Android 6 Marshmallow has great backup feature which … – Tudocelular.com

Android 6 Marshmallow is officially on the market for nearly two weeks and gradually we learn all the new features included in the green little robot system. During the first presentation at Google I / O 2015 in May the Cupertino giant cited the support for automatic data backup, now we can finally check out what the new proposed.

Application Data Save is now much more easy with the new version of Android, but it is necessary that the developers are willing to enter into partnership with Google . First we have to keep in mind one of the great advantages of the new feature, which is able to save and restore an application exactly as it was before a reset on the device or install a new ROM. Except the cache app, all other files and folders can be uploaded to the cloud via Google Drive.

The requirements are not large, but as I we advanced, we need only the goodwill of developers who need to adapt their solutions to the API 23 of the SDK (Software Development Kit) that precisely equivalent to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. A logical step. But there is another important detail, the same developer needs to permit this can be backed up , just add the command line “Android: allowBackup =.” False “”

You is already wondering how many applications support the new backup feature Marshmallow , the answer is still not very positive. Of the top 200 applications (no games) third in Google North American Play, 190 are under the API 22 or lower, among the remaining 10 have 6 without authorization for backup, first introduced error in Arstechnica attempts and only 3 ( Instagram, dubsmash and Zedge Ringtones & amp;. Wallpapers) proved fully compatible

Google decided to leave the choice to developers for various reasons and between they are the use of data encryption, as the key might get lost in a reset or device replacement and not allow restoring the data. In short, Android backup system has evolved considerably since version 2.2 (which required much more development work), but we are still depending on the goodwill of application developers and also the manufacturers, who need to take the Marshmallow for their devices, recalling that with more than one year of life, the Lollipop is only 23% of Android devices.