The latest release (the one that now prevents root on the S4), now allows apps to SD...Of course I am now rooted running hyperdrive..do you all think that will be incorporated into the ROM or is there a fix for rooted folks to use? Many thanks!!
Why do you even want that update? It brings nothing earth shattering to the table. It is literally just the app to the SD. Say you have a game with a 150 MB apk and a 2.5 GB days file... you will only be moving the apk. The data will still reside on your internal memory. You are exponentially better off eschewing the update and using a third party app to move the data and symlink it.
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I have searched on numerous fronts but have never found the solution to my problem. The issue is, on the vibrant I have 2 GB internal memory for app installation, with 512 mb ram (I think) to run the apps, in addition to 16 GB of internal storage for files and what not.
However, having 1.4 GB 'app' memory free currently, whenever I install any further apps, some of the existing apps start to crash/restart whenever I need to use them. For example, I use LPP, and when I install some more apps on the phone, LPP homescreen icons disappear whatever action I do (open an app, use an app, etc), and then they reload for about 15-20 seconds when I go to the homescreen again. I have about 35-55 MB RAM free at any given time.
My question is, why give 2 GB app installation memory when you still cannot use it to install apps since they start giving you all sort of problems? I am running stock t-mobile eclair and have recently rooted my phone.
you know what, i think all you need is a task killer or clean your phone or something.. just find a way to free up some space.. 35-55MB is hella low.
Hmm, whats the normal free ram for stock 2.1 vibrant supposed to be? I have not tinkered around with my phone much so am wondering how it could have gotten low to that extent. All the apps that I use are also well known and from reputable developers...
Got any clues?
dunno when i was running 2.1 i was always at 80-120 free range with apps running..
try getting a task killer and kill all running apps..
also check settings > applications > running services > tap and kill processes you dont need running
This still does not answer my question about why there is 2 GB of app memory available...? regardless of RAM..?
umaronly said:
This still does not answer my question about why there is 2 GB of app memory available...? regardless of RAM..?
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Incase people want 2 gigs worth of apps? and if i remember right you have 16gigs storage and then 2gigs of that is partitioned for apps
ionic7 said:
Incase people want 2 gigs worth of apps? and if i remember right you have 16gigs storage and then 2gigs of that is partitioned for apps
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Yeah, but then what about what I wrote in my first post? It does not make sense if you can 'theoretically' install 2 GB worth of apps but renders the phone useless in function?
Anyone who is actually using close to 2 GB worth of memory for apps on vibrant/Galaxy S?? Would love to hear what you have to say.
I am only able to install 18 apps on the phone and im already running out of room. The phone also only lets me move 3 apps to the sd card. Shouldnt I be able to move more to the SD card? I have an 8gb card with at least 6gb left. help!
p.s Im running HTC Liberty S rom
i have been running with this app for about 6 months now without any problems. i have about 80 apps install and still have 120mb available.
https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e&feature=search_result
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i have been running with this app for about 6 months now without any problems. i have about 80 apps install and still have 120mb available.
https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e&feature=search_result
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S2E won't work with anything other than Cyanogenmod 7 ROMs.
oh, yeah, thought he was on cm7.
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I actually just ran up against a lack of space on my SD card until I realized I had like 10 nand backups sitting there. Freed up like 4GB!
boxcar8028 said:
i have been running with this app for about 6 months now without any problems. i have about 80 apps install and still have 120mb available.
https://market.android.com/details?id=ru.krikun.s2e&feature=search_result
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Even though I LOVE the Sense interface (long time WM user), this is the main reason I run CM7 (now CM7.1) It actually becomes a slight challenge to run out of room.
If you're phone is rooted you must use Move2SD Enabler. Read the warnings, follow the instructions and I use it with App2SD. I liberated a lot of MB from internal memory.
Try it and let me know.
