What exactly does "Cloud Account" setting *do*??

Discussion in 'Tapatalk for Android' started by tbessie, May 13, 2012.

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  1. tbessie Member

    I have never signed up for any kind of cloud service, even though many exist (Amazon, Apple, Google Drive, etc.).

    What specifically does Tapatalk's "Cloud Account" setting actually *do*? What "cloud" is it referring to? I see no documentation on this anywhere.

    - Tim
    tbessie, May 13, 2012
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  2. MordyT Tapatalk Advocate

    Stores a list of forums and your username so that when you get a new phone you can easily get the whole list back on your phone

    Sent from my Google Nexus
    MordyT, May 13, 2012
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  3. tbessie Member

    Hmm - where is this cloud account kept? I don't recall anywhere where I signed up for a "cloud account", provided a user name or password, etc.

    If this is done automatically on Tapatalk's own servers, how is my information kept secure?

    - Tim
    tbessie, May 14, 2012
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  4. MordyT Tapatalk Advocate

    Done automatically. If you don't like it you can disable it in settings.

    Sent from my Google Nexus
    MordyT, May 14, 2012
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  5. ironblood Member

    I too am curious about this. I don't mind it saving my accounts but I would however like more control over them.

    Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk 2
    ironblood, May 14, 2012
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  6. tbessie Member

    Yes, that's what I'm wondering about - if my info is stored on a server (assuming I enable the feature), that would mean that my account name/email/password are stored in some form on Tapatalk's server. It could be some kind of one-way hash form, perhaps hashed with info that is keyed to the individual user's accounts, one per Tapatalk-using forum. That would be the most secure.

    If it weren't a one-way hash, or if the hash key were maintained by Tapatalk, then that could conceivably allow malicious third parties access to all my forum accounts (unless the password is required for each account when I install Tapatalk on another device).

    I can understand that the folks at Tapatalk might not want to reveal their security methods, because it could open them up to being hacked, but I definitely *would* like some kind of assurance from Tapatalk that all my forum accounts' security information is "unhackable" as much as is possible. :)

    I'm coming from a background of being a software developer at many web-based businesses, and having to maintain secure account information, licenses, etc., so you can understand my concern.

    - Tim
    tbessie, May 14, 2012
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  7. tbessie Member

    I should add, also, that if I disable the 'cloud account' feature after it has been enabled, any identifying or secure information that Tapatalk has maintained will be immediately and permanently wiped.

    - Tim
    tbessie, May 14, 2012
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  8. tbessie Member

    Damn, having problems typing clearly - that is, if I disable... etc. etc. ... SHOULD be immediately and permanently wiped - and is it? :)

    - Tim
    tbessie, May 14, 2012
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  9. ironblood Member

    I completely understand where your coming from.

    There is a thread where a user was seeing other people's accounts.

    The way the cloud works is that it displays an account you have logged into and displays just the account and username... I believe in order for it to be functional you still need to login with your password and it will be moved from the cloud to your phone.

    Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk 2
    ironblood, May 14, 2012
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  10. tbessie Member

    Ahhh... well, if your password is not stored, then that's good to know. I haven't ever used the feature (tho' probably will, because I just bought a new phone), so I hadn't seen if a password was required again or not. Thanks for the info!

    - Tim
    tbessie, May 14, 2012
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  11. ironblood Member

    What I want to see is the cloud features get eliminated for account import/export option that way you can save the file on your phone and import them at your leisure.

    Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk 2
    ironblood, May 14, 2012
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  12. tbessie Member

    That would be my preference as well. It's a shame that people have to resort to Titanium Backup and rooting to save their phone state completely. Perhaps Android 4 (ICS) has a backup feature - the new phone has ICS on it, but I haven't gotten it yet.

    - Tim
    tbessie, May 14, 2012
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  13. ironblood Member

    Plume my preferred twitter client implemented the import/export and it made it so much easier with logging in since I have like 4 accounts lol

    Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk 2
    ironblood, May 14, 2012
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  14. doctormetal New Member

    Would prefer import & export functionality above cloud synchronisation. That would also make it possible to have all the accounts including both user name and password.
    doctormetal, May 15, 2012
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  15. lagarde New Member

    ok but, How do they link the tapatalk cloud account with you? Do they use the google account? The IMEI's number? How do they know that you are the same person, what happens if you sell the phone to another one?
    lagarde, Jun 10, 2012
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  16. ironblood Member

    I believe they log something about your phone that makes it unique

    We need a new driver this one's dead
    ironblood, Jun 10, 2012
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  17. lagarde New Member

    But what's that something?
    lagarde, Jun 10, 2012
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  18. jis Active Member

    I guess Android ID which is unique ID based on handset & Google account.

    Sent from rooted GT-I8150 2.3.6 ~ Tapatalk 2.1.3
    jis, Jun 10, 2012
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  19. lagarde New Member

    How can this be if retrieves info to another phone, with a different unique ID?

    You are not being clear at all.
    lagarde, Jun 10, 2012
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  20. jis Active Member

    You must wait for definitely answer from Tapatalk staff. Here the experienced users are just guessing what is the Tapatalk exactly doing.

    Sent from rooted GT-I8150 2.3.6 ~ Tapatalk 2.1.3
    jis, Jun 10, 2012
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