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apps2sd on stock froyo?

Has anyone found any apps that this works with or do we need to wait for all the devs to come out with new versions? All i checked wouldn't allow me to move them.
Unrooted by the way.

M9x3mos said:
Has anyone found any apps that this works with or do we need to wait for all the devs to come out with new versions? All i checked wouldn't allow me to move them.
Unrooted by the way.
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Every app has to be updated by the author. No way around it.

If your rooted you can just switch the toggle to 2 and all the apps can be moved over to sd and new apps install there by defaut. I'm not a real app whore having maybe 50 more or less but still, they are every last one on the sd.

No problem thankyou. Just making sure I was not doing anything wrong with it lol.

krabman said:
If your rooted you can just switch the toggle to 2 and all the apps can be moved over to sd and new apps install there by defaut. I'm not a real app whore having maybe 50 more or less but still, they are every last one on the sd.
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what do u mean switch the "toggle to 2" ?

adb command...
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2

lhurtado said:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
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im not so familiar with this...is there a simpler way?? or is there a tutorial on how to do this?

gamefan231 said:
im not so familiar with this...is there a simpler way?? or is there a tutorial on how to do this?
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Try searching im almost positive that there is a tut on it but, You need to install the Android SDK and create a connection to your device with the sdk.
You can then run the ADB command from terminal(mac OSX) or CMD(windows)

krabman said:
If your rooted you can just switch the toggle to 2 and all the apps can be moved over to sd and new apps install there by defaut. I'm not a real app whore having maybe 50 more or less but still, they are every last one on the sd.
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i switched setInstallLocation to 2 but if i try to move an app to the sd card or install anything from the market my phone just restarts.
anyone else having this problem?
i installed the ota from .zip directly over cyanogen 5.0.6 no wipe
sdcard is formatted fat32/ext3/swap
any help appreciated.

Is there an easy way to find out which of the currently installed apps have been updated to support FroYo's apps2sd?
There has to be a better way than to open Manage applications, sort by size and then click on on each app..

acidonyx said:
i switched setInstallLocation to 2 but if i try to move an app to the sd card or install anything from the market my phone just restarts.
anyone else having this problem?
i installed the ota from .zip directly over cyanogen 5.0.6 no wipe
sdcard is formatted fat32/ext3/swap
any help appreciated.
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Had this problem a while back. A wipe was required before it worked correctly.

There is also my modded spare parts that let's you choose where to force install app, without having to go through adb

sergey.povzner said:
Is there an easy way to find out which of the currently installed apps have been updated to support FroYo's apps2sd?
There has to be a better way than to open Manage applications, sort by size and then click on on each app..
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There's a free app on the market called "App 2 SD", it shows all apps that can be moved and moves them for you (that should be all of them
Visit this link from your phone or use Chrome-to-phone if you used the shell command above) if you're cool like that:
App2SD
[EDIT] Having the App 2 SD app running after using the command above will crash the apps!

yeah if you want to spend ages compiling

Help: Firefox for android stuck in memory

Tried firefox for android beta2 today and it freezed my phone, so I uninstall it only to realise that it locked 13MB of my internal memory permanently probably due to bad uninstall. Tried to reinstall it so that I can uninstall it again but it didn't allow me to install again saying that I don't have enough memory (though i still have ~45 MB free internal memory).
Anyone knows where does firefox install to? I couldn't find it in any of the app directory (not in data\app or system\app, nothing in dalvik cache and data\data as well). having 14MB memory locked is really a paint considering how small our milestone memory is.
Please help.
Thanks

en0203 said:
Tried firefox for android beta2 today and it freezed my phone, so I uninstall it only to realise that it locked 13MB of my internal memory permanently probably due to bad uninstall. Tried to reinstall it so that I can uninstall it again but it didn't allow me to install again saying that I don't have enough memory (though i still have ~45 MB free internal memory).
Anyone knows where does firefox install to? I couldn't find it in any of the app directory (not in data\app or system\app, nothing in dalvik cache and data\data as well). having 14MB memory locked is really a paint considering how small our milestone memory is.
Please help.
Thanks
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bump. please can someone help. thanks

