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Hi! Gregorio from DigiDNA here. We've been developing iOS management tools since 2008, and all our users have been pretty safe all the way. We're a Swiss owned company, and we develop iMazing in Switzerland. Privacy is a core value of ours: we don't upload any of your data anywhere. In fact, that's one of our main selling points: automatic backups, to your OWN storage. We call it data ownership: you get to decide where your backups are, and you get to export backed up data in formats that are actually actionable and not just restorable to your next iPhone.

Messages to Excel or PDF? sure. Drag and drop music or photos from a friends computer to your iPad? No problem, no need to sync with a specific library. Our goal is to extend the iOS/iPadOS user experience, and to do so whilst respecting Apple's core values: Simplicity, Privacy, Delight.
Thanks for addressing this. Privacy would be the main concern of mine as well. The fact that you’re a Swiss company is a big plus.

Generally speaking, I see Swiss people as the most kind and decent people I’ve encountered anywhere in the world. I would assume this translates to your software as well 🙂
 
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If you don't win it or don't already have it, then buy iMazing. It's a great tool for anyone who wants to have considerable more control over the iOS devices.
 
Sounds like a corrupted Spotlight indexing database problem. You could try to back up, edit the backup in iMazing (remove All spotlight related data), and restore that backup. We've never tried it, but it's worth a shot! get in touch at https://imazing.com/contact and ask for me, I'll give you a license code and guide you through the procedure. I'd be very interested to find out if my hunch is correct or not.

Thanks for the help. Just submitted help request.
 
Hi! Gregorio from DigiDNA here. We've been developing iOS management tools since 2008, and all our users have been pretty safe all the way. We're a Swiss owned company, and we develop iMazing in Switzerland. Privacy is a core value of ours: we don't upload any of your data anywhere. In fact, that's one of our main selling points: automatic backups, to your OWN storage. We call it data ownership: you get to decide where your backups are, and you get to export backed up data in formats that are actually actionable and not just restorable to your next iPhone.

Messages to Excel or PDF? sure. Drag and drop music or photos from a friends computer to your iPad? No problem, no need to sync with a specific library. Our goal is to extend the iOS/iPadOS user experience, and to do so whilst respecting Apple's core values: Simplicity, Privacy, Delight.
Does it save Health/Fitness application data?
 
Yes. As safe as you sitting next to your girlfriend on the couch and her mother right next to you, making sure no hanky panky goes on.
Lame. It is not.

iMazing is the tool kids use to try to manipulate Apple's settings.
It's a great tool for kids who want to start working with NSA and the like, in Switzerland Israel etc.
Not for people who love the safe castle of Apple.
Not for me.
I had dealt with iMazing a long time ago. This stuff is made for people who don't trust Apple and like to be more clever, so it's something for juvenile morons.
 
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Thank you! We don't plan on doing things differently, ever. We're not interested in our user's data, but in giving them freer access to it.
Juvenile marketing speech. "Free your software". You do not know what you are doing!
I hope Apple will close this door soon! It is in their own interest.
Of course, there will be a big row again, especially at MR, but that too will pass.
Never change a running system.
Apples iOS is the most secure, *because* it is not opened for user experiments.
Alternative: Go Android.
Or live in Windows and drill the iPhone with iMazing if you don't want to store a safe backup at Apple.

Security:
In case of doubt: Who dares to rebel against the FBI? Apple, but certainly not some little money-depending small company like Switzerland-iMazing.
 
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Messages to Excel or PDF? sure. Drag and drop music or photos from a friends computer to your iPad? No problem, no need to sync with a specific library. Our goal is to extend the iOS/iPadOS user experience, and to do so whilst respecting Apple's core values: Simplicity, Privacy, Delight.

A colleague of mine is a Police Prosecutor. She needed some messages off of an iPhone for a D.V. Court Case. This is exactly what I suggested. Seems like a great program. Unfortunately, a victim is unlikely to want to shell out for the licence, but I can only make the recommendation.
 
Juvenile marketing speech. "Free your software". You do not know what you are doing!
I hope Apple will close this door soon! It is in their own interest.
Of course, there will be a big row again, especially at MR, but that too will pass.
Never change a running system.
Apples iOS is the most secure, *because* it is not opened for user experiments.
Alternative: Go Android.
Or live in Windows and drill the iPhone with iMazing if you don't want to store a safe backup at Apple.

Security:
In case of doubt: Who dares to rebel against the FBI? Apple, but certainly not some little money-depending small company like Switzerland-iMazing.

Thank you for giving the opportunity to clear up a few misconceptions. You've obviously made your mind up, but learning about how things happen behind the scenes is never a bad thing.

