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iExplorer Changelog

What's new in iExplorer 4.6.0

Oct 16, 2022
  • Improvement:
  • iOS 16 compatibility

New in iExplorer 4.5.0 (Oct 16, 2022)

  • Improvement:
  • iOS 15 compatibility

New in iExplorer 4.4.1 (Nov 12, 2020)

  • Improvement: macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility

New in iExplorer 4.4.0 (Sep 18, 2020)

  • Improvement: iOS 14 compatibility
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue that could prevent iExplorer from accessing some voice memos
  • Improvement: Various other improvements

New in iExplorer 4.3.8 (Apr 30, 2020)

  • Improvement:
  • Now using the latest version of FUSE for disk mounting
  • Bug Fix:
  • Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.3.7 (Apr 30, 2020)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed Music app library issues on macOS Catalina

New in iExplorer 4.3.6 (Oct 10, 2019)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed disk mounting issues on macOS Catalina

New in iExplorer 4.3.4 (Oct 9, 2019)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug that could prevent the transfer of music tracks to the Music app on macOS Catalina.

New in iExplorer 4.3.2 (Sep 20, 2019)

  • Improvement:
  • iOS 13.1 compatibility
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue that could cause photo albums to not be displayed

New in iExplorer 4.3.1 (Aug 28, 2019)

  • Bug Fix:
  • iOS 13 Notes compatibility
  • Fixed issue where Safari history was not displayed for iOS 13 devices
  • Fixed issue where photo albums were not displayed for iOS 13 devices
  • Other bug fixes and performance improvements

New in iExplorer 4.3.0 (Jul 10, 2019)

  • Improvement: iOS 13 compatibility
  • Bug Fix: Fixed iOS 13 Notes folders

New in iExplorer 4.2.10 (Apr 10, 2019)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue that could cause exporting to fail on macOS 10.10, 10.11 and 10.12.

New in iExplorer 4.2.9 (Apr 7, 2019)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue that could cause iExplorer to crash when opened.

New in iExplorer 4.2.8 (Jan 11, 2019)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue that affected creating and reading iTunes backups for the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and iPad Pro.
  • Fixed minor issues with displaying the photo library.

New in iExplorer 4.2.7 (Nov 6, 2018)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue that could cause iExplorer to not find backups from the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR.

New in iExplorer 4.2.6 (Nov 1, 2018)

  • Improvement:
  • iOS 12.1 compatibility
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue that could cause extra message bubbles in group conversations

New in iExplorer 4.2.5 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed display issues when using dark mode in macOS 10.14 Mojave

New in iExplorer 4.2.4 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • Improvement:
  • Improved compatibility with iPhone XS, XS Max and XR
  • Bug Fix:
  • Fixed issue that could affect Contacts export
  • Fixed issue that could affect Voice Memos export

New in iExplorer 4.2.3 (Sep 21, 2018)

  • Improvement:
  • macOS 10.14 Mojave compatibility
  • Bug Fix:Fixed formatting and labeling for Contacts
  • Fixed Safari history issues
  • Various other bug fixes and improvements

New in iExplorer 4.2.2 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • Improvement: iOS 12 photo album compatibility
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issues in Photos & Videos
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue that could prevent the removal of automatic disk mounts
  • Bug Fix: Various other bug fixes and improvements

New in iExplorer 4.2.1 (Jun 17, 2018)

  • Improvement: iOS 12 compatibility
  • Bug Fix: Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.2.0 (May 1, 2018)

  • Feature: View and export voice memos from iTunes backups in iExplorer.
  • Improvement: View call history for apps in the iExplorer Call History section.
  • Bug Fix: Various bug fixes and improvements.

New in iExplorer 4.1.17 (Apr 6, 2018)

  • Bug Fix: Restored access to Photos & Videos from the backup overview.

New in iExplorer 4.1.16 (Apr 5, 2018)

  • Bug Fix Fixes issue that could prevent some Messages conversations from loading

New in iExplorer 4.1.15 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Feature: Voicemail transcripts are now visible when viewing voicemail.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug that prevented Notes sketches from appearing.
  • Improvement: Added support for HEIF (high efficiency) photos in Messages.
  • Bug Fix: Various other bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 4.1.14 (Jan 17, 2018)

  • Improvement: Improved start-up time for iExplorer
  • Bug Fix: Various other bug fixes and improvements.

