Re: How to copy a photo from Windows to iOS without needing Internet servers

On 16 Apr 2025 01:43:37 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote :

And, specifically, that he backs up his IPAs all the time with iTunes.

 
Liar. I've posted instructions in the Apple newsgroups.

Look Jolly Roger, you can get away with your Apple trolling crap only on
Apple newsgroups where people don't know how Apple devices work, but not
here. We know exactly how Apple does things, Jolly Roger. You do not.

The fact is... you lied.

It's easy to prove you lied. David Empson, many years ago told you that the
old (now deprecated) Windows iTunes version 12.6.3 (the last iTunes before
iTunes version 12.7) *restored* IPA files through the synchronization
process with iOS devices but it could NEVER *obtain* that IPA off the iOS
device. Not for the factory apps. And not for the user-installed apps.

The reason is the same reason it would be for Windows if you deleted your
installer. The installer is no longer on the device. It's in the App Store.

When you download an app off the App Store, the app's IPA is deleted after
the installation process completes. There's no reason for iOS to save it.

Hence, it's obvious you lied, Jolly Roger.
There's no IPA on the iOS device to back up.

Even that old deprecated iTunes got the IPA off the App Store, Jolly Roger.
Not off the iOS device.