Apple has replaced an iPhone that was having problems—there’s a good chance you ...

But I'd still like to replace the whole series of messages. I have a backup in iTunes that was about two weeks old. I really don't want to return my entire iPhone to its state as of two weeks ago by ...

Using iTunes to manage your data is not the best part of owning an iPhone or iPad. Spend time with Cupertino’s flagship app, and you realize it’s tough to navigate, with cumbersome tools for managing ...

I have an iPhone 4, which I regularly sync with iTunes so I always have a relatively recent backup from which to restore if I need to wipe and start fresh. From what I understand, this method is the ...

Earlier this week, my friend and Macworld colleague, Dan Frakes, posted a series of tweets lamenting a frustrating problem he was having with his iPhone. It began with a seemingly innocuous act: ...