Never change a running system.

iMazing does not change iOS. It does not install ANYTHING on your iPhone or iPad. It does not use unofficial communication channels with the phone. We back up iOS and iPadOS data in the exact same way Apple does, which is the only way since the OS itself builds the backup: you send a command to the device, it prepares the files, and sends them in a unique Apple backup format. Now, this format is unreadable, and we make it readable – we give you access to the backed up data, to a graphical representation of it, to export tools, and to the raw assets (photos, voicemail, message attachments etc...). And if you choose to encrypt your backup (which you should!), iOS itself does the encryption, not iMazing.

I hope Apple will close this door soon! It is in their own interest.

This 'door' is the ability to back up data locally and to sync without iCloud. The implications behind closing it are wide and perfectly unacceptable for many users, businesses and institutions included. Many government level institutions do not allow for data to be backed up in the cloud, at all. We work with state level and federal level institutions in the US, Canada, Germany, Italy... Many have a requirement to keep a copy of their mobile data locally. And the main use case isn't legal or investigative – it's about keeping accessible and actionable records of communications, files and data.

In another reply, you state:
iMazing is the tool kids use to try to manipulate Apple's settings.

Now, we do have backup editing tools which let users change files before restoring the backup. And yes, that's been used to tweak settings and do fun little hacks on games. But it's also used to save the day when the backup is corrupted and induces a boot loop (https://imazing.com/blog/how-to-fix-ios-9-stuck-on-apple-logo-after-restoring-a-backup).

We've also helped people who couldn't back up at all because of APFS changes, when both iCloud and local backups would fail on iOS 10 for users who had filenames with special characters (including the Spanish ñ of piñata, shame on you for spelling that correctly!): https://imazing.com/blog/ios-10-3-3-device-disconnected-error-during-backup-fix

It's an interesting read if you want to understand how deep bugs can go.

This stuff is made for people who don't trust Apple and like to be more clever, so it's something for juvenile morons.


We routinely see Apple engineers and geniuses turn to iMazing when things go south. We're a small passionate team of Apple fans, highly specialised in a way that no Apple tech support can be. We strive to enrich the Apple experience, not to pollute it or to weaken its security.
 
This sounds like a great software idea. I will look into it, win or not. Hope to win though.
 
How cool! I did everything in order to enter, my current iPhone has been dying so I've been trying to hold off upgrading in the event the 12 is as good as we all hoped. Something like the 12 Pro Max would be perfect for my giant hands lol
 
store a safe backup at Apple

If you mean iCloud backups, Apple does not fight law enforcement on those, and is willing to provide the contents of iCloud backups in response to a search warrant:

Legal Process Guidelines,Government & Law Enforcement within the United States,Subheading III.G.iii said:
iCloud content, as it exists in the subscriber’s account, may be provided in response to a search warrant issued upon a showing of probable cause
 
1st off, amazing giveaway. Thank you for you guys doing that! 2nd, I’m glad you guys put yourselves out there because this is a solution I’ve been looking for in terms of software. Even if I don’t win the contest, I’ve won in finding you guys. Thanks again and stay safe out there!
 
given that Apple dropped the ball now in the Syncing department as well iMazing is a must have, while it is ridiculous as Apple should provide the features so sync their devices I only use iMazing for some time now excusively.
 
Hi all, Gregorio here from DigiDNA. It's our first giveaway, and of course we want it to be memorable! So, to the max, more is more: you choose the model, capacity, color, engraving... We'll be in touch with the winner to make sure that they get exactly what they want. 1TB iPhone 12 Max s Plus 5G Gold Edition, sure, no problem! And if you want to scale down to a smaller size because the Max is too big for you, we'll make it up with some extra iMazing gift licenses.

Personally, I've been using Plus/Max sized phones since the 6 Plus came out, but this year I'm out. I use my phone a LOT, and the Max is just too heavy... But to each his own!

Looking forward to being in touch with the lucky winner, and to offering other awesome products in our next giveaway :)
Can u pick me as the winner
 
given that Apple dropped the ball now in the Syncing department as well iMazing is a must have, while it is ridiculous as Apple should provide the features so sync their devices I only use iMazing for some time now excusively.
 
Is iMazing safe though???

I run iMazing on a headless Mac server that runs macOS instead of Ubuntu Server (run those in VMs) SOLELY for iMazing. I am self hosting all my services and yet I use iMazing. If that is any vote of confidence for you. Backs up our various iDevices. I trust locally stored iOS backups facilitated by iMazing way more than cloud backups via iCloud. GREAT software, worth every single penny I paid.
 
Does anyone know or can confirm id iMazing also backs up Health or Fitness data? I know with Apple it has to be encrypted so just wondering if iMazing will do the same. Thanks.
 
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Does anyone know or can confirm id iMazing also backs up Health or Fitness data? I know with Apple it has to be encrypted so just wondering if iMazing will do the same. Thanks.

These datasets are only backed up when you enable encryption. iMazing backups work just like ex-iTunes/Finder: iOS decides what gets backed up, and protects your privacy by only allowing the backup of health/homekit/passwords data if a backup password is set, which you can (and should!) do in iMazing!
 
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