allowBackup Android Plugin - Overview (O11)

Stable version 1.0.4 (Compatible with OutSystems 11)

Other versions available for 10

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on 07 February 2023

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Details

To allow you to set the allowBackup property of a cordova-android application.

Any Android applications that target Android 6.0 (API level 23) or higher automatically participate in Auto Backup. This is because of the android:allowBackup attribute, which enables/disables backup. The property defaults to true in outystems-android projects as it is omitted from the AndroidManifest.xml file.

<application ...
    android:allowBackup="true">
</app>

This may cause you an issues if you are trying to clear localStorage as it will automatically be restored when the app is re-installed.

If you don't want this default behavior on Android you can disable Auto Backup. Include allowBackup Android Plugin in your project.

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Release notes (1.0.4)

Small tweaks in the plugin code.
CheckAllowBackupAndroidPlugin will return an error and error message when not used on Android.
Replaced the preference name from "BACKUP" to a more descriptive name like "ALLOW_BACKUP" to avoid confusion.
"ALLOW_BACKUP" preference default value set to "false"

License (1.0.4)

BSD-3 license (https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)

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