Get the Swiss Army knife of iPhone-management apps

I have a vaporizer that uses an iOS app to change settings and adjust temperature. But since Apple banned vaping apps from the App Store, there's been no way to load it onto a new iPhone.

Enter iMazing, an easy-to-use Mac app for managing data on your iPhone, iPad or iPod. iMazing is great for backups or managing massive data caches, like Messages archives (which can easily eat up all your storage).

But it can also be used to sideload apps if you have IPA files, which I did from an old iPhone backup, made with, naturally, iMazing. (Unfortunately, it won't work with IPA files found on the internet. The IPA files need to be associated with your Apple ID, which is why it works with backups.)

iMazing is a super-versatile app that can do a ton of things, from exporting important texts and voicemails to checking whether your iOS device has been infected with Pegasus spyware.

And right now, it's on sale for just $14.99 (regular price $34). Give yourself the gift of iMazing this holiday.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

I was going to delete all my pictures and start over — then I found iMazing

By Mike Wilson

About a year ago, I started getting notifications and messages on my phone about my storage being full. I’m sure you can relate.

The solution was iMazing, a Mac app designed to help iPhone and iPad users manage their mobile data more easily.

Clearing up space with iMazing iOS manager

After downloading this program, I was able to easily navigate and manage everything on my phone. I found that old text messages were taking up an exorbitant amount of space, and I didn’t need them there. I either deleted these large, bulky messages weighing down my phone with video attachments and GIFs from my children and grandchildren, or I printed them out to save and reread for my own pleasure later — a capability included in iMazing’s suite of features.

It also let me see how my music and photos lived between my iPhone, my iPad and my computer. I got set up with iCloud finally, and was easily able to move older photos and videos there to free up space on my phone. This let me get back to my hikes with the peace and clarity that I missed.

iMazing helps organize your life

Since downloading iMazing, which is on sale for just $14.99 (regularly $34), my hikes have been filled with new pictures and stress-free photography. The iMazing app also helped out in some unexpected ways. With its iBooks functionality, I’ve started downloading e-books to take on my walks with me. I sorted through my contacts and deleted unused or old entries, organized more files between my devices, and actually, finally backed it all up.

I never placed much stock in storage and backups, which is ironic considering how much data I was accumulating. Now I feel like I’ve wrapped my head around it all, built my own system with iMazing, and found a way to function and operate with more clarity, comfort and ease.