New in iExplorer 4.1.13 (Dec 14, 2017)

  • Feature: New device backup settings allow you to create or load a backup from any directory.
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue that could cause iExplorer to crash when exporting message attachments..
  • Bug Fix: Various other bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 4.1.12 (Dec 5, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue that could cause Messages PDF export to fail
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue that could cause iExplorer to crash when loading photos from a backup
  • Bug Fix: Various other bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.1.11 (Nov 22, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 4.1.10 (Nov 18, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 4.1.9 (Nov 17, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue that could cause iExplorer to crash when opening the Photos section

New in iExplorer 4.1.8 (Nov 15, 2017)

  • Feature: We overhauled the photos section and added photo groupings by moment, person, album and item type
  • Feature: iTunes Backups now have a photos section allowing photo recovery from backups

New in iExplorer 4.1.7 (Nov 9, 2017)

  • Bug fix:
  • Fixes disk mounting issues in macOS High Sierra

New in iExplorer 4.1.6 (Nov 3, 2017)

  • Bug fix: Fixes issue that could cause some Messages image attachments to not appear.

New in iExplorer 4.1.5 (Oct 21, 2017)

  • Bug Fix: Fixed bug that caused archived backups to not appear in the backup browser.

New in iExplorer 4.1.4 (Oct 12, 2017)

  • Improvement:
  • Improved loading, searching and exporting of Messages.

New in iExplorer 4.1.3 (Sep 12, 2017)

  • Improvement: iOS 11 compatibility.

New in iExplorer 4.1.2 (Jun 29, 2017)

  • Feature: iOS 11 Notes compatibility
  • Improvement: Backup loading and decryption is faster
  • Bug Fix: Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.1.1 (Jun 8, 2017)

  • Bug Fix:
  • With iOS 11 devices some photos were not included in the All Photos album.

New in iExplorer 4.1.0 (Jun 7, 2017)

  • Feature: iOS 11 compatibility

New in iExplorer 4.0.12 (Mar 22, 2017)

  • Feature:
  • iOS 10.3 now fully supported.

New in iExplorer 4.0.11 (Jan 14, 2017)

  • Feature:
  • iOS 10.2 backup decryption support added

New in iExplorer 4.0.10.0 (Oct 7, 2016)

  • iOS 10.1 compatibility
  • Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.0.9.0 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • Fixes issue with automatic disk mounting.

New in iExplorer 4.0.7.0 (Sep 19, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 4.0.6.0 (Sep 14, 2016)

  • macOS Sierra compatibility
  • Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.0.5.0 (Sep 13, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 4.0.4.0 (Sep 12, 2016)

  • iOS 10 backup decryption.

New in iExplorer 4.0.3.0 (Aug 29, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 4.0.2.0 (Aug 26, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.0.1.0 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • Fixes issue that could prevent the Preferences Window from opening.
  • Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 4.0.0.0 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • iOS 10 support added
  • macOS Sierra (OS X 10.12) compatibility added
  • Improved graphics and design
  • New icon
  • Various performance improvements and bug fixes

New in iExplorer 3.9.14.0 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • Various improvements.

New in iExplorer 3.9.13.0 (Jul 30, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes and other improvements.

New in iExplorer 3.9.12.0 (Jul 26, 2016)

  • Various bug fixes and other improvements.

New in iExplorer 3.9.11.0 (Jul 20, 2016)

  • New preference to show contact phone number or name in Messages PDF export
  • Fixes issue that could cause unnecessary CPU load when transferring files
  • Various bug fixes and other improvements

New in iExplorer 3.9.10.0 (May 31, 2016)

  • Fixes issue that could cause iExplorer to crash when exporting photos
  • Various bug fixes and other improvements

New in iExplorer 3.9.9.1 (May 4, 2016)

  • Faster loading of photos and videos
  • Improved experience when loading and decrypting password-protected backups
  • Various bug fixes and other improvements

New in iExplorer 3.9.7.0 (Mar 17, 2016)

  • iOS 9.3 compatibility
  • Adds support for unlocking and exporting new password-protected notes.

New in iExplorer 3.9.6.0 (Mar 3, 2016)

  • Fixes issue that could cause iExplorer to crash when loading Contacts, Messages or Voicemail.

