Apps Uninstall and clean up

[TheDarKnight]

Hi Folks,
When an application is uninstalled from the phone, would it clean up any data it stored/used? Does the OS do that? Or it?s the developer?s job? Also would a hard reset remove all of the saved data by apps? I noticed once after a hard reset that some data stays, for example I installed ESPN Scored Center after the reset and I didn?t have to enter my login info again like when I used the app for the first time.

Thanks!

 

[thed]

Uninstalling an app cleans up all of its data, the OS handles that. A hard reset will remove all app data from the phone.

I'm guessing that ESPN Scorecenter stores your device ID server-side and ties that to your login. Then when you reinstall the app it sees that device ID and remembers you.

 

[TheDarKnight]

Uninstalling an app cleans up all of its data, the OS handles that. A hard reset will remove all app data from the phone.

I'm guessing that ESPN Scorecenter stores your device ID server-side and ties that to your login. Then when you reinstall the app it sees that device ID and remembers you.

Thanks for your answer! it makes sense now.