G+_Arun SK Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Originally shared by Arun SK Ever wondered why you can't get back app data once you uninstall an app? Here's the reason - http://www.skipser.com/557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Not really, the reason is that developers are too lazy to use the available cloud storage/cloud backup solutions available in Android. Data belonging to an app should be removed when I uninstall an app and if I later reinstall it the data should also be restored. Not exactly rocket science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Arun SK Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 If you have ever coded in Andoid Johan Appelgren ... it is really complex and never fullproof :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 BackupManager isn't that difficult to use if you just want your data to be able to survive a factory reset. Haven't used the Saved Games api or AppState in Play Services but they don't look that difficult to use. Hopefully the new Google Cloud Save that replaces AppState won't be too problematic either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Anyways, what annoys me is that most devs don't even try and some put stuff in the wrong location so the app won't uninstall cleanly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Paul Werner Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Johan Appelgren I totally agree with you on all points. It's maddening to see this happen over and over again with apps. I just can't understand why they don't use the tools given to them (speaking as a person that never developed an app though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Johan Appelgren Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Paul Werner Probably because too few require their apps to sync data so for developers it only costs money to implement without increasing profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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