New in iExplorer 3.9.5.0 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Fixes issue with text search in Messages.
  • Fixes issue that caused bookmarks to not appear in Safari section.

New in iExplorer 3.9.3.0 (Feb 9, 2016)

  • Fixes issue that could cause iExplorer to freeze while loading Messages on OS X 10.8
  • Fixes issue that could cause iExplorer to crash on OS X 10.7

New in iExplorer 3.9.2.0 (Feb 1, 2016)

  • Fixes issue that could prevent Messages from loading on OS X 10.7 - 10.9
  • Fixes issue that caused incorrect track counts to appear in Auto Transfer window

New in iExplorer 3.9.1.0 (Jan 27, 2016)

  • Fixes text color issue in OS X "Increase Contrast" mode.

New in iExplorer 3.9.0.0 (Jan 26, 2016)

  • New Message Attachments view
  • iCloud Music Library tracks now appear in Media Library section
  • UI Improvements
  • Various bug fixes

New in iExplorer 3.8.6.0 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • iOS 9.2 compatibility.

New in iExplorer 3.8.5.0 (Nov 11, 2015)

  • Fixes issue that could cause media library Auto Transfer to display a blank window
  • Fixes issue that could cause photo stream photos to be unviewable

New in iExplorer 3.8.4.0 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • Notes are now grouped by account
  • Exported notes keep modified date of original

New in iExplorer 3.8.3.0 (Oct 2, 2015)

  • Notes can now be exported as text files (in addition to PDFs)
  • Better handling of iCloud photos that are not on the device
  • Fixes Notes export issues

New in iExplorer 3.8.2.0 (Sep 22, 2015)

  • Fixes issue with viewing pre-iOS 9 notes on an iOS 9 device

New in iExplorer 3.8.1.0 (Sep 18, 2015)

  • Disk mounting support on OS X El Capitan

New in iExplorer 3.8.0.0 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Supports new iOS 9 Notes features
  • iOS 9 Call History compatibility

New in iExplorer 3.7.7.0 (Jul 22, 2015)

  • OS X El Capitan compatibility
  • Fixes an issue that could cause iExplorer to freeze when selecting messages on OS X El Capitan

New in iExplorer 3.7.6.0 (Jul 22, 2015)

  • iTunes 12.2 compatibility
  • Fixes an issue that caused Safari History CSV export to not include the older history

New in iExplorer 3.7.5.0 (Jun 6, 2015)

  • iOS 8.4 compatibility

New in iExplorer 3.7.5.0 (Jun 6, 2015)

  • iOS 8.4 compatibility

New in iExplorer 3.7.4.0 (Apr 29, 2015)

  • Export photos and videos to the new Mac OS X Photos app

New in iExplorer 3.7.3.0 (Apr 23, 2015)

  • User interface improvements
  • Improved apps view
  • Fixed bug that could prevent copying files from app directory to Mac.

New in iExplorer 3.7.2.0 (Apr 15, 2015)

  • iOS 8.3 compatibility - allows read/write access to Documents folder in apps that have iTunes file sharing enabled

New in iExplorer 3.7.1.0 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • Fixes an issue that prevented photo albums from loading on devices with iOS 8.3

New in iExplorer 3.7.0.0 (Apr 10, 2015)

  • iOS 8.3 Compatibility
  • Fixes an issue that could cause iExplorer to become unresponsive when loading previews for very large files

New in iExplorer 3.6.7.0 (Mar 17, 2015)

  • Improvements to Photo and Voicemail export
  • Messages formatting improvements
  • Performance improvements

New in iExplorer 3.6.2.0 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Fixes an issue that could cause iExplorer to crash unexpectedly

New in iExplorer 3.6.1.0 (Jan 13, 2015)

  • Improved display of Safari history for iOS 8 devices
  • Simplified selection of photo albums for export
  • Fixes an issue that caused app icons to not display for iOS 8 devices

New in iExplorer 3.6.0.0 (Dec 9, 2014)

  • Fixes an issue that caused some file types to not display correctly in Preview and QuickLook
  • Fixes an issue that could cause duplicate folders to appear in the Backup Explorer

New in iExplorer 3.5.2.0 (Nov 27, 2014)

  • Updated appearance for OS X Yosemite
  • Fixes an issue that could cause iExplorer to crash when viewing a folder with a large number of photos
  • Various other bug fixes

