@jdstrand yes, when a user deletes an app, all of the data stored within that app *including the user's data* should be removed.
This is the same mental model as iOS user are used to. Also many apps these days have a server side component where the user's data is stored. In these cases deleting the app would not delete the user's account with the service provider. But this is of course up to app authors. What we can do is display a warning when a user goes to delete an app informing them that this action will also delete all of their data within the app. ** Description changed: If an app uses ~/.config/foo (say, uses Qt.labs.settings), and the user uninstalls the app, ~/.config/foo is not removed. It should be deleted when the app is uninstalled. Using latest utopic on the phone. - --------------------- Desired resolution: - When a user deletes an app, 100% of files associated with the app should be deleted. + + - A warning notification should be displayed when a user goes to delete + an app informing them that this action will also delete any data they + have stored inside the app. This notification should give the options + of cancelling or proceeding with the action. - Users should not be allowed to delete the key apps that ship with the phone. These key apps are defined as: Dialler, Address book, Messaging, Browser, Camera, Music player The above will give the user a simple easy to understand mental model while simultaneously protecting the user from deleting important content within the default apps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1358294 Title: App .config not removed when app uninstalled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1358294/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
