I have installed a few different Roms over the last few days after finally unlocking my HTC One.
I have had a few times had a pop up saying I have very limited space left to install apps. i don't seem to have many apps installed compared to what I used to install on my galaxy Nexus. What is causing this and how can I overcome it to install the apps I need ?
Thanks
Have you tried uninstalling bloatware from the roms you use, basically install titanium backup from playstore and remove apps you dont use, hence freeing up space, you must be rooted.
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I haven't done that yet,I have titanium backup already installed so I will attempt that.
I've come from a iPhone 5 and no matter how many apps I had I never had this problem.
Am I right in thinking that android works differently and only gives us limited space to install apps?
On my galaxy nexus I could use apps2sd but don't seem able to on this one.
Thanks
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Hello,
after removing alot of bloatware from the phone (LG stuff and killing some more apps & widgets)
i get roughly 163M free (after whatsapp, email, adv. task killer )
i am running on stock ROM
what are the numbers that you are getting?
i saw several people with 230M and 200 as well.
how can i get more available memory besides freeze and un-install?
It really doesn't matter, if you need more than you have free, Android will free some up for you.
yeh but i want to understand how it actually works and to remove all the rest of the bloatware from the phone.
since i still think that there are alot of things that arent required for standard operation.
Linux based OS like Android usually keep a lot of apps in memory, and if necessary free the memory for other apps, so it 's not the real problem I think.
The real issue is that some apps runs in background and use radio connection to connect to servers, to verify updates etc, and that drains battery and take CPU time. For example if you have stock firmware, and have some apps installed by your phone provider, or so.
Alternative MODS are free from those bloatwares, and even in stock ROMS if you are rooted you can use Root App Remover to uninstall stock apps that are not necessary.
You can for example try some apps like GO Launcher or Titanium Back UP to freeze the desired apps and prevent them to run in background. Make some tests o see if there is a real difference, I think most of the time it's mainly a psychological issue ;-)
Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation i have removed most of the stock apps and installed adv task manager to kill the rest but still how come people here on the forums got 230mb memory when i can only reach 180-160?
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Because they use other hacks aswell ( disabling the OTA feature, using some ram reserved for the GPU as memory, etc)
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Can you recommend some apps or give some links?
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Can you recommend some apps or give some links?
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here you are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989283&highlight=apk+remove
but be careful with LG Home or LG Launcher... if you don't have a replacement launcher, you will screw up your rom...
Thanks a lot i was looking for that quite hard but i probably missed it
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It really doesn't matter, if you need more than you have free, Android will free some up for you.
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I've noticed this during general use on my phone. Normally when using Twitter or Facebook.
Quite often I will go to use the app and find i've been logged out. I'm guessing the OS killed the app to free up memory for something else.
What I get annoyed with is some apps that Autostart on Bootup when there's no obvious reason why they would need to. (BBC iPlayer etc) This Just takes up memory when it doesn't need to
I've never been logged out of Twitter and/or Facebook... closing the app wouldn't log you out anyway, that's something else altogether.
I got the same issue with skype although its not supposed to logout it does even though he runs in the background
Strange right ?
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Ok in the past I used to use paid apks for free (illegal I know) but I wish to purchase these apps now and play market thinks they are installed, how can I pay ?
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i would guess uninstall them (use titanium to backup data), then buy from market and restore data
It shows as purchased if uninstalled and if I click instal it gives error screen Instead of purchase screen
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create a new gmail account
Didn't think of that, I'll do that later, thanks
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Titanium Backup has a feature called Market Doctor which removes and/or attaches market links, effectively showing them or not within the market. I'm not entirely sure, but I believe it's a Pro-only feature, so making a new account may be better for you.
That doesn't work on 4.0.... makes it worse for me :/
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Possible fix for your problem
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Ok in the past I used to use paid apks for free (illegal I know) but I wish to purchase these apps now and play market thinks they are installed, how can I pay ?
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I've run into this also, yes I have used some pirated apps, but really it was such a hassel to find working updated sometimes 2 or 3 daily, I just said screw it I can spare 3$ for the app. I tried a whole bunch of tricks, hacks, whatever. the one that has worked for me, is re-install lets say, your stock rom (or a Stock rom).
boot up, setup your 'current' google account, go strait to the market (google play, whatever), disable auto update, ad mobs, ect. download/purchase the apps you want. From my experience, its better to do this quick. google market seems to take a while to realize your phone, is on a new rom. its sort of hit or miss.