en0203 said:
bump. please can someone help. thanks
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1.Do you have a recent nandroid backup? that would be a simple fix?
2. What rom and kernel are you using?
3. Is your phone rooted? Probably yes...All the apps go to /system/app, unless you have apps2sd installed
4. If it's not there and it's not in "manage applications" then probably it's a an error of your rom showing erroneous available space.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
1) I am using XT720, we don't have nandroid backup tools yet
2) Stock EU rom and kernel for XT720
3) yes, rooted. I am sure it's not in /system/app (mine has got apps2sd)
4) I guess I'll probably need to reflash the rom to get rid of it then. a bit troublesome but no choice I guess.
Something about the firefox is that if you install it you'll find that the space taken up by the firefox is much bigger than the .apk+dalvik cache+data in the normal app installation path. some portion gets installed into somewhere else which nobody knows where. My friend with a Nexus one try to move it to sd but it simply won't move the whole thing because part of it does not install to the /app.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I'll wait another day or two before I flash it to stock again.
Many thanks

en0203 said:
Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
1) I am using XT720, we don't have nandroid backup tools yet
2) Stock EU rom and kernel for XT720
3) yes, rooted. I am sure it's not in /system/app (mine has got apps2sd)
4) I guess I'll probably need to reflash the rom to get rid of it then. a bit troublesome but no choice I guess.
Something about the firefox is that if you install it you'll find that the space taken up by the firefox is much bigger than the .apk+dalvik cache+data in the normal app installation path. some portion gets installed into somewhere else which nobody knows where. My friend with a Nexus one try to move it to sd but it simply won't move the whole thing because part of it does not install to the /app.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I'll wait another day or two before I flash it to stock again.
Many thanks
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Can you go into recovery? ADB commands actually work as root there.
You also said you have app2sd - I'm guessing the ext version. You can browse around the ext partition if you have something that can read it (like Ubuntu) and delete it from the card as well.

- Look into your /cache partition and delete every download*.apk
- Look into /data/app and look if there is still an apk left
- Look into /data/data and see if a Firefox-folder is located there - delete it!
You can do all this with RootExplorer
Then you should be fixed

Milestone isn't supported. I think I read it somewhere on the mozilla site. There's some known issue logged somewhere
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App

Check if there is any "*.tmp" files under /data/app ?
I was locked some memory due to unsuccessful install of "Pocket Legends", and found out that the apks were stored in both "/cache/downloadfile.apk" and "/data/app/vmxyzxyz.tmp".

BootManager(multi-boot app)

Wow this has been the most helpful phone yet in the Beta Testing...Unfortunatley at this time we have more then enough testers for the DHD. Thank you guys and support for DHD should be in the app soon
My team has developed an app for multibooting android rom's from the sd. We are looking for Beta Testers for the DesireHD. The app is called BootManager and is in the market. It currently supports HTC Incredible, Moto D1, Htc Vision, Htc Thunderbolt. We want to expand the devices but need testers. It should work for all htc phones with root and s-off but we need some variables for your specific devices. If you are interested you can pm me with the following info:
Partition sizes for system,data, and cache. You can find these by typing busybox df -h in adb shell or a terminal.
Gmail address you use for the market: We need this to add you as a tester to our market account so that you pass the license verification without having to purchase the app.
If you are interested in testing this app just send me the info and I can put it into our app and send you a copy to test. The app allows you to install up to 4 rom's on sd plus the one on the phone and boot between them. More info is available at our website in my sig.
We would appreciate any help we can get on improving our app!!

Amazing stuff guys.

Can't wait to test

Absolutely brilliant!! , I can't hold my excitement any longer
This is definitely going to get very popular very fast within the dhd community, especially with all the fantastic ROM's and kernels being released here so frequently
Thank you again for all your hard work into getting such a brilliant feature out to the masses,
Keep up the excellent work m8,
Take care buddy
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i would try

I've purchased from the market since I couldn't wait to test but I need a couple of things clarifying.
1) How to I check my SD block?
2) When it over rides my usb connection to computer, I can't access my SD card through computer due to the changes boot manager made.
Also, am I right in thinking we should enter system, cache, data and SD Block as megabytes?
A little help please.
Can't wait to test this fully

sounds great.would you still be able to flash addons for the roms on the sd ??
ps i've sent the info

PM sent.. Can't wait to test this..

spookamiester said:
I've purchased from the market since I couldn't wait to test but I need a couple of things clarifying.
1) How to I check my SD block?
2) When it over rides my usb connection to computer, I can't access my SD card through computer due to the changes boot manager made.
Also, am I right in thinking we should enter system, cache, data and SD Block as megabytes?
Right now I keep getting force close when trying to install rom (cyanogen 7.1) to SD
A little help please.
Can't wait to test this fully
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Extra info
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

anyway to get this information other than with ADB?

crupp said:
anyway to get this information other than with ADB?
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I used shell commander or you could use terminal emulator off your phone

crupp said:
anyway to get this information other than with ADB?
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Terminal emulator

thanks guys. i am having a mind block here...if I install a new ROM with ROM Manager, that new ROM will not have BootManager. Are u guys backing up BM and then restoring once the new ROM is applied? and then saving that new ROM with the BM installed?

