iPhone Backup Extractor: Extract & Recover Data from iPhone Backup

Why need an iPhone Backup Extractor?

Apple provides iTunes to help iOS users to make a backup copy of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. After iTunes syncs with your iDevice, it keeps a separate backup file which contains all your data, including photos, videos, contacts, SMS messages, call logs, notes, calendar, voicemails, voice memos, and more. However, the iTunes backup file is not a common file, but a SQlitedb file. It's unreadable and won't allow you to recover data selectively. What's worse, you can't get any data out of it when your iPhone is lost/stolen/damaged and have no other iOS device available. That's why the iPhone backup extractor comes out.

Best iPhone Backup Extractor for Windows and Mac

Need an iTunes backup extractor to recover your iPhone data from iTunes backup? Here FoneGeek iPhone Backup Extractor is strongly recommended. It can find all iPhone, iPad and iPod backups on your computer and lets you extract data from iPhone backup with ease. You can preview contacts, SMS, photos, videos, WhatsApp, Viber, notes etc. in details and recover the data all according to your needs. The software works well with backups of all iPhone models (including iPhone XS/XS Max/XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8/8 Plus, 7/7 Plus, 6s/6s Plus, SE, 6/6 Plus, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4/2, etc.) and all iOS versions (even the newest iOS 12).

     

To get started, please download this iTunes Backup Extractor from FoneGeek official site and get it installed on your Windows or Mac computer. Then follow the steps below to extract and recover data from iTunes backup:

1. Run iPhone Backup Extractor for Win/Mac on your computer and choose "Recover from iTunes Backup File" from "Data Recovery" tool. 
2. All your iTunes backup files will be listed. Choose the one you need and click "Start Scan" to begin scanning. 
3. After that, all the content in the iTunes backup will be displayed by categories. You can preview them and choose those you want to get back, then click "Recover" to export and save them to your computer. 

Extra Tips:

• Tip 1: Please don't sync your iPhone with iTunes after you find data loss on your iPhone. Or your iTunes backup file will be updated and overwritten by the content on your iPhone, and your lost data will go forever.
• Tip 2: FoneGeek iPhone Backup Extractor supports to extract data from iTunes backup and restore them to your computer, not to your iPhone. If you want to transfer music, videos and other data from iTunes to your iPhone, FoneGeek Phone Transfer will help you.

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Complete Guide to Upgrade iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch to iOS 10

Apple has launched iOS 10 on 13th September 2016, which brings a multitude of brilliant new features like redesigned lock screen, innovative Message app, and more powerful Siri etc. Well, you've probably got these questions: should I update my iPhone or iPad to iOS 10, can I update my iPhone or iPad to iOS 10 and how do I update to iOS 10? Don't worry. Here we'll address all these questions in this complete guide. Read this blog to get your answers now.

Should I Update My iPhone or iPad to iOS 10?

iOS 10 brings brilliant new features, however, it also brings you some new bugs and issues. Here we've collected reasons whether you should update to iOS 10 or not.

Pros:

• Fix previous iOS issues: The new iOS 10 can help to fix previous iOS 9 issues and problems on your iPhone or iPad. 
• Rick Lock Screen: The lock screen of iOS 10 becomes richer and more powerful, which allows you to view photos and videos, or even respond to messages directly within notification. 
• Raise to Wake: The Raise to Wake feature makes it quicker to view the notifications on your lock screen. 
• New features for Message: You can replace any word that you've typed into an emoji, send iMessages with bubble effects, rich links, Didital Touch, handwritten notes, and more. 
• Delete stock apps: With iOS 10, you can remove part of stock apps like Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, iBooks, iCloud Drive, iTunes Store, Mail, Maps, Music, News, Notes, Reminders, Videos, Voice Memos, Weather and more from your iDevice. 

Cons: 

• Potential bugs: Various types of problems are usually common after new iOS updates, such as random reboot, Wi-Fi issues, or app crashing, etc. 
• Lose previous Jailbreak: Once you move to iOS 10, you will not only lose the jailbreak but you need to wait for new jailbreak for a long time. 
• Slow iOS device down: New software updates are nice, but when applied to old hardware, you're bound to get a device that's even slower than it was before. 

Can I Update My iPhone or iPad to iOS 10?

Before upgrading to iOS 10, the first thing you need to do is checking the full list of iOS 10 compatible devices and see if your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch can run iOS 10.

iOS 10 is available as an upgrade for the following devices:

• iPhone: iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5 
• iPad: iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad mini 4, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2
• iPod touch: iPod touch 6 

While the following devices can't upgrade to iOS 10: iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPod touch 2, iPod touch 3, iPod touch 4, iPod touch 5

How to Install iOS 10 on Your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch? 

You can update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to iOS 10 wirelessly or with iTunes. Before you update, please make a backup of your iDevice using iCloud or iTunes.

Update to iOS 10 Wirelessly

Generally, when the software update is available, you will receive a message and just tap Install Now. If you miss the pop-up, just follow the steps below:

1. Plug your device into power and connect to the Internet with Wi-Fi. 
2. Tap Settings > General > Software Update. 
3. Tap Download and Install and follow the prompts: Enter Passcode > Tap on Agree on Terms and Conditions > Tap on Agree to confirm. 
4. Tap on Install Now to start the update process. 

Update to iOS 10 via iTunes

If you can't update wirelessly on your iOS device, you can update manually using iTunes on a computer that you trust. Here're the steps:

1. Download and Install the latest version of iTunes on your computer. 
2. Open iTunes and connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to computer via USB cable. 
3. Click on the Device tab and then choose Summary. 
4. Click on Check for Update > Choose Download and Update > Select Agree to confirm. 
5. Enter your Passcode on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. 

