Almost every app we use or develop has to store data for one purpose or another. It’s not all the same data, either — some apps need access to settings, images, and much more. The big question is how ...

Clearing data for an app deletes this directory and all of its contents. It resets the app back to its default state, like you just installed it for the first time. So when you clear data, things like ...

With the upcoming official release of Android 12, Google has outlined a range of security and privacy improvements that users can expect to experience once the new version of the mobile operating ...

As useful as it is to carry around miniature always-online computers in our pockets, that persistent connection sometimes comes at a cost. If, for example, you aren't using an unlimited cellular data ...

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You're putting your data at risk whenever you grant your Android apps more permissions than they need. Manage Android app permissions to protect your data. Attila covers software, apps and services, ...

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Facebook Inc.’s software team has spent the last two years working on a way to compress application code with a view to keeping app sizes more manageable, ultimately coming up with a new technique ...