An Android app remembers its data after uninstall and reinstall

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It’s because Android 6 has automatic backup. You need to tune android:allowBackup and android:fullBackupContent in your manifest <application> tag if you don’t want your data backed up or if you want to include or exclude some resources. It’s not a bug.

More about AutoBackup on Android here.

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