While we love Titanium Backup that allows easier restoration of data, when you upgrade phones, buy a tablet, or switch to a new ROM. What if all of your apps’ data could be stored in the cloud, would it be necessary to have backup apps then? This would not only make backing up and restoring easier, but it would save you a big chunk of SD card storage, as well. It turns out that these capabilities have been present in the Android OS since the arrival of Froyo last year. So why are developers hesitating to use them?
Cloud storage seems to be “lazy backup” – Backup Manager on the device determines when it’s appropriate to back up after being asked to do so by an application. On a positive note, it can back up game progress, API tokens, and other less-sensitive information. The downside is that it’s not secure, so developers shouldn’t use it to save passwords.
This sounds like a great service, but have you ever or anyone you know had an app automatically restore its previous data after an upgrade?
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