Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.karotte.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.mobile.ipad Subject: Re: phone migration Date: 19 Jul 2024 18:54:26 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: X-Trace: individual.net KhHpPZ1Er4hzxMXUURlnJgqH8JnRl7oNFG/UzJeSDsb8qsJE2w Cancel-Lock: sha1:8r0X5L3VufVE6idYlFSwowqJDm0= sha256:s/ultIq1zegXTeyMZUy+JG1U6vsql0E5xzNsrFsj1H4= Mail-Copies-To: nobody X-Face: _.g>n!a$f3/H3jA]>9pN55*5<`}Tud57>1Y%b|b-Y~()~\t,LZ3e up1/bO{=-) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Darwin) Bytes: 2700 On 2024-07-19, badgolferman wrote: > Andrew wrote: > >> To that end, Alan Baker is so ignorant about iOS that he is unaware >> that if the app (or the exact version you liked) is no longer on the >> App Store, then there is no way to install that app (or version) onto >> your new device. > > At one time iTunes allowed you to save and reinstall apps from your > phone regardless of whether they were still on App Store. Then they > took that capability away. I complained about it in the group and it > was nospam who directed me to an older version of iTunes which still > did that. I think iTunes also allowed you to rip songs from CDs and > put them on your phone. I have the installation program in my > Downloads folder but haven't had to use it yet. I really don't want > to install that monstrosity which makes itself default for so many > Windows PC functions. You can still install apps that are no longer on the App Store with third-party tools like iMazing. As usual, Arlen doesn't even consider possibilities when it comes to slinging dirt about Apple and Apple users. He just spouts bullshit with abandon because it makes him feel better about his life choices to belittle others. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR