IOS & Android Bug Updates

[Mark Wilcox]

Of course it depends what your app does with the user data but neither iOS nor Android overwrite any files in the standard "documents" path on update. iOS 6 & 7 only overwrite files that you've changed on update - so application created files in other paths should also be safe. Android has been capable of doing the same since version 2.3 but it depends what the app store in question provides as an update package. Google Play sends partial app updates to all capable devices - don't know about other stores.

I know that's not a complete answer to your question but due to the nature of Android, I wouldn't like to "guarantee" any more than I've said.

Mark


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 From: Vaughn Clement <vclement at gmail.com>
To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> 
Sent: Friday, 15 November 2013, 13:47
Subject: IOS & Android Bug Updates
 

Hi All

I am nearing the completion and testing of my first app. It occurred to me
in my bug checking process that I have no idea how bug updates work with
LiveCode.

For Example: I know how to submit a bug update for a bug fix for IOS
because I have done it in the past. But with LivCode I am concerned that if
a bug fix needs to be submitted for IOS or Android apps will the user data
be preserved or overwritten when the user updates the app?

I have not seen any reference to this anywhere in LC documentation. The
question arose when I started reading the resolution independence email
questions where an update could be needed even when an image tests
correctly. Has anyone run into an issue where the user data gets
overwritten when an update is submitted?

Thank you

Vaughn Clement

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