![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It looks like the Lightning cable is being phased out. I had to buy various dongle's and adapters so I can use a wired headphone and charge at the same time. $2200 for this new iPad Pro and NO 3.5mm jack. I have been using 2FA for a couple of years now and it’s not as bad as I thought it would be, but it helps to have multiple devices and multiple phone numbers associated with your Apple ID so that you can get codes any number of ways. I could not use her iCloud backup without accepting 2FA. Oddly enough, I could not get around using 2FA for her. Quick Start wasn’t very reliable, so I kept restarting and eventually just chose to restore the backup. I had to do likewise with my daughter’s iPad. Although, I did have to tell the installation that I did not want two-factor authentication about 5 times. I made a back up onto my Mac Pro of my old iPad and then restored that to the new one. I discovered elsewhere that the iPad to iPad transfer mode is not very reliable. I have no clue what you mean about being a “bad boy” □□ Generally, I find it's always a good idea not to start something that can never be stopped. My other problem with it 2FA is that it cannot be turned off unless you are a "bad boy". Believe me, I resisted for years before finally caving to 2FA, but it really hasn’t been an issue. Like I said, I have four of them so that’s not a big issue with me. I have seen numerous threads here about users getting hosed by 2FA because they only had one Apple device. I know people who were completely locked out of their iPhone because they did not have another device to authenticate. Unless someone is very sloppy with passwords I don't think that 2FA is worth the additional hassle. I still backup with iTunes and iCloud, but my daughter had abandoned iTunes backups some time ago. Interesting, however, unless I am reading this incorrectly, according to Apple iCloud backups are encrypted. That way your devices are encrypted and so are the back ups. ![]() And over the years, many have gained access to peoples data. However, your iCloud back ups are NOT encrypted at all. I could not use her iCloud backup << As you know, the data on an iPhone or iPad is well encrypted. ![]()
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