Comment 1 for bug 1486618

A more elaborate approach to address this problem is described at https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-phone/msg14910.html

- When you try to uninstall an app, and you click on the [ Uninstall ] button in Applications, you're taken to a confirmation screen.
- On this confirmation screen place a checkbox (or the like) below the [ Confirm ] button, labelled "Remove application data", unchecked by default.
- There could be some additional small print explaining what this is all about, either immediately or as soon as the checkbox is being checked (preferred). There's plenty space on the confirmation page. At least on the Aquaris E5.
- (In addition, I feel the [ Confirm ] button should say [ Uninstall ] to make it more explicit what's going to happen.)

I know this additional choice clutters the confirmation page a bit, but ... it's for a good purpose.