Questions about AFWD 2.0.

AFWD 2.0 (Apple Flavored Water Drink: The Data Tool) is a Windows app for iPhone and Android owners. It backs up and restores iPhones, reads and exports messages, mirrors Android texts live, and brings music, videos, and photos together. Everything runs locally.

Yes. AFWD 2.0 is free on the Microsoft Store through December 31, 2026.

Install Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store. It provides Apple’s USB driver, which AFWD uses to talk to your iPhone.

Yes. The AFWD Companion app mirrors Android texts live over your local Wi-Fi, and Android music and media appear in the Media Center. AFWD offers the Companion as a QR download or installs it over USB.

No. Your backups, messages, and media never leave your PC. The phone companion link works only on your local network. Spotify is contacted only after you sign in, and Google’s servers only if you download the Android tools.

Encryption is optional and stays off unless you turn it on. AFWD never saves backup passwords, and decrypted data is kept in AFWD’s private folder only while the backup is open and is removed when you close AFWD.

No. A support bundle contains AFWD’s logs, settings without secrets, and version details. It never includes messages, backups, passwords, or keys.

No. AFWD 2.0 ships as an update to the existing AFWD app on the Microsoft Store.

Not yet. Apple Music will be added in a future update. Music from this PC, your phones, and Spotify is supported today.

No. AFWD is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple, Google, or Spotify. iPhone, iMessage, and Apple Music are trademarks of Apple Inc.; Android is a trademark of Google LLC; Spotify is a trademark of Spotify AB.

Yes. AFWD is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later. Email [email protected] for the corresponding source of a release.