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Amazon Cognito Developer Guide

Start Developing with Amazon Cognito

Configure Amazon Cognito to synchronize data across devices and the cloud.

Amazon Cognito makes it easy to save user data, app preferences, and game state in the AWS cloud.

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Build apps using Cognito for Android.

Getting Started with Android

Use the AWS Mobile SDK for Android to build apps that take advantage of Amazon Cognito.

Build apps for the Apple App Store using Cognito.

Getting Started with iOS

Sync data between iOS devices using Amazon Cognito and the AWS Mobile SDK for iOS.

Sync data between devices.

Sync Data Across Devices

Store user data, such as profile data and game state, in the Amazon Cognito sync store.

Limit access to your AWS resources.

Safeguard AWS Resources

Provide temporary, limited-privilege credentials to your users for accessing AWS.

Allow users to access their data while offline.

Provide Offline Access

Read and write to a local data store while offline, and sync to the cloud next time it connects.

Manage identities.

Manage Unique Identities

Create authenticated end-user identities, or unauthenticated guest users.