[Ring] Synchronizatino of chat logs to third-party drives by in-app json timebased sync

[sunnyolives]

Hi there! Thanks for your work! I would like to start using ring, but 
before I can recommend it to others, I need synchronization between 
devices. I am not a software developer, so my assumptions might be 
wrong, but here is what I think:

On Windows, I found the chat logs unencrypted in json-format. I was 
wondering if synchronization could be done outside of the app it self, 
letting people hook up whatever service they wish with whatever 
privacy/cost terms they desire; Dropbox, Google, OwnCloud, Resilio Sync 
or Syncthing, for instance. This would require access to the chat logs 
folder on the mobile. I could not find them unrooted (android).

The problem is how to synchronize changes in two (or more) chat logs so 
they end up the same. The sync services mentioned above often seem to 
simply overwrite with whatever is most recently changed. Therefore I 
suggest to create an in-software sync function possibly based on message 
timestamps, but connecting to defined third-party software or drives, 
saving the bandwidth of the messaging system for messages, not 
synchronization and backup.

Suggestions:

* to be able to set the location of chat logs (all clients) and access 
them with other software (android)

*  synchronization function inside the software, but outside the 
messaging system.