Thank you for all the input. The application can and does currently back up to the SD Card at the user's discretion(I've also incorporated S/FTP if they want to send it to their own server) but I was looking for something off their device in an automated fashion if they would require it..it's surprising how many clients don't understand they have to take the data from the SD Card to the new phone/device in order to get it back via a restore.
Optimally the backup solution would allow them to sync their data between devices, I was looking into Google Storage but everyone would need access to an account unless there is another way and it also doesn't really solve the synchronization problem unless it's a full sync each time vs. just a record by record sync. Records range from a few hundred to a few thousand based on client feed back. The only other solution I can think of is pushing the data to my own server upon purchase then after each update and deletion; most likely to a database that keeps in sync via a user/pass so they can use it across devices. The only thing making me hesitate here is that the cost could get pretty high based on the data transfer and that some records will have images traveling along with them. On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:09:06 AM UTC-6, gc wrote: > > What is the best solution to integrate backup, external to the device > for an Android application? > > Ideally the solution will be cheap, integrate easily with an existing > application and will be seamless to the clients. > > I know Google Backup is limited so most likely it will not work, but > there has to be other solutions. > > Backup per client will be roughly 5-10MB in size. > > Thank you in advance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
