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Ask Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years ago

Android apps can backup & restore their settings without additional permission or consent?

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Android apps can backup & restore their settings without additional permission or consent?

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Ask Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years ago

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I installed this app and I was shocked to notice that a uninstall+reinstall didn’t erase any custom data. It didn’t ask me to login to my Google account or storage permission, how could it keep the app data after uninstall+reinstall?

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I think there is a Google account setting to automatically back up and restore app data when you do this operation.

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