factory resets for apps

[jrseriel]

Should we do a factory reset after unistalling apps so that we make sure that every bit of info is gone from that app or can we avoid that

 

[OfTheDamned]

Are you talking about restarting the phone? Powering the phone off and then turning it back on is more like rebooting a computer. A factory reset wipes everything and returns the phone back to the way it was when you purchased it. Doing a factory reset after uninstalling an app would eliminate all your apps.

If you are uninstalling an app because it was causing problems then a restart of the phone might be useful. It will give everything a fresh running start.

 

[jrseriel]

No that's not what I meant. I meant a factory reset because some apps create files that cannot be found so will a factory reset optimize your phone after this

 

[eriscentro]

That would be crazy. I install and uninstall a huge amount of apps w/o performance decreases. It's not like the windows OS, where when you uninstall an application, there are usually registry files, temporary files, possibly even a service. In android, when you uninstall, the most I've seen left are some folders in my SD card that were used as storage for app addons. If you did a factory reset, you would have to reload all your settings, home screens, and remaining apps quite often, depending on how frequently you install and uninstall apps. The short answer: No.

 

[aperture_disaster]

I recently installed twidroid and uninstalled it and when i debug the phone twidroid still shows up as a background service. So im not sure EVERYTHING system wise goes away when you uninstall. I wrote the devs and they dont know whats going on either. could just be my phone. could be the code - dont know.

Under normal circumstances i would say no to a factory reset.

 

[OfTheDamned]

No that's not what I meant. I meant a factory reset because some apps create files that cannot be found so will a factory reset optimize your phone after this

Its overkill really. You could do it, but I doubt you are really going to see any improvement from it. You will probably install quite a few apps over the life of the phone, doing a factory reset after uninstalling each one will really only lead to a lot of extra effort on your part. Put it this way, I would have done 50 to 60 factory resets by now if I was to do this.