IOS & Android Bug Updates

[Ralph DiMola]

Short answer==>Yes user data is preserved.

I submit updates for both Android and iOS apps. User data is always
preserved. The apps engine data(include files pane) changes(or not) when an
update is installed. The updated app's data is referenced by the "the engine
folder" and is read-only. The user data referenced by "the documents folder"
is always preserved after an update. The user data is only deleted when the
user uninstalls the app or on Android the user "wipes user data" in
settings. It's unclear to me if one can delete user data on iOS without
uninstalling/reinstalling if it is not "jailbreaked". Anyone on this?

Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdimola at evergreeninfo.net


-----Original Message-----
From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
Of Vaughn Clement
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 8:47 AM
To: How to use LiveCode
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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