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Well I have a Galaxy S3 with 16 GB of internal memory. I recently got addicted to ashphalts(both 6 and 7), Batman: The Dark Knight, The Amazing Spiderman, Gangster Rio, ShadowGun and many more HD games. As stated, all of them consume huge amount of space and to make the matter worse you are not allowed to see the files that are being downloaded over wifi, so no way to move them manually. I got apps to sd installed which is pointless in Galaxy S3 as it has no option for apps to move to sd card.
Now is there any way I can get rid of this problem? Any way that I can move some of the apps on my 32 GB sd card? I dont want to root or do something like that. I rooted my galaxy s2 and enjoyed installing hundreds of ROMs but for S3 I prefer not to. The sock version is just too good. But is there any way to solve the space issue?
yeah, it sucks because 16gb only has less than 12gb of usable space
it is pretty lame how google removed support for installing to SD card.. i think they're doing this now to get people to buy android phone with more internal memory (32gb, 64gb,etc)..
unfortunately no solution unless you root and hack your phone to death.. might want to take a look at this.
Root is the easiest way to solve most issues including yours.
Other solutions:
1) Finish the game and uninstall it immediately.
2) Trade your phone for 64gb version.
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Thanks mate. I did take a look at that forum earlier but thought that seemed pretty complex to me.
WEll perhaps you are right, google wants us to buy phones with high internal memory and surely we would! ****! Cut down the price then
if rooted u can use titanium backup and move to sd
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if rooted u can use titanium backup and move to sd
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Serious? Does this work?
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@Ev0d3vil: I installed a sd card in one of my SGS3 and then downloaded GTA3 outside the play store. Then you get all the data in a zip, that can be used from sd card. I just installed GTA3 and it works fine from my SD card. Atleast I think. Anyways there is no way to move apps to sd in SGS3 unless rooted. Droidsail super app2sd is a great app that I had used for moving apps to SD in my previous android.
There are two methods around this.
DirectoryBind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
Ext2InterlaSD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234&page=39
I'm using the second method flawlessly.
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There are two methods around this.
DirectoryBind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
Ext2InterlaSD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234&page=39
I'm using the second method flawlessly.
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Exactly.
@op
Directory bind solves you the issue
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Kryten2k35 said:
There are two methods around this.
DirectoryBind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
Ext2InterlaSD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1772234&page=39
I'm using the second method flawlessly.
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Yep. Good options. Personally I use gl to sd from play store. It moves game data to the external sd. You open the app and it shows you which games etc you can run / move data for. In options you can also add the data folder as well as select folders manually.
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As many of you have discovered, the S4 comes up way short on storage. Of the 16 gigs promoted, you can only use 9 or so. Then to further complicate matters, apps that allow you to move programs don't work so well on the S4.
A solution for me has been to re-partition the sd card with Mini Partition Tools and then "Link" the app you are moving with Link2SD.
Just by linking 3 native apps, i was able to pic up about 1oo megs (enough that i got rid of the Low Storage warning).
I partitioned a class 4 eight gig card (one that i could afford to loose if partitioning failed) into 2 equal partitions.
Then i linked Amazon, Kendal, and Amazon mp3 native apps with Link2SD. I then unlinked the apps to make sure i could undo the magic.
All apps worked as normal while linked and unlinked.
My S4 is rooted but not unlocked. I have frozen SDM1 as to not take the most recent OTA that allows moving apps to sd cards. I have read that the feature in the new ota really doesn't move the app or at best only moves a small portion.
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As many of you have discovered, the S4 comes up way short on storage. Of the 16 gigs promoted, you can only use 9 or so. Then to further complicate matters, apps that allow you to move programs don't work so well on the S4.
A solution for me has been to re-partition the sd card with Mini Partition Tools and then "Link" the app you are moving with Link2SD.
Just by linking 3 native apps, i was able to pic up about 1oo megs (enough that i got rid of the Low Storage warning).
I partitioned a class 4 eight gig card (one that i could afford to loose if partitioning failed) into 2 equal partitions.
Then i linked Amazon, Kendal, and Amazon mp3 native apps with Link2SD. I then unlinked the apps to make sure i could undo the magic.
