Believe me, I've done many Google researches but I still cannot find a definitive answer to this subject.
When we uninstall an app using the following method: [force close - delete data - uninstall] does android allow the app to leave any data on the phone beside that left on the SD?
Please note that I'm referring to android 4.3 in, this particular case.
Well, I don't think that any data is left over once you uninstalled most of the data gets cleared up and some remains over the phones temporary files, I would say if you clear that one out to, nothing will remain everything will washed out !
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Hi,
This is going to be such a "noob" question & I apologize in advance.
I have an Orange UK branded HTC Desire HD running stock firmware & NOT rooted. Since the fairly recent 2.3.5 update with Sense 3.0 I have found that I am regularly seeing Sense restart upon exiting an app and returning to the home screen. This is not related to a particular app, as it can happen when returning to home from ANY app. My wife is seeing the same behaviour on hers too.
Having posted on both HTC's & Orange's Facebook pages, I have been advised in no uncertain terms that as a first step I should perform a factory reset.
This is something that I have not done since I got my DHD (my 1st Android - plenty of hard resets on WM ). I have had a bit of a tidy up - clearing unnecessary data, uninstalling apps I don't use, etc. Pretty much ready to reset (but aware that there is SOME data that I will lose). However, there is one thing that I am unsure about...
I have previously moved a number of apps to the SD card. If I leave them there, will the existing data be recognised upon reinstalling the apps? Or will it cause me problems? Or will the existing data just be orphaned? I.e. should I move all apps back to the phone before performing the reset?
Thanks in Advance
Saving them SD leaves a bit on your phone, so that wont help. Just back them up with your google account!
The apps and system data will be wiped regardless of it being on the sdcard or not. You can perform a manual backup by enabling debugging and using adb to pull the apps from your phone to your computer.
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Ok, thanks RTContent. I think that answers my question. So I needn't worry about moving stuff back, which is good.
I have no experience of using ADB. Would this backup just the APKs? Or the settings & user data too?
AlwaysDroid: "Just back them up with your google account" - Not sure I get what you mean. Are you referring to the way Google Play will auto restore apps from your install list? TBH, I was banking on this working correctly. Hopefully it will only reinstall those that were on the device, and not ALL previously installed apps. Especially as some of those were from my tablet only.
Not sure that now is the time to start dabbling with ADB, so will probably just go ahead with the reset and lose non synced app data.
Thanks.
I have an HTC Desire Z, and it's been acting strangely lately. I hear it play the startup sound when it's in my pocket, meaning the phone has crashed when I wasn't even doing anything. I suppose it's time for a hard reset. I'm very reluctant to do this, but when I missed an important call the other day because my "com.htc.phone" (or whatever) application crashed and I didn't notice, that was the last straw.
What is a checklist of things I should do before hard resetting? So far, I've:
1) Backed up SMS
2) Taken screenshots of all my home screens so as to put the icons back in the same place
3) Taken screenshots of the application settings screens so as to install all the same applications again
4) Taken screenshots of some of the other settings screens, so as to use the same ringtone, background, SMS beep, etc.
What are some other steps I should take? I'm scared that I won't get my phone set up the same way again. My phone is great right now, it's just how I like it - except for the crashes.
Is your phone rooted? If so, TitaniumBackup (TB) would be all you need. You can get TitaniumBackup, free and paid, from the market. TB can backup your screen settings according to the launcher apps. For example, I use Go Launcher and when I do a full backup of Go Launcher, it will backup icons positions and everything else that I have changed in Go Launcher.
It may not be necessary to reset your whole device if your just getting one or two processes force closing themselves. The first thing to check is see if you have installed an app that might be conflicting with system apps (try and remember the last time it was working correctly and uninstall apps that you've installed since then).
If this isn't the issue you can also try to wipe app data/cache for the app in question. I hope this makes sense
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Well, I'm not really sure what's causing the problem. My phone came installed with crapware, and lately I've found software installing itself on my phone without my knowledge. I know for a fact the "QQ Security" crapware the phone came with did indeed prevent my phone from functioning correctly.
Hi folks! Well, I just thought I should stop by and ask cause I can't find anywhere else an answer to my problem.. Here it is:
I have an app that when someone downloads it from the Play Store, recognizes the phone and connects to a server (Internet is needed) so every time I open it I have all my data and my "app activity" shown there. So, here's the thing: I want to sell the phone to a friend of mine, but I don't want (neither does he) to reset to factory because he wants a large amount of the apps I have already intalled and it is part of the price.
