Apple may reset iCloud September 22

Developers testing Apple Inc.’s iCloud service, watch out: Apple may be resetting your backup data by September 22, Thursday. Mac enthusiast site 9to5mac.com said this may be timed for the upcoming launch of iCloud and iOS 5, the latest operating system for Apple mobile devices. “We believe Apple is performing this reset for the release of iOS 5 GM, which will be released around the same time of the reset. iOS 5 GM will be the last release before iOS 5′s official debut in early October, like we previously reported. This reset doesn’t include data from mail, contacts, calendars, reminders, or bookmarks," it said. Once the iCloud Backup data is reset, backing up to iCloud or restoring from an iCloud backup will be unavailable from 9 a.m. PDT to 5 p.m. PDT. Attempting a backup or restore during this time, you will receive an alert that the backup or restore was not successful, 9to5mac.com said. While one may not be able to restore from any backup created prior to September 22, a full backup will happen automatically the next time one’s device backs up to iCloud. On the other hand, 9to5mac.com cited information two new iPhones will accompany iOS 5. It said these are to be announced in late September and available for purchase about October 7. A separate article on TheNextWeb noted iOS and Mac OS X developers have been testing the cloud-based service since June this year and are currently on its tenth beta. It said Apple has stated that iOS 5, along with iCloud, will be launched in the fall, “and it looks like we’ll be able to lay our hands on the OS before the end of this month." — TJD, GMA News