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What exactly does Clear User Data do? I mean I know it clears the users data from the app, but what data being stored where?
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If you sync a type of data, deleting it on your Android device will delete it everywhere it's synced. It'll be removed from other devices and your Google Account. Settings. Clear browsing data.
In other words, clearing data is equivalent to resetting an app. Think of clearing data as the combined process of uninstalling and re-installing the app, except for downloading the app again. Since clearing data removes the app cache, some apps such as the Gallery app will take some time to load.
What will happen is, it will occupy some space on your device. So, when you clear App Data, it not only clears the Cache but also resets the application, meaning you'll have more space in storage.
To do this, all you need to do is to go to Settings > Storage > Cached data and select Clear Cache. This option is no longer available on newer Android versions including Android 10 and 11.
This is not a permissions that applications can hold.
It is there for the settings app's "Clear data" button in manage applications. It simply erases all of the data in internal storage associated with the app, bringing it back to its initial install state.
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