So, I ask you: Is there a way to completely remove-uninstall an app and ALL of its data so that there is no way for the app to have MY data displayed (no trace left), and basically the app is "reseted' to factory, so that my friend can use from scratch?
Thanks!
Under application manager select the app you want to "reset" and hit clear cache.
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Hey! Thanks for the answer, but I have already tried this and it doesn't work, nor does the deletion of data files of the app in the data\data\[app folder]... Does someone else knows something else I could do?
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Hi folks! Well, I just thought I should stop by and ask cause I can't find anywhere else an answer to my problem.. Here it is:
I have an app that when someone downloads it from the Play Store, recognizes the phone and connects to a server (Internet is needed) so every time I open it I have all my data and my "app activity" shown there. So, here's the thing: I want to sell the phone to a friend of mine, but I don't want (neither does he) to reset to factory because he wants a large amount of the apps I have already intalled and it is part of the price.
So, I ask you: Is there a way to completely remove-uninstall an app and ALL of its data so that there is no way for the app to have MY data displayed (no trace left), and basically the app is "reseted' to factory, so that my friend can use from scratch?
Thanks!
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I have been trying to do something similar. There is a game I downloaded (scarface) and played. I tried clearing cache, uninstalling, even formating internal memory through recovery + flashing a new ROM but when I install the game again my previous game info/data is still there !!! Fuuuuuu :nomegusta:
In your case you can try an app like mybackup or romtoolbox to backup apks to SD. Factory reset/flash new rom. Then use same app to install all the apps back minus data.
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I think Titanium backup provides the perfect solution for you. You just have to open the particular application and Select Wipe Data.... It just deletes the data that YOU HAVE SAVED AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE APPLICATION OR GAME.... Hope I Helped....
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I think Titanium backup provides the perfect solution for you. You just have to open the particular application and Select Wipe Data.... It just deletes the data that YOU HAVE SAVED AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE APPLICATION OR GAME.... Hope I Helped....
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OK I'll try that, thanks!
Hi friend, did u try titanium backup method?
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OK I'll try that, thanks!
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I am also checking different forums to find a solution to this type of problem.If you have noticed any one of the same , plz let me know.
Try deleting the com.appname folder from root/data/data
ps. will need root permissions for that
i think clear cache and clear data in app manager in settings can reset it.
In your case when you dont want to factory reset and remove all your activity from game server you need to contact game developers tell them your situation and if they are kind enough they will help you.
Well many time game devs don't trust you completely and refuse your request. in this case you need to reset your android device ID Which requires ROOT and an app that Reset your device ID.
Its not the game data on your device its your game activity linked to your Device Activity. Factory reset change the device ID some time so you can backup your apps like many of our friends suggested and factory reset your device than restore apps from back up.
one last thing many game has there data linked to your gmail account as well. :good:
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I think Titanium backup....
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An off-topic question: is it good the free version or is it necessary to buy it? I'm using it (still kinda new on the root thing) and i want to now if it's worth than the free one.
clear cache/data. and removing files from file manager for any hard downloads like images,videos etc...
For anyone still trying to find a different method
Go to settings
Click on "apps" "app manager" or whatever else it might be called on different devices.
Delete cashe & data from desired apps.
Also do it to google play and play games app.
Add a new email and delete the one you had before.
Make sure you log out of all apps before starting the process. Some apps will manege to keep you logged in even after deleting the data.
Dropbox is the app that keeps me logged in even after delete cashe and data.
Having trouble installing an app completely no matter what I do
The apps I'm referring to are Mobile Strike and Game of War. I want to start over with this game but it keeps saving all my data. I don't have a new device so I can't simply start a new account. I've tried encrypting my device and then factory resetting, and even creating a new gmail account, but the data is still there. I have a moto e. Thanks in advanced.
Thank you.
I had tried everything.. but finally this worked.
I dont know why google wants to do this stupid thing. Uninstall should mean complete removal for any app.. why it preserves residues to torment us.
You can also get sdmaid app. It has many useful tools but one is a corpse finder and you can wipe all these leftover residue files using that with a push of a button or set it up to do it on its own. Super awesome app imo! Check it out! One of my personal favorite apps!
I've found a couple pages on this throughout the forum but nothing definitive to fix this. A couple people responded on my reddit thread saying they also have this issue but could not be fixed. I really hope someone has an answer for me because it is extremely annoying
When clicking certain links, the complete action using (application) dialog shows up even when *always* is clicked.
