Clear Old Preference in Android

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In my previous android application release i was using default shared preference.But now i'm using my own app specific preference to store data.I want to clear old preference from all installed application using play store app release update. Any suggestions

I know this but how to clear data from the users who already have the application. — Key_coder, Sep 16 '14 at 06:19
for those users clearing will only happen after app update after adding my code below. there is no other way — Illegal Argument, Sep 16 '14 at 06:22
i got the solution http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7103453/sharedpreferences-update-unisntall — Key_coder, Sep 16 '14 at 06:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 16 '14 at 06:20

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Try this:

SharedPreferences.Editor editor = getSharedPreferences("myPref", Context.MODE_PRIVATE).edit();//type the old preference file name
    editor.clear().commit();

answered Sep 16 '14 at 06:20

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