Permanent data in IOS app

[Chris Sheffield]

Hi Paolo,

If you are simply installing an update to an app, the app's data will *not* be deleted. But if you manually delete the app, then the app's data does get deleted and there is no way around this as far as I know.

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Chris Sheffield
Read Naturally, Inc.
www.readnaturally.com

On Nov 14, 2011, at 3:01 AM, paolo mazza wrote:

> Hi all.
> Referring to LC documentation "Each application in iPhoneOS is stored
> in its own 'sandbox' folder. An application is free to read and write
> files within this folder and its descendants, but is not allowed to
> access anything outside of this."
> So I guess that when you delete the application and  reinstall it in
> the iPhone, all data are gone.
> 
> But, how can store data permanently?
> 
> I need data not  to be cancelled when the user reinstalls the
> application or installs a new version of the application .
> 
> Is it possible? How can I do it ?
> 
> If it is not possible, I guess I have to record this data in a remote server.
> How can I get the IPhone Serial Number (or the IMEI or the ICCID )
> from a LC app ?
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> Paolo Mazza
> 
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