SharedPreferences remain intact between app upgrades?

Question

Hi,

I'm using SharedPreferences to store some app settings. If I push a new version to marketplace, and my users download, will all those SharedPreferences be removed on the upgrade? I know my sqlite databases will remain intact, wondering if the same is true for SharedPreferences.

Thanks

Answer 1

Your SharedPreferences will upgrade between versions. They are just files in your package's data directory (/data/data/<your_package>/shared_prefs/), all of which are retained during upgrades.