Hi!
I gig with iGigBook, and do all the setup at home. But otherwise, I don't carry around my iPad. But I always have my iPhone. And sometimes I just want to review a set list, share a set list, etc. Glad to know iGigBook Mobile is an option. But it will only be useful to me if all my content is constantly in sync between the two devices, including PDFs and set lists.
Is there a way to do this? I currently use Dropbox on all my devices, and that works for pretty much everything else. Will that also work for iGigBook iPad<-->iPhone?
Thanks!
(I was going to add to this post, but it's locked: https://forum.igigbook.com/viewtopic.ph ... 39b593748e)
sync between iPhone and iPad
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Phil Smith
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Re: sync between iPhone and iPad
The only thing synced between two or more devices that you are logged into is the index data. There is no syncing of PDF files or set lists.
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reggoboy
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Re: sync between iPhone and iPad
Thanks so much for the reply. (I just saw the reply now by visiting the portal; strange how I have no trace of an email notification even though I'm subscribed?)
Anyway!
Would you agree there's a valuable use-case for having all your iGigBook devices sharing the same data, rather than living largely on separate islands? Would you consider a feature request to allow moving the data store out of the app and into a cloud file share (like Dropbox)? Let the Dropbox do the heavy lifting of doing all the sync work. But allow the user to access their data on as many devices as they choose by pointing to that data?
I have seen other apps go through a similar development path over the years. 1Password, even before they had a private cloud offering, allowed you to "bring your own sync" by putting your database files in Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. Award-winning genealogy software Reunion also did the same thing when they released Reunion Mobile: all the same data that's on your main device is now available in your pocket.
The main challenge I see them facing is locking the files so there's no data corruption. I believe it's usually as simple as using a lock file to prevent it from being open two places as once. Since everything "saves on the fly", I think they might just kick you out of the old device when accessing from the new device. It works great and is extremely valuable to me as a user.
Anyway!
Would you agree there's a valuable use-case for having all your iGigBook devices sharing the same data, rather than living largely on separate islands? Would you consider a feature request to allow moving the data store out of the app and into a cloud file share (like Dropbox)? Let the Dropbox do the heavy lifting of doing all the sync work. But allow the user to access their data on as many devices as they choose by pointing to that data?
I have seen other apps go through a similar development path over the years. 1Password, even before they had a private cloud offering, allowed you to "bring your own sync" by putting your database files in Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. Award-winning genealogy software Reunion also did the same thing when they released Reunion Mobile: all the same data that's on your main device is now available in your pocket.
The main challenge I see them facing is locking the files so there's no data corruption. I believe it's usually as simple as using a lock file to prevent it from being open two places as once. Since everything "saves on the fly", I think they might just kick you out of the old device when accessing from the new device. It works great and is extremely valuable to me as a user.