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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by inapis on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @02:45AM (#22115481)
Does imazing restore a phone as it is?

First party backups from Apple (iCloud/iTunes) restore a perfect replica of the phone, including app icon locations, arrangement, notifications, offloaded storage etc. I'm honestly skeptical that anyone else would be able to pull that off.

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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by fulldecent2 on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @10:02PM (#22124449)
Who cares about this?

Yes, Apple has private APIs that it uses for its monopoly abuse benefit. That is why Apple's "Music" app can't be deleted from your computer ("'Music.app' can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by macOS.") but Spotify can be deleted.

The solution is for Spotify to sue them on this specific issue and for other people to sue them similarly.

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