Does updating app clear sharedpreferences or remove alarms set by the app?

Question

I\'ve published my app in google store and now I want to update it.

But I want to be assured that I don\'t lose stored data in my app shared preferences. I also set

Answer 1

SharedPreferences are stored and will survive updating the application. About the alarms I am not sure, sorry.

For testing your update simply install your market version on your device, set up your stuff (alarms, sharedprefs) like a normal user would do and just install the apk on your phone that you would upload to the market (signed apk!). The installing should be the same as the update your user will get...