Saving Game Data iPad/iPhone

[DodgerKing]

Every time i upgrade to a higher iOS I lose my game data from games such as Angry Birds. This means I have to start all over again. Does anyone know of a why to save your game data so you do not lose it or you can reinstall it after an upgrade?

 

[JAG72]

I wonder if it has something to do with the jailbreak. I just checked and I did not lose any of my application data during the upgrade process.

 

[yourbeliefs]

I think you have to back it up a certain way, and I think different games back up game data in different ways. For example, when I upgraded to the new iPad I did a restore from the iCloud and all but one of my games had their data saved (games like Jetpack Joyride, Scribblenauts, NBA Jam, etc.) However when I had to do a FULL restore (everything was wiped and apps re-synced from iTunes) I lost ALL my data across all my games, which was more than a little annoying.

 

[JAG72]

I think you have to back it up a certain way, and I think different games back up game data in different ways. For example, when I upgraded to the new iPad I did a restore from the iCloud and all but one of my games had their data saved (games like Jetpack Joyride, Scribblenauts, NBA Jam, etc.) However when I had to do a FULL restore (everything was wiped and apps re-synced from iTunes) I lost ALL my data across all my games, which was more than a little annoying.

Your right it really depends. Even with a full restore there are ways to bring back your data if you have a proper backup. Only way you should lose it is if your backup is bad or the problem you are trying to fix is contained in your backup.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Your right it really depends. Even with a full restore there are ways to bring back your data if you have a proper backup. Only way you should lose it is if your backup is bad or the problem you are trying to fix is contained in your backup.

Yeah I had the app downloading problem which Apple claimed could be due to a corrupt backup, but I thought that doing an app sync would save all my data. Apparently I was wrong in that regard..

 

[DodgerKing]

Has nothing to do with JB. Angry Birds data is often lost when you move up to a whole new version of iOS, like moving from 4 to 5, not 5.0 to 5.1.

The better question to ask is, "Is there a way to save game data so it can be transferred to another device?"

 

[Rey]

I'm not jail broken and have this issue as well. Everything is restored in safari and twitter apps but in games I always have to start over.

 

[Foxbat]

I've never lost any AB game data, but iOS 5.1 did make some of my phone's contacts disappear! Now, I'm Angry!!!

 

[DodgerKing]

Does anyone know how to transfer game data from one device to another?

 

[meathead76]

Does anyone know how to transfer game data from one device to another?

if they have an sd card copy the app to the card and then to a computer and the back after updating

 

[JAG72]

if they have an sd card copy the app to the card and then to a computer and the back after updating

iPhones and iPads don't have SD card slots.