Implement Export All Bookmarks buttons for easier backup and share #995

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opened 2021-08-03 16:19:32 +00:00 by biodranik · 3 comments

biodranik commented

2021-08-03 16:19:32 +00:00

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Currently, uninstalling Organic Maps also deletes all user-created bookmarks and tracks (see #3504). Users who did not backup their bookmarks, are losing them forever.

Because of the privacy (no EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission), and Storage Scope restrictions introduced in Android 11, it is not possible to store bookmarks in a separate, non-removable directory. iOS has a similar situation.

Proper online backup discussed in #622 is needed in the future, but implementing a privacy-focused, easy-to-use one-button-exports-all backup (with later import/restore) scenario is critically important.

Possible implementation:

All bookmarks and tracks can be exported as a KMZ file (zip archive) with multiple KML files inside it, thus they can be imported not only in Organic Maps but also opened and edited by any other software that supports valid KML specification.

Related issues:

Currently, uninstalling Organic Maps also deletes all user-created bookmarks and tracks (see #3504). Users who did not backup their bookmarks, are losing them forever. Because of the privacy (no EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission), and [Storage Scope restrictions](https://developer.android.com/about/versions/11/privacy/storage) introduced in Android 11, it is not possible to store bookmarks in a separate, non-removable directory. iOS has a similar situation. Proper online backup discussed in #622 is needed in the future, but implementing a privacy-focused, easy-to-use one-button-exports-all backup (with later import/restore) scenario is critically important. Possible implementation: All bookmarks and tracks can be exported as a KMZ file (zip archive) with multiple KML files inside it, thus they can be imported not only in Organic Maps but also opened and edited by any other software that supports valid KML specification. Related issues: - #1871 - #2678 - #585 - #2220

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biodranik commented

2022-06-14 04:59:37 +00:00

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Files should be exported/imported in Google Earth compatible format, like this one:
BACRNKMZ.kmz.zip

https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/kmzarchives

Files should be exported/imported in Google Earth compatible format, like this one: [BACRNKMZ.kmz.zip](https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps/files/8896517/BACRNKMZ.kmz.zip) https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/kmzarchives

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2022-12-06 20:40:30 +00:00

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(optionally) automatically writing out to a bookmarks file (of choice? picked by the user using Storage Access Framework?) whenever bookmarks are changed would be really practical. Then user can have it backed up by their own means. And this is fairly small to implement

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pastk commented

2023-01-06 13:50:06 +00:00

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(optionally) automatically writing out to a bookmarks file (of choice? picked by the user using Storage Access Framework?) whenever bookmarks are changed would be really practical. Then user can have it backed up by their own means. And this is fairly small to implement

Yeap this idea is discussed in organicmaps/organicmaps#1871 (comment)

> (optionally) automatically writing out to a bookmarks file (of choice? picked by the user using Storage Access Framework?) whenever bookmarks are changed would be really practical. Then user can have it backed up by their own means. And this is fairly small to implement Yeap this idea is discussed in https://git.omaps.dev/organicmaps/organicmaps/pulls/1871#issuecomment-1014459113

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