

With iOS13+ and iPadOS, all our iDevices support external hard drives and flash drives. For years, backing up to an external drive was a time-consuming process involving third-party apps that often failed in the end.īut no more! After years of asking Apple to officially support external drives for our iPhones, iPads, and iPods, iOS 13 and iPadOS finally bring it on! In the past, the best options for backing up were iCloud Photo Library, our computers, or a third-party app like Google Photos or Amazon Photos. You know, just in case something happens to our device or if storage starts running out. That’s why it’s so important to back up all those photos and videos.

All those pictures and videos are precious memories of times spent with our families, friends, and others. They capture our lives in ways cameras never did because we almost always have our phones with us. For most of us, our iPhones are our cameras.
