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Clear app cache on Android devices.
public void clearApplicationData() {
File cache = getCacheDir();
File appDir = new File(cache.getParent());
if (appDir.exists()) {
String[] children = appDir.list();
for (String s : children) {
if (!s.equals("lib")) {
deleteDir(new File(appDir, s));
}
}
}
}
public static boolean deleteDir(File dir) {
if (dir != null && dir.isDirectory()) {
String[] children = dir.list();
for (int i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
boolean success = deleteDir(new File(dir, children[i]));
if (!success) {
return false;
}
}
}
return dir.delete();
}
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