iTools For Windows

Pros

• More features than native phone tools
• Bypasses default interface
• No need to install other libraries
• Works with jailbroken devices

Cons

• Slow loading times
• Can't access stores inside of walled gardens

Users of iOS devices can rely on iTools for Windows to connect them to their PCs, because its a complete mobile device management program that bypasses a device's default interface. That means you can connect an iPhone or iPad to a PC without ever having to mess around with iTunes. In fact, many users will find that iTools for Windows includes a number of features that iTunes wouldn't normally include.

Considering the mobile device users essentially have to constantly monitor multiple operating systems, they might be concerned about bugs. Whenever iTools for Windows catches one, it automatically repairs it with the next update. Assuming you've also kept the operating system up to date on your phone or tablet, you shouldn't notice any problems in this department.

However, iTools for Windows provides so much more than merely operating system updates. The app allows you to sync and backup files between your devices. While it might take a long time to back a device up that has a large number of files on it, iTools for Windows shouldn't take much more time than a native application would. In fact, those who keep their devices relatively clean will find that it should move faster when it comes to certain operations.

This makes it attractive for moving podcasts to and from a mobile device. Since most users delete old episodes after they listen to them, they won't have to worry about whether or not they've backed these files up. After all, they're simply expendable to begin with.

Those who want to clear off their iPhones or iPads can also rely on iTools to move all of their photographs from their mobile device onto a local hard disk. Once these images are on their Wintel PC, they're free to delete them from their mobile device. They can then move them to a pair of mirrored USB storage devices to protect them from accidental deletion while simultaneously keeping their machines clean.

This might not sound like much, but it's an excellent way to dramatically improve the performance of both your phone and your PC. Power users who've jailbroken their devices can even connect them via iTools for Windows, so you won't have to give up this kind of functionality just because you broke your device out of its registered walled garden.

Naturally, iTools for Windows isn't capable of loading unregistered apps directly to a device. That being said, if you have a package manager already installed on your iPhone or iPad you can sideload new packages over to it that you've downloaded onto your PC. This gives you the opportunity to virus scan these with a web-based application before deploying them, which is vitally important when working with this kind of software.

Modded iPhones and iPads don't always connect to iTunes properly, but iTools for Windows will still recognize them. This has made it a popular option for those who've experimented with their devices.

Apple's basic features are all accessible from the app, but it also includes a few extra ones that should make it useful for those who wouldn't normally turn to a third party utility to sync their phone. For instance, iTools allows you to manage installed apps in ways you wouldn't normally be able to. You're free to check application info as well as backup or uninstall any of your apps with just the click of a button. In fact, iTools might even be able to remove apps that iOS won't normally allow you to get rid of.

All it takes to perform a system cleanup on your mobile device is a single click. This clears out your cache and refreshes your RAM, which boosts the amount of scratch space the onboard CPU has to work with. If you do this on a regular basis, then you might notice a fairly measurable difference in terms of speed.

Some users have even opined that they believe performing these cleanup chores with iTools will extend the life of their device because it cuts down on how much extra parallel work their devices have to engage in. While it can be difficult to say, it certainly should have at least something of a positive impact on battery life.

Pros

• More features than native phone tools
• Bypasses default interface
• No need to install other libraries
• Works with jailbroken devices

Cons

• Slow loading times
• Can't access stores inside of walled gardens