>> That depends on where the "data" is "installed". Data on the SD card
>> survives an uninstall. Everything else is removed.
>
> And can the apk install files in the sd card?

The application in the APK can put files on the SD card when it is run.

>> > *b* One option i imagine would be to use tar.gz or even zip. Is it
>> > possible to use tar.gz in the device?
>>
>> Use it how?
>
> Running a script the first time the program runs to decompress the
> data.

I think there is a GZip decoder in Android, but you would need a
third-party tar class. ZIP files can be handled natively.

> Well, actually i can modify the apk, because the apk is a zip file
> (=jar).

Not at runtime.

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