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Android 10 lets developers ask users if they want to retain app data before uninstalling
Android 10 introduces a Manifest flag for app developers that when enabled, allows the user to retain app data when uninstalling the app. Read on for more!
Android 10 is the latest update to Android from Google, bringing along a fair few improvements to the mature OS. Most changes and new features on the newest update either get highlighted by Google themselves during Google I/O or are found shortly after public source release. But some notable changes do tend to slip under the radar, surfacing months later when someone accidentally stumbles upon them. That is what is happening in this case because as it turns out, Android 10 allows developers to ask their users if they want to retain app data before their app is uninstalled.
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