crupp said:
thanks guys. i am having a mind block here...if I install a new ROM with ROM Manager, that new ROM will not have BootManager. Are u guys backing up BM and then restoring once the new ROM is applied? and then saving that new ROM with the BM installed?
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hiya m8, any rom u flash via CWM or 4ext recovery [phone rom] will be stock apps supplied with that rom, so you will need to install Boot Manager again, either by backup [titanium etc] or via the apk.
any rom installed to sdcard [rom1,rom2 etc] using boot manager will have boot manager access straight away so no need to install
hope this helps buddy
edit... also if you have been given the apk file for the DHD beta, then it should have the values for the DHD already [when boot manager first runs it shouldnt say unsupported device and ask for entries, but if you want to save a little space you can edit the values for smaller data.img as default is 1.12gb ]

SmokeyMcBong said:
hiya m8, any rom u flash via CWM or 4ext recovery [phone rom] will be stock apps supplied with that rom, so you will need to install Boot Manager again, either by backup [titanium etc] or via the apk.
any rom installed to sdcard [rom1,rom2 etc] using boot manager will have boot manager access straight away so no need to install
hope this helps buddy
edit... also if you have been given the apk file for the DHD beta, then it should have the values for the DHD already [when boot manager first runs it shouldnt say unsupported device and ask for entries, but if you want to save a little space you can edit the values for smaller data.img as default is 1.12gb ]
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How's it working for you any probs

spookamiester said:
I've purchased from the market since I couldn't wait to test but I need a couple of things clarifying.
1) How to I check my SD block?
2) When it over rides my usb connection to computer, I can't access my SD card through computer due to the changes boot manager made.
Also, am I right in thinking we should enter system, cache, data and SD Block as megabytes?
A little help please.
Can't wait to test this fully
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hi m8, if boot manager has been installed and rebooted, there should be an extra icon when plugging in the usb, a blue usb icon...
http://www.multiupload.com/I2BT9N0S9Z
edit, sorry couldnt use better upload site for screenshots but i am just off out for a couple hours,
hope this helps buddy

napster113 said:
How's it working for you any probs
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hi m8, so far so good with most roms ive tried, currently got the following...
rom1 > Alienmod 1.8.1 [cm based]
rom2 > NoSensi 1.0.4
rom3 > currently installing
rom4 > empty [at the moment ]
phone rom > virtious unity 1.29
any minor probs i encountered were VERY quickly sorted thanks to the great work by Conap

SmokeyMcBong said:
hi m8, if boot manager has been installed and rebooted, there should be an extra icon when plugging in the usb, a blue usb icon...
http://www.multiupload.com/I2BT9N0S9Z
edit, sorry couldnt use better upload site for screenshots but i am just off out for a couple hours,
hope this helps buddy
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Yep, tried that but for some reason it's fidgety. It takes a few goes to make it accessible from my computer but it does get there eventually. Maybe there's a knack to it that I haven't caught on to yet.
Have you been successful yet?
I'm still getting FC's trying to install roms.
Could you share your initial setup with me.
I'm confused by "SD block". Not sure whether they are wanting location, size of SD, size of clusters. It also doesn't state what units to use ie Gb, Mb, Mib.
I really hope I can get this working, it's such a great concept.
Thanks for your answer

ORIGINAL POST BY spookamiester [ i owe u buddy ]
Ok, so to help everybody out a little, here is word for word my response from init2winitapps
"the sdcard block for dhd is /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 also just to double check
device should be spade
system size should be 550 (which is mb but just enter the numbers)
data size should be 1150
cache size should be 296
Those numbers don't have to be exact but should be close to those"
Hope it works out for everyone!
ALL CREDITS TO spookamiester FOR GETTING US THE CORRECT INFO
THNX M8!

SmokeyMcBong said:
lol np buddy im pretty sure sdcard block is the 'mount' for sdcard on our DHD's, just before i was given the apk with the values built in, i was using the following.... [PLEASE IF I HAVE GIVEN ANY INCORRECT DETAILS PLEASE CORRECT ME! ]
SYSTEM > 550MB
DATA > 1120MB
CACHE > 296MB
SDCARD BLOCK > 179 : 65 [PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS IS INCORRECT ]
....DEVICE > spade? Desire HD? ACE? [this i was not too sure about, probably need some clarification ]
hope this helps buddy
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and just to be absolutely clear, did you put "MB" after the values or just the numbers ie System: "550"
I'm still getting FC
Thank you so much for the help

CM10.1 VJ Jelly Bean 4.2.2 v6.0 - Problems

I skipped ICS because it was very laggy, but this ROM is great!
I'm just having a couple of problems and questions about it.
Tethering turns itself off right after turning it on. I've tried a 3rd party application but the problem persists.
Notification's volume are low after changing sound to vibrate, silent and back to normal. No matter if sound settings are crancked all the way up.
I know that the camera is glitchy but I just wonder if there is ever going to be a solution for this.
I executed the A2SD command, but I'm not sure of what it does, how it works and how to check if it's working. I used Link2SD with my previous rom.
Just in case, before installing this rom I did a full wipe.

