PhoneView for Mac is feature-rich, lightweight, and well worth the price. One feature which we think some Mac users may miss is the ability to Quick Look items by pressing the space bar.
A really nice touch is the ability to save conversations from Messages.app as text or PDF files for desktop viewing and backup. In addition to letting you explore and back up media files stored on your iOS device, this app also lets you extract data such as contacts, call logs, notes, bookmarks, and Web browsing history. In terms of transfer speeds, the program averages around 10MB/s. You can drag and drop files between the app and the Finder or the Desktop with ease, but you cannot drag multiple items. If checked in Preferences, the "Advanced Disk Mode" will show the entire file system on a jail-broken device, allowing complete access to all system files. Out of the box, the program displays a Media folder where you can store files.
Both the trial and full versions of the app can display the contents of iOS devices, but the trial version limits the number of items shown. PhoneView for Mac installs quickly and sports a bland but intuitive interface. You'll like its streamlined design and drag-and-drop functions. Since it features iTunes-like backup functionality, it's capable of completely replacing iTunes as a device manager. Bummer that.PhoneView for Mac gives you instant access to your iOS device, enabling you to back up and explore any type of content stored on it, including media files, call logs, text messages, contacts, and more. Xcode complains that Apple TV does not "support development". You can register your Apple TV device in Xcode (it shows up immediately) to the iOS developer portal but you cannot perform any actual development - yet. Update: I have not had any problems logging into my Apple account and accessing home sharing. ( Update: Now it does, sans sound, I'm afraid.) More to follow on that. Right now, I have no audio.) Until then, the Apple TV won't be able to display on an actual TV. ( Update: It's HDMI to DVI, so I need HDMI to HDMI or to buy an audio adapter. That's because my old HDMI cable doesn't fit the unit and I have to go out and buy a new one. It could be because I have, as yet, not hooked the unit up to a TV. I ended up having to restore - which gives you an error but then the unit connects fine to TVs.) I've tried connecting with power, sans power, etc. ( Update: You can if you accidentally slip into recovery mode. That means file transfer capabilities for basic iTunes items like music.įor whatever reason, I have as-yet been unable to see my Apple TV in iTunes.
You'll be able to access mobile user AFC service areas of your Apple TV disk, just as you can with unjailbroken iPhones, iPods, and iPads.
Simply connect your Apple TV to your Mac using the handy USB cable, power it up and launch PhoneView. Here are the basic highlights.Īpple TV works with Ecamm's PhoneView right out of the box. Just picked up an Apple TV this afternoon at the Cherry Creek Apple Store (shout out to the guys there!) and while I haven't had a long time to play around with it - hence the brevity of this post - I have had a few moments of hands-on testing to share with you.