iTunes 11.1.2 broke local contact sync -- iCloud, only!

[shelltops]

There's a big stink about it over on the Apple Discussion Forums.

From one of the pages:

https://discussions.apple.com/message/23471800#23471800


From user "echelon3":

"Re: Mavericks and iTunes 11.1.2 Won't wifi sync iPhone
Oct 23, 2013 3:46 PM (in response to PJWilkin)
Neither are broken. I confirmed this morning with a senior-level tech that wifi and USB sync has been removed. Going forward, syncing will be iCloud only."


Many people don't wish to utilize iCloud for various reasons -- security, lack of regular wi-fi, distrust of the NSA/govt, etc -- myself, included.

Just thought I would give a heads up in the hope that the more we talk about it, the greater the probability(possibility?) that Apple fixes this in a future update. We've been locally syncing since the inception of the iPhone; now they want us to trust them and go iCloud, only. Shame.

iMore: please write an article about this!

In the meantime, stay strong. Your website rocks!

Shelly

 

[CDG]

Thanks for the heads up. There seems to be conflicting posts on what is broken, is the local sync option totally gone or just the wifi local sync?

I just did a local backup/sync of my iPad and iPhone on my Mavericks MBP running iTunes 11.1.2 using USB and it went fine. Hence my confusion with the discussion

Thanks for your help.


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[Redshirt]

The NSA has said they don't monitor your iCloud transmissions.

Update: Correction, the NSA says they might monitor iCloud, but it's encrypted anyway so it doesn't matter.
Update: Correction, the NSA says they definitely don't monitor iCloud, but the other countries do and might have sent the NSA information.
Update: Apple says that as far as it knows, the NSA's not been tapping its data center cabling.
Update: NSA says nope, no idea what the previous three updates are about, it definitely doesn't monitor iCloud.

So, there you go.

 

[Diederik Staay]

Oh Yeah, trust the NSA in what they say they would do and what they definitely would not do.....
In their dreams.....

 

[draenert]

the local sync does not exist anymore. apple tries to force the users to give their most provate informations to the hands of the nsa on their servers. i already sent and inquiry to the german officials. the best is to stop buying apple iphone. apple ignores customers as long as the stock amrket is fine..

i can offer my chat conversation with apple....

best regards, florian

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