Re: [android-developers] prevent user from clearing app data

On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:32 AM, bagelboy <greg.dolph@gmail.com> wrote:
> It looks like there's a bug on Froyo where the user can clear app data
> even if allow clear user data is false in the manifest.

To quote Ms. Hackborn from Sep 29, "Looks like it broke". Curiously, I
find no issue for it on b.android.com.

http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/75f3c8217b758e06

> If there a way to put this data into a file that the user cannot
> delete?

Put it on a file on your Web server, accessed via a Web service.
Otherwise, regardless of whether this bug gets fixed, users who root
their device would still be able to delete this.

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