When you go back to your ICS rom, well your purchased apps should be well "purchased" for real.
on another note, be careful of some roms using Legit software, not to name any names but a few have "copyrighted" software. So if you installed one of those, your loose your chance to buy it when you want to.
my 2 cents.
Regards,
I did it this way : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23569397&postcount=16
Have you tried simply using the web version on a desktop, or even from your phone's browser, then letting it get sent to your device when you sync? It may take a reboot or two, but this worked for me in the past. (Of course after uninstalling the app in question first.
I had this problem once when I tried to show my support for an app dev. I got a free version of Cut the Rope from GetJar and I wanted to convert to the Market version to support the dev. But Market on my phone kept on showing it as purchased, and wouldn't allow you to buy it anymore.
I uninstalled the app from my phone, backing up data with TI Backup. I then went to the web version of Android Market, and that thankfully showed that I had not purchased the Market version of the app.
play market problem
look these problem is created by the rom on which ur......try flash another rom ur problem will be solved.......in my opinion try IMM76D ELITE V 9.1 ROM WITH DEVIL 2_0.62 KERNAL.............this kernel come with 402MB ram............
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I did it this way : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23569397&postcount=16
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Mmmm, I'll have to try that, thanks for the tip.
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I did it this way : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23569397&postcount=16
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Sounds like best suggestion so far
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look these problem is created by the rom on which ur......try flash another rom ur problem will be solved.......in my opinion try IMM76D ROM WITH DEVIL 2_0.62 KERNAL.............this kernel come with 402MB ram............
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slim ics? The most reliable ics rom imo ... its play markets detection of installed apps, I've been on 3 roms with this issue, if the other methods don't work I'll use an old market apk
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Can anyone recommend a ROM that supports copy/paste in ALL apps? Since my phone is almost 3 years old, a ROM that has good performance would be a plus.
Thanks!!!
if you search google play, 'cut and paste' you will find several apps that do that. no need for rom flash.
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I have done that. Installed several. There is just something broke with my phone. Not to worry, my employeer replaced my phone.
Thanks anyway.
Now that I'm rooted, I've gotten rid of the Sprint and HTC boat, but I'm still having a problem getting rid of the Google play crap.... Any suggestions ?
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Now that I'm rooted, I've gotten rid of the Sprint and HTC boat, but I'm still having a problem getting rid of the Google play crap.... Any suggestions ?
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Don't use android? Seriously Google Play and the services are what make the OS work.
Right, keep, music, and plus and having multiple instances of the framework are what makes the phone work.... I suppose android system is just there to drain the power, not for any functional reason
Get titanium backup, uninstall what you want
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just make sure to backup just in case
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Get titanium backup, uninstall what you want
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This
If you have root access you should really have Titanium Backup Pro. And if you don't feel comfortable uninstalling certain programs you can freeze them. Does the same thing but instead of uninstalling the program it just hides it from the system as if its not there, and you can always unfreeze it down the road if it causes you problems.
Or flash an AOSP ROM, but you lose Sense. +1 to above for using Titanium Backup. If you're feeling gutsy, you could use a file explorer with root privileges and dive into /system/app, but regardless, you should be careful. Oftentimes, OEM ROMs have Google-specific components actively built into the framework, so take care not to remove anything that kills your phone.
Is there an official/unofficial list of all the system apps that are safe to remove? Trying to free up more space. I've uninstalled a lot already with absolutely no repercussion. I don't want to push my luck.
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Why not try freezing then first if you're worried. Let the phone run for a couple days and if you have no problems then uninstall them. . Time consuming-yes. But safer
I get what you're saying. But I'm sure there's people who have already found out what is and isn't needed. Have you uninstalled bloatware yet? If so, what can you tell me about your findings? If not I'll just keep testing.
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I uninstalled a heap of them, I'll sit down tomorrow and make a list of them, and all was still working well n.a. But what I did find is when Ann updated was released it wouldn't load because it kept looking for certain files to modify. Thanks to JDMederios I was able to reload back to standard and start again.
The crux of it is there is no definitive list. You can uninstall a huge number of bloatware, but I might use app x and all is good. You may use app y and suffer continuous crashes. Everyone uses their phone differently and that makes it hard to give a hard and fast list