Android Entries Not Cleared

I've noticed that recently the NativeStorage entries are not being cleared after uninstalling the app. Looking at the NativeStorage github, it seems like android is using Sharedpreferences.

I googled similar issues and it seems like, we have to set android:allowBackup=false in the application tag of AndroidManifest.xml.

Currently, my application tag looks like this:
<application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@mipmap/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true">

[GillesC]

I don't think this is an issue, because we haven't stated in the docs that the entries are not backed up. However, this could be added to the documentation, that android can backup the data --by default.

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On Tue, 27 Dec 2016, 16:07 Maziar Fotouhi, ***@***.***> wrote: I've noticed that recently the *NativeStorage* entries are not being cleared after uninstalling the app. Looking at the NativeStorage github <https://github.com/TheCocoaProject/cordova-plugin-nativestorage>, it seems like android is using Sharedpreferences. I googled similar issues <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35517239/sharedpreferences-are-not-being-cleared-when-i-uninstall> and it seems like, we have to set android:allowBackup=false in the *application* tag of *AndroidManifest.xml*. Currently, my *application* tag looks like this: <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" ***@***.***/icon" ***@***.***/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true"> — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#57>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AIOhiydGkpl4An-B3GFIP3PvYkKGgJ4iks5rMSm6gaJpZM4LWU5l> .

@GillesC Thanks for the quick reply. The first FAQ entry in the docs actually implies something like that, when it says that "the data should be persistent until the app is deleted from the device.":

[GillesC]

That sentence implies that persistence is ensured till uninstalling the app. It, however, does not say anything about maintaining persistence (or not) after uninstalling/reinstalling.

[GillesC]

But to avoid any further misunderstanding, I'll update the docs with your remark. Thank you for your contribution!

Thank you so much.