New in iExplorer 3.5.1.6 (Nov 24, 2014)

  • Fixes an issue where text message attachments were not appearing
  • Fixes an issue where a telephone number would appear instead of a name in the Messages manager

New in iExplorer 3.5.1.4 (Nov 4, 2014)

  • Fixed bug that caused missing messages and messages with wrong contact info
  • Fixed bug that prevented display of messages from iOS 5 and earlier

New in iExplorer 3.5.1.2 (Oct 23, 2014)

  • Bug fixes for OS X Yosemite compatibility

New in iExplorer 3.5.1.1 (Oct 18, 2014)

  • Bug fixes for Voicemails export

New in iExplorer 3.5.1.0 (Oct 17, 2014)

  • Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite

New in iExplorer 3.5.0.6 (Sep 23, 2014)

  • Bug fixes for Messages manager

New in iExplorer 3.4.0.4 (Aug 9, 2014)

  • Fixed bug that could cause exported Messages PDF to be damaged.

New in iExplorer 3.4.0.3 (Aug 8, 2014)

  • Safari history can now be exported to a file.
  • Displays dates when exporting selected messages from a conversation.
  • iExplorer launches normally in Max OS X Yosemite Beta
  • Fixed bug in Messages that could result in an empty text bubble above attachments.
  • Fixed bug that could cause wrong note to be exported.

New in iExplorer 3.4.0.0 (Jul 23, 2014)

  • Redesigned messages view that matches the appearance of iOS 7 and 8.
  • Reminders are now exported directly to the Reminders app.
  • Improved performance of Cover Flow view.
  • Fixed bug that caused Safari history from iOS 7 devices to not be viewable.

New in iExplorer 3.3.2.0 (Jun 26, 2014)

  • Messages exporting: you now have a lot more options for what to export. Choose just certain messages in a conversation, or export just the photos or other attachments.
  • You can also view just the attachments in a message.
  • The Size column for folders now makes more sense. You can right-click on a folder, and lookup the total size of everything inside it.
  • Fixed the Open command to work.
  • Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 3.3.0.1 (Jun 11, 2014)

  • Fixed a messages bug that could cause iExplorer to crash.
  • Fixed a messages bug that caused images to overlap text.

New in iExplorer 3.3.0.0 (Jun 11, 2014)

  • Added encrypted backup support.
  • Improved international phone number compatibility.
  • Fixed photo export and notes export bugs.

New in iExplorer 3.2.3.4 (Feb 15, 2014)

  • Fixed a recent crash bug that was affecting some users.

New in iExplorer 3.2.3.0 (Oct 26, 2013)

  • Fixed some Mavericks compatibility issues.

New in iExplorer 3.2.2.4 (Sep 27, 2013)

  • Improved iOS 7 support.

New in iExplorer 3.2.2.0 (Sep 20, 2013)

  • Added iOS 7 support.
  • Improved performance when exporting very large SMS/Messages threads to PDF.

New in iExplorer 3.2.1.7 (Jun 4, 2013)

  • Resolve issue with White iPhone 5 image not displaying properly.

New in iExplorer 3.2.1.5 (May 20, 2013)

  • Added a search feature to the Messages viewer.
  • Fixed a bug with the way encrypted iTunes backups were detected
  • Various bug fixes and improvements

New in iExplorer 3.2.1.4 (May 14, 2013)

  • Various improvements and fixes for reading and exporting backup SMS/Messages.
  • In particular, exporting Messages to a PDF that have a lot of photo attachments, the PDF file sizes are much smaller.
  • Fixed a bug where PDFs in Books would not drag-and-drop.

New in iExplorer 3.2.1.3 (Feb 28, 2013)

  • Various improvements and fixes for reading and exporting backup SMS/Messages.
  • In particular, exporting Messages to a PDF that have a lot of photo attachments, the PDF file sizes are much smaller.
  • Fixed a bug where PDFs in Books would not drag-and-drop.

New in iExplorer 3.2.1.0 (Feb 5, 2013)

  • More access to iOS 6.0 app folders. Specifically, you can once again copy files from the .app section, and see app icons.
  • There was a lot of back-end improvements for better speed, stability, and changes to some details and usability that now make a lot more sense.
  • For example, the list view (aka tree view, outline view) now acts more like it does in Finder.
  • Fixed some issues with using the wrong time zone on various backup exports, like Messages and Call History.
  • Better detection when iExplorer disk mounting gets ejected from Finder.

