Have you ever wondered how to backup photos from a camera, while on a trip, without needing a computer and internet?
Well, there are 2 main ways to do this:
- smartphone (or tablet) + USB card reader + external storage if needed (like USB flash drive)
- purpose-built proprietary devices (hard drive + battery + card reader combined into 1 device)
Option 2 doesn't sound good for many people (me included) - I don't want to rely on a proprietary backup device (which is likely expensive, and won't be used that much). So my idea was to utilize existing (or common) devices as much as possible, so I gravitated towards other option (iPhone + USB-C hub/card-reader + USB flash drive). When you have this combo working, you can use standard "Files" app on iPhone, but it's not-so-convenient and human-error-prone in this scenario. So I asked myself - "maybe I should create an app to make backups more simple and robust (and also learn something about iOS development in the process)"?
It took time, but eventually, I did it, and published the app on App Store. So, if backup problem mentioned above sounds familiar, and you have newer iPhone or iPad, you might give it a try. See app's website for more info - TurtleBackup - offline photo backup app for iPhone
PS. app is free (no ads or other shit) at the moment, and realistically I don't think there's enough potential users to bother making it non-free.
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