“Let’s not forget the constant app and OS updates that happen while you are sleeping and you wake to a different phone.”
Happened to me a couple days ago when my Android updated. I have it the OK to do the updates. Little did I know that a setting was changed to back up to the cloud. I specifically disable that. The update disabled my disable. The Tech Coach guy told me they’re moving to AI as much as possible.
Photos were disappearing. AI was assuming where certain photos should be stored, and shuffled them all over the place. I need to find a stand-alone app for photos that Google can’t mess with.
Wow, what a mess! Sorry to hear you are losing photos.
My keyboard is broken and I have to send in my Mac for repair (hint: Do not spill your morning cereal with milk and sugar on your keyboard). I found out that iCloud is not a real backup of your machine. It saves documents, but doesn’t really save your photos and it doesn’t save your apps. So I am buying a 2 TB external drive to do a complete “image” of my machine so I can restore it. What a pain in the neck!