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ramona_cristea
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8 years ago
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Sync files behavior on android

Hello. I would like to implement a sync files behavior for my android application using the Dropbox API v2. From the Java documentation and your samples on github I find it hard to understand what st...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    8 years ago
    The Dropbox API v2 Java SDK offers the ability to upload and download files programmatically, but it doesn't offer pre-built "sync" functionality. You'll need to use the uploading and downloading capabilities to develop whatever kind of sync logic you want in your app. I'll send this along as a request for pre-built sync support, or a tutorial, but I can't promise if/when that would be written.
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago
The Dropbox API v2 Java SDK offers the ability to upload and download files programmatically, but it doesn't offer pre-built "sync" functionality. You'll need to use the uploading and downloading capabilities to develop whatever kind of sync logic you want in your app. I'll send this along as a request for pre-built sync support, or a tutorial, but I can't promise if/when that would be written.
  • ramona_cristea's avatar
    ramona_cristea
    Explorer | Level 3
    8 years ago

    Thank you for your answer! Is there a ticket/issue which I can watch it? 

    • Greg-DB's avatar
      Greg-DB
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      8 years ago
      I'll make a note to follow up on this thread if/when something like this is written. (I'm not aware of any current work on anything like this though, so I do recommend working on an implementation in your own app's code.)
      • ramona_cristea's avatar
        ramona_cristea
        Explorer | Level 3
        8 years ago

        Ok, fair enough. Thank you!

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