Enable auto backup google#63

[TheBonheurs]

• Relevant Issues: #63

• Related Pull Requests: -

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What

Auto backup feature for apps provided by google

Why

This Pull Request is needed because now we can assure the users their data will be backed up.

How

This feature can be viewed/tested within the project by :

• The user has enabled backup on the device in Settings > Backup & Reset.
• At least 24 hours have elapsed since the last backup.
• The device is idle and charging.
• The device is connected to a Wi-Fi network. If the device is never connected to a wifi network, then Auto Backup never occurs.

Alternative implementation

Other implementations that I've have considered are casting our contacts to google contacts and using that specific google contact backup feature but according to @jverbraeken it was too complicated.

Notes

[ericcornelissen]

I have one important question about this feature, is it enabled by default?

I don't think our users, who are particularly nervous about their privacy, want to have this feature enabled by default... I would be okay with a checkbox in the first time use activity asking users if they want to use this feature.

[TheBonheurs]

As to your question yes if you have Google backup enabled on your mobile device this will happen automatically. But I think if the users find this sketchy they will have that option disabled on their device. This will mean that their data won't be backed up though bu as I said in the alternatives I haven't found an elegant way to perform this backup manually.

[ericcornelissen]

OK, just to be clear: If I don't have Google Backup enabled, then this feature won't do anything?

If that is the case I'll approve this PR 😄

[TheBonheurs]

[ericcornelissen]

@TheBonheurs, why did you close this PR?

[TheBonheurs]

No idea tbh @ericcornelissen , can't remember it either

[TheBonheurs]

It could be that I moved this item on the waffle queue to done or something like that but it shouldn't immediately close this right?

[ericcornelissen]

I think it might, it seems like a plausible explanation 😆

[ericcornelissen]

Reopening this, so we can reconsider merging it 😄