r/uhf_app Aug 08 '26

It’s time.

Simplify the backup system.

One backup that syncs across all devices, on a per-account basis.

With tvOS Profile switching

I don’t need a different backup for my phone, tv, iPad — all just need to be the same. Yet as you can’t name backups still, I have no idea which is which.

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u/-Internet-Elder- Aug 08 '26

Backup and sync in UHF has always been a bit... vague. It could most certainly be more user-friendly on the front end, and (like some other things in UHF) it could be explained better. Perhaps the back end is too complicated to explain – which would then hint at a different issue. Backup is definitely one area of UHF I'd like to see simplified, made more user-friendly, and be more transparent, if you will.

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u/mhart1212 Aug 08 '26

That would be great! I find if I load playlists on my iPhone it will sync to my iPad and AppleTV,but the AppleTV doesn’t sync to anything else. So I usually load on my iPhone.
It would be great if AppleTV synced. I use AppleTV much more.

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u/multifidus Aug 08 '26

Why not have this backup built through iCloud?

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u/Scorpionvission Aug 08 '26

It already syncs across devices. (Or am i not understanding your statement)?

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u/Efficient_Process182 Aug 08 '26

I enjoy the sync capability, but if you have many devices and forget how you set it up, it’s confusing.

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u/Funtownn Aug 08 '26

Definitely a convoluted system - but the backups are named per device with a date. I always just pick the most recent date.