I use wired thetering with the app in that thread and works great.
Camera - hopefully some day.
A2SD moves dalvik cache to SD card optionaly you can move even application data but it can slower your phone.

a2sd install found block device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Hi at all.
I just install this ROM but I've an issue with a2sd.
When I try to execute this script, the result is:
Code:
a2sd install found block device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
I've looked everywhere but nothing that I tried worked.
Anyone can help me?
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Herdkilling said:
Tethering turns itself off right after turning it on. I've tried a 3rd party application but the problem persists
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Have you tried to use the Tether to work APK linked in 2nd post of this thread?
[ROM/4.2.2] [April 07 2013] VJ CM10.1 | Jelly Bean 4.2.2 - v6.0 for N1
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Sorry, but I can't insert link for now.
You can find the thread in Nexus One > Nexus One Android Development

Music Effects
Anybody else having problems with the music effects setting? It won't open after i click it
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kristal00 said:
Hi at all.
I just install this ROM but I've an issue with a2sd.
When I try to execute this script, the result is:
Code:
a2sd install found block device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
I've looked everywhere but nothing that I tried worked.
Anyone can help me?
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Have you tried to use the Tether to work APK linked in 2nd post of this thread?
Sorry, but I can't insert link for now.
You can find the thread in Nexus One > Nexus One Android Development
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Have you tried using S2E? It works great for moving dalvik and apps to the sd-ext. It's also very simple to use.

No i didn't try it. I'll try it soon.

tommypacker said:
Anybody else having problems with the music effects setting? It won't open after i click it
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Have you tried using S2E? It works great for moving dalvik and apps to the sd-ext. It's also very simple to use.
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How to use S2E btw? Where can I find the link?
Any solution on soft reboot with this ROM?

tommypacker said:
Anybody else having problems with the music effects setting? It won't open after i click it
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The DSP Manager work to me but Apollo go in crash.

I just installed S2E and when I launch it the result is: "S2E isn't compatible with this ROM"

kristal00 said:
I just installed S2E and when I launch it the result is: "S2E isn't compatible with this ROM" [/Q]]
Did you install the .zip file because I don't think the apk works with cm10.1. I am currently using the ics version of s2e and it works fine
PM me if you want the link
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Yes, I used the .zip version, but maybe I've solve the issue using mounts2sd.

kristal00 said:
I just installed S2E and when I launch it the result is: "S2E isn't compatible with this ROM"
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cause S2E is not for CM10.1
I tried M2SD which I think is the best one,but it seems there's a prob with the script...
though this rom is the most smooth one,but it reboots quite a time....

Nothing to do. Even mounts2sd fails to resolve the memory issue.
Well not really.
I used the reverse mode which is the only mode that i can boot up the phone.
No problem with External Data and Cache Data, and if I go into settings --> memory, the phone rightly shows 2GB of internal memory (as well as the partition on microSD card), but into the app the Internal Data remains limitated to 136MB, so I can't install so many apps (in my case 5 apps).
iiiiris said:
cause S2E is not for CM10.1
I tried M2SD which I think is the best one
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Where can I find this M2SD?
I looked for on Play Store but there isn't

kristal00 said:
Nothing to do. Even mounts2sd fails to resolve the memory issue.
Well not really.
I used the reverse mode which is the only mode that i can boot up the phone.
No problem with External Data and Cache Data, and if I go into settings --> memory, the phone rightly shows 2GB of internal memory (as well as the partition on microSD card), but into the app the Internal Data remains limitated to 136MB, so I can't install so many apps (in my case 5 apps).
Where can I find this M2SD?
I looked for on Play Store but there isn't
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5zcGF6ZWRvZy5tb3VudHMyc2QiXQ..
I have used this successfully on VJ's CM10.1 before. Takes a bit of setup in the app though. It'll give you a missing swap error when you first reboot, which you can ignore.

