My app downloads some multi-media files from a server when it\'s installed. I do this to save space on the size of the app. However, the drawback of this approach is that when t
Could you download the files and write them to the apps internal space using the methods explained here : Internal Storage
Files written to the internal storage are automatically removed when the user uninstalls your application.
From what I've read Android does not allow you to modify the uninstall process to help protect against malware.
Starting with Android 2.2 (API level 8) apps can be installed on the sdcard.
See here for more info : Installing to application to sd card
Edit : apparently there is also an external cache that you can use that, according to the doc gets removed when the user uninstalls your app also : External cache
from http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html#filesExternal "If you're using API Level 7 or lower, use getExternalStorageDirectory(), to open a File representing the root of the external storage. You should then write your data in the following directory:
/Android/data/<package_name>/files/
The <package_name> is your Java-style package name, such as "com.example.android.app". If the user's device is running API Level 8 or greater and they uninstall your application, this directory and all its contents will be deleted."