How to delete other apps files? (rooted phone)

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I want to modify my viber database on my app. i use this code:

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File f = new File("/data/data/com.viber.voip/databases/viber_messages");
  boolean b1 = f.setExecutable(true, false);
  boolean b2 = f.setWritable(true, false);

but b1,b2 are false.How can it be done?
i use "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" permission

Posted 14-Dec-14 9:26am

Kasra Ahmadi

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2014-12-14T22:59:00

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See https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/File.html#setExecutable(boolean, boolean)[^]; it appears you do not have permission to change these settings.

Posted 14-Dec-14 22:59pm

Richard MacCutchan

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Kasra Ahmadi 15-Dec-14 5:34am

so how can i access to this permission?

Richard MacCutchan 15-Dec-14 5:38am

I don't think you are allowed to from outside the application that created the file.