Are The Shared Preferences Associated With The App Deleted When The App Is Removed?

Are SharedPreferences value for an App retained even after it is removed? If not, I would like to retain the SharedPreferences even after the app is uninstalled/removed. Is there a

Solution 1:

SharedPreferences are deleted when an app is uninstalled, but you can use the BackupManager to perform a backup into the cloud - Reto Meier has a good blog post for getting you started.

This approach means if a user installs you app onto a new phone they can have their preferences copied over to there as well.

Solution 2:

Yes shared preferences are stored in the data directory for the application. When the app is uninstalled the file is removed.

If you want to retain a shared preferences you'll need to work with a file on the sd card.

Solution 3:

Yes they will get deleted. You would have to store a backup on SD card and restore it upon re-installation.