Hi Alex, I just wanted to add one thing since your backup questions have been answered by now. I'm not sure whether this particular battery replacement program would qualify, but sometimes you can call Apple and request an advanced exchange. This is where they ship out a new device and then you ship yours back to them upon receiving the new device. There is a fee for this; I believe it is $35 but free under AppleCare Plus, and you receive everything you need to ship the old phone back to Apple. Again, not sure if they would offer this to you, but it's something you could call to ask about. Of course, you might prefer to keep your original phone, but I don't think that's necessarily a guarantee even if you ship your phone in first. I've read some material on Apple.com that indicates there is no guarantee whether you would get your original device back or a new one when you send it in for repairs. The advance exchange program may well have changed or been discontinued, but I was offered this option once.
Grant Sent from mobile On Aug 23, 2014, at 6:17 AM, "Alex Hall" <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: Hi all, I'll be taking advantage of the recently announced program to get a free battery replacement for my iPhone5. There's no Apple Store nearby, though, so I'll be sending my device to Apple and will therefore be without it for up to ten days. My mother, who got her phone at the same time I did, will be doing the same thing. I have an iPod Touch I can use; if we take turns, we can each use the Touch while our phones are away, and activate an old flip phone for actually making phone calls and texting non-iCloud people. All that said, here are my questions regarding backing up our phones, and later, getting them back. 1. Can an iPhone5 iCloud backup be restored to the iPod Touch? That way whoever is using the iPod can have their apps and data without having to manually download everything. 2. Is there anything special about backing up with iTunes, or will an iCloud backup be fine for restoring when the iPhones come back? 3. There's a chance I can use an iPhone4 instead of the iPod. Will backups work on that (see question 1)? 4. Is there anything else I need to know about backups for this situation? Thanks for any help/information anyone can offer. I'll send a separate email soon with details on the battery replacement program for anyone interested. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
