iOS 18 Launches with Powerful RCS and Homepage Customization Features

Observer Time: September 16, 2024

Today is iOS 18 Day. If you have an iPhone dating back to the iPhone XR, you can download and install iOS 18 today. This means you need to set up your iPhone before installation. 

So, for that, you need a good backup of your data.
Apple celebrated September by introducing the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models at the September event. 

So today here at Observer Time we are going to discuss and observe the news of the IOS 18 release and its features.

16 — Monday — iOS 18 release date.
But you don’t need an add-on — you want some sort of add-on to make your life better in the event of an emergency. You need to go back to iOS 17. 

By installing this add-on, you will be more confident when using the new features of iOS 18 such as improved text messages, improved Maps Apple, and mirror iPhone from Mac on MacOS Sequoia. Here are seven iOS 18 settings you need to change ASAP.

10 ESSENTIAL ACCESSORIES TO GO WITH YOUR iPhone AFTER IOS 18

Why an archive is essential before installing a new version of iOS?

You are used to using iCloud Backup to back up your data from time to time. It works in the background (while you sleep and charge your device) with minimal additional friction, provided you have enough iCloud disk space available.

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > iCloud Backup and turn on Backup if this iPhone can’t.

But when it comes to moving to a full version of iOS such as iOS 17 to iOS 18, iCloud backup becomes a problem: if you go back to iOS 17, you can’t restore from that cloud deposit.

However, iCloud only keeps the latest backup—you can’t choose from previous backups. If you try to use iOS 18 cloud backup to restore to iOS 17, you will get an error message. (Creating the archive is an important step when installing iOS beta versions.)

This is why you need to archive a backup on your computer.

Should you encrypt the local backup?

Before creating this backup, you need to decide if you can enable one of the options, local backup encryption. 

For security purposes, this feature encrypts the data to prevent anyone who has access to your computer. 

This option keeps sensitive information in the backup, such as saved passwords and personal data in health and fitness apps.
The downside is creating a separate password for backup.

The backup is not functional if you cannot remember the password or keep it. 

So you should write this password down somewhere you can easily retrieve it. In the context of supporting iOS 17 as opposed to installing the iOS 18 beta, you have to decide if this is a good trade-off.

Create a local iPhone archive on your Mac

Creating this type of backup requires disk space and a little patience:

1. Connect your iPhone to your Mac.
2. Open a new Search window (choose File > New Search Window or press Command-N). 
3. In the left sidebar, select iPhone under Location.
4. If you want to encrypt the data, click Encrypt in the local add-on and set a password.
5. On the General tab, click Back Now.
6. Click Manage Backups.
7. Right-click (or Ctrl-click) the backup you made and select Archive. 

By following the optional feature of marking the attachment as an archive it will be protected from being overwritten by a subsequent local attachment and automatically deleted if there is a Mac site.

Create a local iPhone archive on Windows.

The iTunes program is the main channel for working with a connected iPhone under Windows. Open iTunes and do the following:

1. Connect your iPhone to your Windows computer.
2. In iTunes, click the iPhone button in the upper left.
3. Click Summary.
4. If you want to encrypt the data, click Encrypt in the local backup and enter a password. 
5. Click Backup Now.
6. Click Manage Backups.
7. Right-click on the backup you made and select Archive. 

By doing this backup option, you protect your backup from being overwritten by the next local backup, and from automatic deletion if your computer is running out of space.
With the report, you can safely use the iOS 18 beta, because if something needs to be changed to iOS 17, you can quickly restore your iPhone to use it.

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