Login to a cloud server that has your backups / restores / setup scripts / data. Preferably encrypt those backups before you upload them to the cloud server.
Only reason why I don't do it more frequently is it's a pain in the ass. I've been fairly impressed with iOS's backup restoration system recently.
Only had to log in to a specific set of services for everything to be back to normal.
This system is definitely a great way to test your backup restores!
Also: Don't use email for any semblance of secure communications.
>Only reason why I don't do it more frequently is it's a pain in the ass. I've been fairly impressed with iOS's backup restoration system recently.
Interesting! My gripe is I haven't found a way to do a cloud backup of an iPhone w/o putting the data in iCloud, which I do not trust.
I'd prefer to make my own backup which I store/pull down manually... is that possible?
My assumption is that if a country is nosy enough to want access to a device, encryption is irrelevant since they'll just demand a PW, so ideally I'd like to wipe the device then pull a backup down later.
You can also use some sort of E2E backup software like arq or restic, dig through it's archives and download your iphone backup that way.