Story of "SARAddressBookBackup" library, that helps to backup contacts in iOS Devices
SARAddressBookBackup : This is an iOS library to Backup the Contacts in iOS Devices as .vcf file. Also, the Example project in Github illustrates on how to email the .vcf file. The .vcf file can also be accessed/shared through iTunes File Sharing. Story Behind its Birth : Searched the App Store for Apps that could backup all my contacts in my iPhone5. I would usually go mostly with free apps (Kind of a Freebie). When trying to backup my contacts, most of the apps asked me to purchase to backup contacts more than 500 or 1000 or whatever, completely depends on the app developer's decision and i have to abide their rules. I have more than 1000 contacts in my iPhone Contacts App. Finally, i found an app that backed up all my contacts, and it even allowed me to send the output file to my email, but that was not reliable (The app crashed several times). [Note : I didn't mention the App name here :) ] Just thought of how hard it is to develop an app that ...