Back To Basics: How To Clear App Data On Android Devices

Today we are going to be doing this easy tutorial on how to clear app data on android devices that some android users are still yet to come to terms with.

We carried out some little survey and noticed that when we asked some android users to clear a particular app data on their phones, they appear somewhat confused on how to get that done.

But before we dive into the topic of the day, let’s take out little time to throw more light on what clearing app data really means.

Clearing a particular app data from your android device simply entails wiping away all the input data or cached data on the particular app to keep the app afresh.

By doing so you have succeeded in restoring the default app just the way it looked like when you first installed it.

Clearing app data helps you from constantly uninstalling and installing apps that caches data like username and password or other details.

Or it can even be an easy, fast and automated way of wiping off app data rather than doing it manually

Apps like Facebook app and others alike will always want to store your login details after first log in, but if you don’t want that to happen, after logging into your Facebook account via 

Facebook app, you can thereafter clear Facebook app data when you are through.

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We believe you now know the importance of clearing apps data from your android device and if you are Ok with that, let’s now delve into the simple steps involved on how to clear app data from your android device.

To clear any app data from your android phone simply follow the steps below;

·     With your android device, go to Settings >>All>>Apps

·     Scroll down to the particular app that you want to clear its app data

·     You will see the clear data tab; just tap on the it and you will be prompted to delete app data

·     Press Ok to finally clear all the app data

Hurray! You have just succeeded in clearing that app data and the said app has been restored to its default form.