New in iExplorer 3.2.0.6 (Jan 19, 2013)

  • Various little tweaks and fixes.

New in iExplorer 3.2.0.3 (Jan 19, 2013)

  • Fixed a minor search/selection bug in the Media Library.
  • Fixed a bug where Photo Stream albums could be mislabeled.

New in iExplorer 3.2.0.2 (Jan 19, 2013)

  • Tested for iTunes 11.
  • Various improvements for both new and older iOS versions.

New in iExplorer 3.2.0.0 (Nov 13, 2012)

  • New and easier to use device home screen with category filters.
  • Updated and improved app icon.
  • A Documents folder which offers users a safe place to store their documents without having to worry about damaging device system files.
  • A home screen link to the Awesome Files documents directory to allow easy access for file storage on the device where those files can be viewed on the go.
  • Intelligent backup decoding, now does not bug you to make a new backup if the backup is less than 24 hours old. You can also now refresh the backup manually from its right-click menu.
  • Messages (SMS) viewing updates include new sorting columns such that you can now sort by contact name, most recent message date and even total messages in the conversation. Various message related back-end fixes, exporting fixes and other improvements and have been made as well.
  • Auto-Transfer (recover everything to iTunes) includes various UI updates and bug fixes.
  • A disk mounting bug that prevented certain devices with international or special characters in their name from being mounted has been resolved.
  • A Windows 8 disk mounting bug has been resolved.
  • Many other bug fixes and updates.

New in iExplorer 3.1 (Sep 6, 2012)

  • We've updated our graphics to take advantage of Apple's new Retina displays. We've also included support for iOS 6 databases and backups. Once that's released, iExplorer will already be good to go. We've also made performance, stability, and user-friendly improvements across the board, so be sure to grab the update!

New in iExplorer 3.0.2 (Aug 7, 2012)

  • Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 2.2.1.5 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • A recent iTunes update caused the file transfer aspect of iExplorer (Mac) to fail for some users. iExplorer (Mac) 2.2.1.5 now include updates to resolve this issue.

New in iExplorer 2.2.0.2 (Sep 16, 2011)

  • This version should fix all known crash bugs. If you still experience a crash, please restart the app and click "Send" on the crash reporter window... these help us *so* much!
  • Fixed several interface bugs, especially in the column and icon views.

New in iExplorer 2.2.0.1 (Sep 14, 2011)

  • Pretty much lots of bug fixes. If you experienced a crash, this version will likely fix it.

New in iExplorer 2.2.0.0 (Aug 10, 2011)

  • Significant improvements to back-end functionality of the program and various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 2.102 (Jul 14, 2011)

  • A universal build that works on intel and now PPC computers.

New in iExplorer 2.007 (Feb 26, 2011)

  • Includes a new button which allows users to instantly access their Awesome Files file box.

New in iExplorer 2.005 (Aug 4, 2010)

  • Fixed a few minor bugs in the interface.

New in iExplorer 2.004 (Aug 2, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug with the scroll bar.

New in iExplorer 2.003 (Jul 21, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • You can access third-party (non-Apple) app directories.
  • Updated interface.
  • Various bug fixes.

New in iExplorer 2.001 (Jul 13, 2010)

  • Includes a fix which allows use of the real-root directory (AFC2) with jailbroken iPhones, iPads or iTouches.

New in iExplorer 1.182 (Oct 30, 2009)

  • Support for the apps Air Sharing, Power Keys, iSpend, iPunch Clock and iKaraoke has been added

New in iExplorer 1.181 (Oct 27, 2009)

  • Support for the apps ComicZeal, iDownload, iTouch Midi, Image Viewer, Notebooks and Mobile Noter has been added

New in iExplorer 1.11 (Sep 1, 2009)

  • New features include: Image, audio and video auto-previewing.
  • Root directory selection has been added.
  • Bookmarks have been added.
  • A disk capacity indicator has been added.
  • The icon has been slightly modified.
  • Several other bug fixes have been implemented.

New in iExplorer 1.06 Beta (Jul 27, 2009)

  • Now if you are using a jailbreaked and/or jailbroken iPhone you will have access to the entire file structure of the iPhone.
  • This means that you can recover your contacts/address book, e-mails, SMSs and pretty much anything that is stored on the iPhone.