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Android 6 Essentials

You're reading from   Android 6 Essentials Design, build, and create your own applications using the full range of features available in Android 6

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785884412
Length 122 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chapter 3. Apps' Auto Backup

Have you ever taken the time to set up an app on your phone, use it for a while, pour in a lot of content, and switch phones due to a mishap just to discover that your data and settings have gone with the wind?

One of the key features of Android Marshmallow is that it supports full automatic data backup and restore for user apps. This improves the user experience, makes the overall engagement more fun, and shortens the boarding time for multiple devices. Like we discussed in the previous chapters, happy users lead to happy developers.

You can unload the burden of setting up a new device; it doesn't matter whether it's an added device or a replacement. The user will end up with the same app configuration and data, allowing work to be more device-agnostic. For this feature to be enabled on your applications, you must target the Android Marshmallow SDK's version 23; no extra code is needed by default even though you can configure the...

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