thanks Rob,
and whats about google backup.
As i see its just around 3-4 parameters that would need to be set .
(something in the manifest(
and its NOT about SYNC, just that the data in the Documents folder come saved and when the user gets a new phone this folder is restored
greets
chris
I’d say that Sync is not an option. As soon as you start saving documents in the cloud, sync is mandatory.
Let say you have an app that stores data in the cloud. Your user has an iPhone and an iPad with the app installed. The user edits data on the iPhone. Later the user uses the iPad to edit data. What if there was no internet connection when the iPhone was used? How to determine which data is current? Sync is the only option.
It would be a different story if we could assume that a user only owns one device at any given time, but it’s not that simple.
i agree… syncing can by tricky,
but BACKUP as a standart feature is what kinda every user request.
They dont like to register at any cloud or backup system extra.
Most Users even dont think about, right?
ONLY when they lost their device, broke it or change it, suddently they find out “UPS, my data is gone”
And then they write us, "hey, what a stupid app, when I got my new phone, all other apps got their data, only in ur app all data is gone.
I lost months of Information !!"
so … THATS a Feature I would say that would REALLY BENEFIT our all Users. NO?
Greets
Chris
I understand what your saying, but those same users will still complain loudly if they restore data and then see that it isn’t up-to-date due to lack of syncing.
I haven’t used this myself, but couldn’t the following be used as an option for cloud data storage / backup?
thanks, i know about the 3rd party app to do Cloud Features like backup.
For now i even made my own cloud server.
BUT, there is a FREE simple Backup Feature already there in iOS and Android and
we just dont use it, thats the point?
Users can always complain about anything, thats true.
But its a different if they loose 1/2 Year of data or maybe just the last few Days.
I guess it has a reason why so many other Apps implemented that FREE Backup Feature
and why its even standart activated in most Android Devices.
Its about SIMPLICITY and that the user would not need to think about anything
BUT in the Case of Loose, he would have some backup and not lost at all
greets
chris
Fair enough. Any backup is better than no backup…
If you drop the documents in the documents folder it is just a matter of telling your device to allow that app to use iCloud.
if it would be so easy… there are lots of documents in the documents folder… and nothing come restore after the device is wiped or installed on a new device.
so if the data is stored in the cloud without getting it back… makes less sense or 
?
if there is an idea or solution how to simply do as expected… putting filed in the documents folder and when the user install
the app on a new device or after a wipe the data come restored… let me know
We are releasing a plugin soon that allows you to write and read from the ios keychain. This data will persist between reinstalls.
The android version writes data to a specified folder on the filesystem, outside of your app, so it will persist across reinstalls, unless the user deletes it manually via a file manager tool.
This plugin might help your situation, although naturally it won’t help if your user gets a new device.
For Apple devices: The only way to restore *everything* (including keychain data etc) is to do a local backup of your device to your desktop with iTunes using the “Encrypt local backup” option. You find that option under the “Backups” section after selecting your device in the list in iTunes.
Using this method, I’ve successfully restored all data from one device to another after I’ve upgraded.
@gremlin
whats about the data in the documents folder?
that would be really a releave
greets
chris
@gremlin
btw… whats with the announced applovin plugin/// any news?
greets
chris
Hey.
It doesn’t save or backup any data by itself. You are responsible for creating and updating the data using the functions provided by the plugin.
Cheers
ok… but can i also backup data in the documents folder to the cloud?
This isn’t cloud data, it’s data that is tied to the devices keychain. Local data.
The point being that it can still be accessed if the app is reinstalled on the device. Or if they do what Ingemar said.
Regarding the applovin plugin, i don’t recall ever saying that we were making one. We have no plans to make one I’m afraid.
ok
thanks… so its not interesting for me
thx
chris
i looked again…
http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/44892-1k-to-build-a-plugin-for-me/?hl=applovin
if it wasnt you, who posted that it will be published by you… but coded by a 3rd party?
its written from gremlin interactive
Ah that, not sure of the status of that to be honest.
Btw. Why don’t you use Coronium.io and use accounts for your users so you can keep their data backed up on a server? That way you could keep their data in sync and up to date all the time.
It’s the best solution as the icloud idea isnt going to help you on Android of course