Technical Specifications

Comprehensive technical details, system requirements, and compatibility information for BackiGo's professional photo backup solution.

System Requirements

📱iOS Device Requirements

🍎iOS VersioniOS 16.5 / iPadOS 16.5 or later
📲Compatible DevicesiPhone, iPad
💿Storage Space50 MB minimum
🧠RAM2 GB recommended
⚡ProcessorA12 Bionic or newer

💾Storage Requirements

🔌USB ConnectionUSB-C or Lightning
💾File SystemsAPFS, HFS+, exFAT
📏Min Storage Size1 GB available
♾️Max File SizeNo limit
🔐EncryptionAPFS Encrypted supported

Supported Storage & Cloud Protocols

🌐NAS & Local Network

High-speed LAN transfers directly to Network Attached Storage and local servers.

  • SMB 2.0 / 3.0 (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, Windows)
  • SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
  • FTP / FTPS (Explicit TLS)
  • WebDAV / Nextcloud / ownCloud
  • USB Flash Drives, Portable SSDs & HDDs (exFAT, APFS)
  • 100% Offline Local Network Operation

☁️Personal Cloud Drives

Direct client-to-cloud OAuth2 integration with direct transfer and zero intermediate proxy servers.

  • Google Drive (OAuth 2.0 PKCE)
  • Dropbox Direct API
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • pCloud REST API
  • Drime Cloud
  • Client-Side AES-256 Pre-Encryption

🪣S3 & Object Storage

Enterprise-grade, high-concurrency multipart streaming direct upload via AWS Signature Version 4.

  • Amazon S3 & AWS GovCloud
  • Cloudflare R2 (Zero Egress Fees)
  • Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
  • Backblaze B2 & IDrive e2
  • MinIO & Custom S3 Endpoints
  • Multipart Chunk Streaming & Path Customization

Supported File Formats

📸Photo Formats

  • HEIF (.heic)
  • JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
  • PNG (.png)
  • RAW formats
  • Live Photos (.heic + .mov)

🎥Video Formats

  • HEVC (.mov, .mp4)
  • H.264 (.mov, .mp4)
  • Slow-motion videos
  • Time-lapse videos
  • 4K video support

📊Metadata Support

  • EXIF data
  • GPS coordinates
  • Timestamps
  • Camera settings
  • Album information

Performance Specifications

50MB/s
Average Transfer Speed
USB 3.0 connection
10,000+
Photos per Hour
Typical backup rate
99.9%
Success Rate
Backup completion
<5%
CPU Usage
During backup

Security & Privacy Features

🔒 Data Protection

  • End-to-end local on-device processing
  • 100% direct client-to-storage transfer (0 intermediate proxy servers)
  • Optional client-side AES-256 backup encryption with zero-knowledge security
  • Zero data collection, zero telemetry, and zero tracking
  • Encrypted storage support (APFS Encrypted, BitLocker/LUKS via NAS)

🛡️ App Security

  • iOS App Store security validation
  • Code signing and notarization
  • Regular security updates
  • Sandboxed app environment

Technical Architecture

🏗️ Core Technologies

  • • Native iOS development (Swift)
  • • Core Data for local storage
  • • AVFoundation for media processing
  • • Photos framework integration
  • • External Accessory framework

⚡ Performance Optimizations

  • • Multi-threaded processing
  • • Memory-efficient streaming
  • • Background task management
  • • Intelligent caching system
  • • Progress tracking and resumption

🔧 Quality Assurance

  • • Automated testing suite
  • • Device compatibility testing
  • • Performance benchmarking
  • • Memory leak detection
  • • Crash reporting and analysis

Technical Support

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