iMazing as iCloud replacement

[Guest]

Hey all, with Apples recent reversal on privacy I’ve been debating canceling my iCloud subscription. The thing that has been stopping me is that I rely on the automatic backups to make sure I don’t lose my data in case my phone bites the dust. 
 

While researching options, I came across iMazing, which claims to allow you to make complete backups to a NAS. It also seems like a recent update allows you to make that an automatic process? 
 

I haven’t found much online about how well this works, and if there are any pitfalls. The simplicity of iCloud is appealing, I have enough to worry about without needing to remember to back up my phone regularly or maintain those backups. 
 

I’ve also never set up or used a NAS, so if there is another way to use one to handle my iPhone backups, I would love to hear that. 
 

This also seems like it could be a good idea for a LTT video (set up a new NAS and get iMazing or similar software working as iCloud replacement) so I wasn’t sure if I should post this here or in a “video ideas” thread. 

[DrMacintosh]

There is really no reason to look at some other option. Simply configure iTunes to locally backup your iPhone whenever you plug it into your computer. 

[LogicalDrm]

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[Guest]

I think it’s a valid use case, otherwise iCloud backups wouldn’t be a thing. I never plug my phone into my laptop and I want something that’ll backup automatically each night.