Per the advice on other threads, I have tried: 1)Clearing defaults 2)clearing cache on the apps I think are the culprit 3)uninstalled apps I thought was the culprit 4)going to application manager and resetting app preferences (this brought back all the apps I froze but did not fix the problem)
Under the launch by default I can see that the default apps I chose are there so the system is receiving my request but is not executing it. This only happens with certain launch types, as Nova launcher is launched probably when I press home button, phone calls are dialed with my preferred dialer, but links that require a browser, apk links (play store etc) and youtube links will always ask
I think I have done everything short of just reinstalling my phone which I don't want to do. For reference I have a Note 3 / 4.4.2 / Stock fimware / rooted.
I am running some XPosed frameworks, the only one that might conflict is CompleteActionPlus but I have tried uninstalling it already and no change.
This didn't use to be a problem but I can't pinpoint exactly when it happened. Another app I thought might be the culprit was Link Bubble but uninstalling that didn't help either.
Any help or suggestions will be appreciated.
Anybody with any ideas?
First off, if anyone is to respond to this question, please do not lecture on dangers or the "why" of forcing closing apps, or how they can be more a detriment on the system, etc. This doesn't answer the question and just makes everyone else who may be seeking an answer more pissed off when someone starts to question you on why do you want that feature, etc. The same goes true on trying to change the subject, or otherwise just failing to answer the question. If you don't know, then don't reply.
I have a [currently] un-rootable tablet which is a Verizon Asus ZT581KL running Android 6.0.1. There is a system update available. There is no [easy] way to ignore or close this update notification. If one says no to available system update (Android 7), it will magically re-appear and is hell bent on at least downloading the update and then trying to force you to pick a time to install it. By not installing the update, one has to suffer the notification that is always there and one has to be mindful to not accidentally hit yes to install the update. Factory reset (annoying) fixes this for about 24 hours.
[do not reply on how to get rid of the notification or other tips which do not answer the question, if you do, I will find you and I will kill you. (unless it's another workaround solution, in which case I will give you a big shiny nickel along with my gratitude)]
On this tablet, the OTA download and installation is run via this system service called FOTAService, and it's a sly little bastard. If you force stop it, it will re-initialize--only if you hit it like 4-5x will it "seem" to stay closed--but it will resume the download once the service is restarted/phone rebooted presumably--I wouldn't be surprised if it tried to start again on it's own if left the device to sit and simmer for a few hours.
However, there is a grimmer of hope: If I goto settings->app manager-> . . .->system apps->FOTAService->Storage and hit clear data, the notification seems to go away. Unknown at this time is if will resume or restart the download on it's own or next reboot. This is a service you cannot disable without root.
There are apps out there that will presumably disable autostartup apps/service even they say without root. I've tried All in One Toolbox, and it did not seem to disable the service--probably because I do not have root.
Obviously I do not want to update android because I will more than likely have better chances on older version versus newer version to be able to root it, if/when it becomes available.
My question: Are there any [good] apps that will allow me to either persistently auto-kill apps/services (the equivalent of manually going to app manager and hitting force close over and over again) via NO ROOT. A program that just makes sure a certain program doesn't load, and if it does will keep killing it
as it spawns a process.
AND/OR
A program that will allow me to do the equivalent of clearing app data/cache either whenever app data is present and/or at predetermined times ..i.e. on an automatic/polling basis.
(mindfart...maybe automateit app can do that..I'll have to check)
If I can have it so something is running keeping FOTAService from spawning or automatically nuking it's app data, that should work and I won't have to worry about it updating behind my back. Any help appreciated.
I might have found a working solution to build on.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10934304/clear-android-application-user-data
I could write a script and run it at intervals...I'll report back
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I might have found a working solution to build on.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10934304/clear-android-application-user-data
I could write a script and run it at intervals...I'll report back
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awesome...so many replies..thank you. So, I was able clear app data via this command:
pm clear 'app name' or more specifically issuing the command: pm clear com.asus.dm and it nuked the update for a good 24 hours. I tried creating a .sh script file, but I ran into permission errors. Issuing the command from adb works.
There are a bunch of app/cache cleaners available on the play store, but they all seem to do the same thing: They offer auto cache clearing and some offer interval app cache cleaning, but the ones I saw all seem just clean ALL app cache.
Does anyone know of an app that will allow me to SELECTIVELY set just the app/apps that I want to have their app cache cleared?--and not just ALL apps? If I found that, I could just set it to automatically run whenever, and be done with it. An app cache cleaner that when run, will just do the apps I have selected to be cleared. Does anybody know?