2026-04-21 15:44 UTC
iPhone backup reported 1 minute remaining throughout the duration of the progress bar. Ended up failing to back up, it claims due to poor internet. Meanwhile I am on video calls in the office on the same wifi without issues. After it finished it says it needs to be plugged into power, on wifi and turned off to backup (maybe so I can't see the awful user feedback while it does so).
"Backup failed due to poor network. Upgrade to iCloud+ for more space!"
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@drfootleg@fosstodon.org 2026-04-21 16:41
So it appears that 'poor network' means anything that might glitch during the backup. This could be software, network, a VPN (which I cannot turn off on this security locked down phone). So backup is not an option. But there is direct phone to phone transfer. Learned this takes over 1 hour and if interrupted by a call or any data drop out between the phoned due to wifi noise or phones too far apart then it just goes on to set up the phone without the transfer.