All apps worked as normal while linked and unlinked.
My S4 is rooted but not unlocked. I have frozen SDM1 as to not take the most recent OTA that allows moving apps to sd cards. I have read that the feature in the new ota really doesn't move the app or at best only moves a small portion.
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i just prefer debloating and deleting over this.
if you get rid of all the bloatware, you can get at least a gb out of it, i found.
stuff like Amazon, Kindle, and Amazon mp3 i never use, so meh
I saw this on another forum. Is this true? It would make it unusable to me, and I just ordered one before seeing this. Do we not have at least 12 GB free for apps?
"..an issue I do not know how to resolve. It comes w 4.3 pre installed but the internal storage is not unified (due to USB storage enabled) so just under 2GB is allocated as app storage. This being the setup on older android version we had the option to move individual apps to the secondary partition b within the app option but this being 4.3 this option does not exist so this really puts a damperbn usability of this device."
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I saw this on another forum. Is this true? It would make it unusable to me, and I just ordered one before seeing this. Do we not have at least 12 GB free for apps?
"..an issue I do not know how to resolve. It comes w 4.3 pre installed but the internal storage is not unified (due to USB storage enabled) so just under 2GB is allocated as app storage. This being the setup on older android version we had the option to move individual apps to the secondary partition b within the app option but this being 4.3 this option does not exist so this really puts a damperbn usability of this device."
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I'm guessing this is the US variation of the Mate 2 you are taking about. I already have a lot of apps installed and it's still telling me I have 4.2 gigs available for app storage. Hope that answers your question
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I'm guessing this is the US variation of the Mate 2 you are taking about. I already have a lot of apps installed and it's still telling me I have 4.2 gigs available for app storage. Hope that answers your question
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Thanks! Yes to USA version.
Does anyone know how much memory is available out of the box for apps?
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Thanks! Yes to USA version.
Does anyone know how much memory is available out of the box for apps?
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If you add what it says is available to the what it says I'm using, it totals 6.81 GB. I doubt that includes system apps, as I said I have a lot installed. I had to keep them all on the phone because the ones I moved to the SD card the widgets didn't load on restart and I wasn't getting notifications.
Hope this helps you.
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Thanks!
But 6.81 is pretty bad - some 16gb phones have around 12 gb for apps. What in the world is taking up so much memory? I need to install copilot maps which are over 4 gb plus all the other software I use. Don't know if this is going to work for me. Heck - I have almost 5.52 gb free for apps on a 8gb moto-g phone
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Thanks!
But 6.81 is pretty bad - some 16gb phones have around 12 gb for apps. What in the world is taking up so much memory? I need to install copilot maps which are over 4 gb plus all the other software I use. Don't know if this is going to work for me. Heck - I have almost 5.52 gb free for apps on a 8gb moto-g phone
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Well, screen shots of my internal file system storage. My phone is rooted so I could free up more space deleting some system apps I don't use like Facebook but people had to reinstall the system apps they deleted to get the last update to install, and I don't feel like messing with that. I just disabled them. Can you install your co-pilot apps on the SD card?
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No, I don't think the maps can be loaded on sd card.
Darn - I purchased without checking this out - figured if my 8 gb phone had 5.52 gb free a 16 gb phone would have around 12. My fault for not doing proper research. Everyone was saying how much they like the phone. and I let that sway me. Guess I will send it back as 6.81 gb free in 2014 is almost $99 phone territory.
Looks like copilot is downloading fine. I'll let you know if I have issues after it completes.
It gives you the option to use extsd as default storage.
You are showing 12.69 GB available internal storage for apps. Is this correct? Or is it the 10.50 that is available to apps?
Yes 12.69 available. But when I go into settings > manage apps it states 5.8gb for apps. I believe it uses internal/external for app data, so I believe you'll be OK
check in the copilot options. maybe it has the ability to choose where to save the map data
NOKIA HERE does ... and its awesome btw