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[Discuss] iPhone vs. Android - the backup problem



On 7/18/2012 10:51 PM, Shirley M?rquez D?lcey wrote:
> But the OS itself isn't the important thing to back up; you can
> reinstall that. What you want to back up is the data - contacts,
> calendar, and so forth.

Android doesn't export the applications partition via USB, not even with 
CyanogenMod and other AOSP builds.  Application data is usually stored 
on the applications partition.  Therefore... but I repeat myself.


> I didn't know that iOS now allowed USB access to some data. Have they
> opened up music at all or do you still have to sync it using iTunes?

Music and video are still synced through iTunes.

-- 
Rich P.



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