cool, that's good to hear. Thanks for the response Kris.
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 10:30 PM, Kristopher Micinski < krismicin...@gmail.com> wrote: > To answer your question, no such thing applies to the cloud save API > in the way you're describing. If your app isn't easily serializable > in an incremental fashion, then an explicit save point sounds like a > perfectly reasonable thing to do... > > Kris > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:07 AM, Chad Ata <chad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > haha.. you're right, the chance of getting featured is practically zero. > We > > probably have a better chance with the lottery.. or a lightning bolt. > > But, for example, Amazon has a Developer Select program in which you get > > additional exposure on their app store if you implement a set of features > > and meet certain guidelines. > > We're probably not going to get featured =/ but might as well shoot for > the > > stars and do things the way they want =] > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Kristopher Micinski > > <krismicin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Uhh..... > >> > >> Hate to break it to you, but there is basically no way you are going > >> to considered for featuring anyway, that's a whole 'nother ballgame > >> :-). You can argue with people about how to make that happen, but I > >> can basically guarantee you that they're not going to decompile your > >> code and check whether you're using their API the specific way it was > >> designed to be used. > >> > >> Kris > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Chad Ata <chad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Thanks for the response Kris, > >> > > >> > I ask because none of the conflict resolution docs recommend this > >> > solution. > >> > See: > https://developer.android.com/training/cloudsave/conflict-res.html > >> > I'm also concerned that if it doesn't meet their quality guidelines, > >> > then it > >> > would not be considered for featuring. > >> > Maybe I'm being paranoid =] but then again, maybe i'm not > >> > > >> > -Chad > >> > > >> > > >> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Kristopher Micinski > >> > <krismicin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I don't see why this would be at all problematic. It seems > completely > >> >> within the guidelines that says this is a bad idea. The Cloud Save > >> >> API is just that, an API: so I'd use it however it worked best for > >> >> you! > >> >> > >> >> Kris > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Sheado <chad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > Hi Android, > >> >> > > >> >> > Would it be considered bad practice to implement Cloud Save as > simple > >> >> > backup/restore buttons in our game's menu? > >> >> > To clarify, user would press backup on the device with the data > they > >> >> > want. > >> >> > Then press restore on the device they want to update. > >> >> > > >> >> > Quietly updating game content as recommended in the docs would not > be > >> >> > trivial in our game, so we are considering going with a > >> >> > backup/restore > >> >> > approach. > >> >> > > >> >> > Would this be ok, or would this not meet good Google Play > development > >> >> > guidelines? > >> >> > > >> >> > Thanks! > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> >> > 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