Thanks, but this is the app I was talking about in my last post (and it doesn't resolve the issue).
I thought M2SD was a different application than mounts2sd.

kristal00 said:
Thanks, but this is the app I was talking about in my last post (and it doesn't resolve the issue).
I thought M2SD was a different application than mounts2sd.
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They both are the same
I've attached an older version of m2sd which I've used till recently. I use a2sd now as m2sd was a little slow for me. Here's what you do:
a) Flash this zip as soon as you flash the ROM ( After the first boot ofcourse ) . Do not flash it after installing all the apps,etc. You may not get the desired results.
b) I'd recommend installing apps directly from Play Store and not from any backup app.
c) After flashing,in the mounts2sd app, you will see the data displayed as your sd-ext size. If you goto phone memory, you will see a big integer (in negative). Don't worry about it.
Install apps now.

Thank you sphinxcs898. I'll try soon this version and I'll let you know the result.
sphinxcs898 said:
I use a2sd now as m2sd was a little slow for me
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Well, in my intentions I wanted to use a2sd but I've a issue when I tried to install the script:
Code:
a2sd install found block device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
So, since you say that you are using it now, I wonder how you managed to make it work. If there are specific procedures to be followed.
Tthanks in advance.

kristal00 said:
Thank you sphinxcs898. I'll try soon this version and I'll let you know the result.
Well, in my intentions I wanted to use a2sd but I've a issue when I tried to install the script:
Code:
a2sd install found block device: /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
So, since you say that you are using it now, I wonder how you managed to make it work. If there are specific procedures to be followed.
Tthanks in advance.
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Nopes, nothing special other than what the OP mentioned. a2sd install followed by Y N Y. which software did you use to repartition your sd card? Did you do it on a Linux system? Or did you use a recovery like 4EXT?

sphinxcs898 said:
Which software did you use to repartition your sd card? Did you do it on a Linux system? Or did you use a recovery like 4EXT?
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GParted on Ubuntu 13.04.
I tried half million times but nothing to do. Always the same message.

kristal00 said:
GParted on Ubuntu 13.04.
I tried half million times but nothing to do. Always the same message.
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Try partioning using 4EXT. Should solve your problem
Sent from my Nexus One

Just tried but the warning remain.
I've ignored it and I went on with Y Y Y. At the reboot I've tried
Code:
# a2sd xdata
followed by Y Y, and at the next reboot the internal memory showed is 2GB (just like the partition).
Now I try to reinstall (trought Play Store) all the apps I need.
I hope the problem is resolved.

some apps washed out

Hi Guys
I am Aarif and I got a phone named gionee m2 i have been using it for months today due to too much of Lag I rebooted my phone but unfortunately i lost most of my data and apps can you guys please help me out.

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captainaarif said:
Hi Guys
I am Aarif and I got a phone named gionee m2 i have been using it for months today due to too much of Lag I rebooted my phone but unfortunately i lost most of my data and apps can you guys please help me out.
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what method did you use to reboot? did you click on the power off button and then turn it on?
go to settings >> apps >> see here how much app space is taken and how much space is free

style.xythe said:
what method did you use to reboot? did you click on the power off button and then turn it on?
go to settings >> apps >> see here how much app space is taken and how much space is free
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Yah I switched off and again switched on my phone , but in the settings--->Apps , only the name is showing along with memory used by them , but those apps on the menu says , APPLICATION NOT INSTALLED YET .....What should I do guys ?

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captainaarif said:
Yah I switched off and again switched on my phone , but in the settings--->Apps , only the name is showing along with memory used by them , but those apps on the menu says , APPLICATION NOT INSTALLED YET .....What should I do guys ?
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Sadly, I'm a newbie and I think I'm the only one who even visits here (besides the uploaders whom we all love <3)
Uh, you are on the stock rom by gionee, right?
One possible issue could be that your apps were installed on the SD card/"memory card", something happened to the "Android" folder on the SDcard/'memorycard' and that is why it shows in the menu as "installed" but it won't open (because the .ASEC file on the SD card cannot be detected"
Solution: Uninstall from the Settings->Application menu and try re-installing the app from play store

style.xythe said:
Sadly, I'm a newbie and I think I'm the only one who even visits here (besides the uploaders whom we all love <3)
Uh, you are on the stock rom by gionee, right?
One possible issue could be that your apps were installed on the SD card/"memory card", something happened to the "Android" folder on the SDcard/'memorycard' and that is why it shows in the menu as "installed" but it won't open (because the .ASEC file on the SD card cannot be detected"
Solution: Uninstall from the Settings->Application menu and try re-installing the app from play store
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Wow ....yeah man , that was the problem may be ....Thank You for your reply for my post