Hope this guide can help you update to iOS 10 on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch successfully. After the update, you may meet some problems like Data Loss. If you lost important data like contacts, messages, notes, photos and more from your iDevice when updating to iOS 10, don't panic, FoneGeek iPhone Recovery software can help you recover lost data on iPhone/iPad/iPod, even without backup.

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iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: Should You Upgrade to It?

After months of rumors, the most-expected iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are finally here with many pros, such as advanced new camera systems, immersive stereo speakers, brightest and colorful display, water resistance, wireless charging, no headphone jack, etc. Should you upgrade to iPhone 7 or 7 Plus? If you are still sitting on the sidelines for picking up Apple's next flagship, here're some stunning features about the new iPhones.

* Static Home Button

The home button of iPhone 7 is now solid state, which means you can't physically press or click it in. It's pressure-sensitive, including "taptic feedback", which just means that apps can give you three levels of pressure and haptic feedback, like a light or strong buzz.

* Waterproof Design

Both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are water-and-dust-resistant (IP67), meaning you're free to get them wet without worry. That means you'll be able to take either of them underwater for about 30 minutes, up to 1 meter deep.

* No Headphone Jack

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus no longer feature a 3.5mm headphone jack. Instead, Apple's new EarPods headphones will connect through the Lightning connector port. Apple is also pushing new, funky-looking AirPods headset connects wirelessly through auto-pairing.

* Huge Camera Jump

The iPhone 7 keeps the 12-megapixel camera, but adds a larger aperture and this is a big deal – optical image stabilization that keeps images steadier. And the iPhone 7 Plus gets a second, 56mm telephoto lens on the back that works like a built-in zoom feature.

* Improved Battery Life

Apple's mediocre battery life finally get improved on iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The new iPhones has a Bigger battery than the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Good news for those who suffered with the battery downgrade between the 6 and 6S.

* Wireless Charging

As Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge takes leading step of wireless charging, iPhone 7 loath to lag behind, embracing wireless charging technology with a maximum distance of 15 feet.

* Faster A10 Processor

The iPhone 7's new A10 Fusion chip is a 64-bit, quad-core processor that Apple says is 40 percent faster than last year's A9 processor. The powerful A10 processor takes things to an entirely new level, making best use of CPU and GPU with 6 cores, delivering a performance boost of 20% and reducing power consumption by 40% simultaneously, compared to iPhone 6S.

* More Color Choices

Apple is also bringing more colors to the iPhone 7, so in addition to silver, gold and rose gold, you can also choose between a glossy "jet black" and a matte black color. The jet black replaces the famous space grey color.

* More Storage Options

iPhone 7's 256GB storage option finally comes to use, which is reasonable especially when it ships with 12-megapixel dual-lens camera. The end of 16GB is a main iPhone 7 advantage over iPhone 6S/6 and fits the bill of many multimedia maniacs for 4K video shooting tasks.

>> Must-Have Tool for iPhone 7 - Backup/Restore iPhone 7 Data

This is a classic dilemma: you shot many memorable pictures but accidentally deleted them on your iPhone 7. What should you do? In such case, we recommend you use FoneGeek iPhone Data Recovery. This software can help to export data on your iPhone to computer for backup. Also, it allows you to recover deleted photos, videos, contacts, messages, WhatsApp, Viber, notes, etc. from iPhone 7/7 Plus.

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How to Make an Archived iTunes Backup of Your iPhone/iPad

Regularly backing up your iPhone to iCloud or iTunes is likely routine for most iOS users. But if you want to upgrade to a beta version of iOS (like iOS 12) or you want to downgrade shortly after installing a new iOS update, you'll want to create an archived backup on iTunes. Well, an archived iTunes backup is essential because it saves the current state of your iOS device and prevents it from being accidentally overwritten by subsequent backups.

Here's how to mak an archived backup of iPhone/iPad using iTunes: 

Part 1: Create an Backup 

1. Connect your iPhone or iPad to a Mac with the latest version of iTunes installed and open iTunes. 
2. Click on the device icon in iTunes. In the backup section, choose "This computer". You can select "Encrypt iPhone backup" and set a password for your backup. 
3. Click "Back Up Now" and wait for the backup process to finish. It will take several minutes to complete. 

Part 2: Archive the Backup

1. To archive the backup, choose "Preferences" from the iTunes dropdown menu and click on the "Devices" tab. 
2. Choose the backup you just created, right-click on it and select the "Archive" option. 

Once archived, a backup will be marked with the date and the exact time that it was archived. The next time you backup, iTunes will create a new backup for that device, leaving your previous Archive intact. Please note this guide is for iTunes users on the Mac. If you are using iTunes on a Windows PC, you should rename your iTunes backup folder or move it to another location to prevent it from being overwritten.

How to extract and recover data from archived iTunes backup? 

The backup of your iPhone/iPad contains all your data, including photos, videos, contacts, calendar, SMS messages, voicemails, notes, call history, which are not readable. Here we'd like to recommend the FoneGeek iPhone Data Recovery to help you get data from the iTunes backup to your computer.

     

1. Simply download and install the iPhone Data Recovery from FoneGeek official site onto your computer. 
2. Run the program and select "Data Recovery". Then choose "Recover from iTunes Backup File". 
3. Select an iTunes backup file, and then click "Next" to begin scanning data in the backup. 
4. Preview the contents extracted and choose those you need, then click "Recover" to save them to your computer. 

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