News & Announcements

Even in unpredictable times, there are things you can count on. For my eighteenth year in a row, here I am to say: iPhone Backup Extractor fully supports the incoming Apple software updates: iOS 26 and iPadOS 26.

Developing an app can be about innovation, but there are also its comforting rhythms. It's the end of July – time to announce that iOS 18 and iPadOS18 will be out soon, and that iPhone Backup Extractor fully supports them both.

iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 are just around the corner, and iPhone Backup Extractor fully supports them both. I’ve written this for the last 16 years, so let’s skip that and get to what’s new.

iPhone Backup Extractor turns 15 this year and now features full supports iOS 16 and macOS 13.

One of my annual highlights is drafting the annual iPhone Backup Extractor state of the union and compatibility report. For the 14th year: iPhone Backup Extractor supports iOS 15 and macOS 12.

Sadly all good things must come to an end, and we're closing the iPlayer Converter.

Webcam covers and physical mute buttons on microphones act as failsafes and helpful reminders to think about security, and a piece of tape really is the best solution for use with your laptop's built-in camera.

This article describes a security incident from October 2020.

Now's my time to write what I've written every year for the last 12 years: iPhone Backup Extractor is compatible with the first beta versions of the new iOS. We shipped iPhone Backup Extractor 7.7.27 last week, adding support for the changes Apple have made to Messages. It's also fully compatible with macOS 11.

Following our analysis in May of UK's NHSX tracking app, the news that the UK is switching to use Apple & Google's Exposure Tracking APIs, and the recent appearance of contact tracing on iPhones, I'm sharing analysis of what's happened since and looking at a couple of popular misconceptions.