Related
So I bought my HTC Shift 4G but i think it's Defective. I've called HTC, Sprint, and Bestbuy. The 3 companies say the Phone Has 2 GB Internal Memory(ROM). However my Phone only shows 432MB :
203 MB Apps
69. MB System
159.6 MB Free space
Could it be Defective or They just don't know what they saying.
Would u guys tell me if ur devices are showing the same ??
I bought this phone cuz the 2GB. I'd hate to return it and get the big EPIC!!
thanks!!
I got 431 for applications(internal storage)
I figure the rest is system reserved by the fellows at HTC. That is where the OS/kernel is located. Probably locked away/system mountable only, to prevent us from obtaining root. ( any of you fellows who know better can feel free to correct me.) Just based on knowledge of linux etc. Not much in depth on the droid
Sent from my Evo Shift 4G using XDA App
I'm pretty sure it does in fact have 2GB of internal memory, however it seems like a big chunk of that is taken up by the operating system and maybe some is reserved for system storage/app caches/etc. Not 100% sure but I think that's why.
dansal28 said:
So I bought my HTC Shift 4G but i think it's Defective. I've called HTC, Sprint, and Bestbuy. The 3 companies say the Phone Has 2 GB Internal Memory(ROM). However my Phone only shows 432MB :
203 MB Apps
69. MB System
159.6 MB Free space
Could it be Defective or They just don't know what they saying.
Would u guys tell me if ur devices are showing the same ??
I bought this phone cuz the 2GB. I'd hate to return it and get the big EPIC!!
thanks!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They are referring to the 2GB SD card thar comes with the phone.
cloverdale said:
They are referring to the 2GB SD card thar comes with the phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yep.
Guess you take it back and get an epic.
That's not actually not true, they claimed that the evo only had 1gb of internal memory but came with a 8gig sd card, disproving your theory right there.
Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk
akmzero said:
That's not actually not true, they claimed that the evo only had 1gb of internal memory but came with a 8gig sd card, disproving your theory right there.
Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Disproving what theory?
Heelfan71 said:
yep.
Guess you take it back and get an epic.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah what he said.
No conspiracy theories, just information...
Check here: http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2946
It gives you the specs.
This is what I got from Root Explorer:
/app-cache - 4k used, 8.00MB free
/cache - 31.21MB used, 111.01MB free
/data - 351.02MB used, 80.70MB free
/dev - 12K used, 186.59 MB free
/devlog - 4.04MB used, 15.82MB free
/etc - 288.83MB used, 102.53MB free
/system - 288.83MB used, 102.53MB free
I'm not a dev so can't interpret it correctly but it does seem there's lots of memory here and there that could probably be partitioned to the /data folder for more app storage once perm root is achieved.
EDIT: I've removed lots of stock apps so your numbers will not match mine.
The first Shift that I picked up from Best Buy was indeed defective. Not because it wasn't showing the proper amount of memory, but because it locked up on me 5 times in the first hour that I had it. All I could do to get it to turn off is battery pull, and then when I put the battery back in i had a really tough time getting it to turn back on. They swapped it out for me, and my new one has been flawless.
i'm wondering (don't quote me on this) if the extra internal storage is hidden/locked by HTC so there will be room available when the new sense drops? i've heard it's a lot bigger than the current version with the stand-alone navigation/maps that it's going to bring with it.
Has anyone ripped one apart and checked all of the chips on board?
I would take it back to the store and exchange it.
Phone should have around 256mb for apps (With all the stock apps installed)
I dont know if this was just a bug, or if it happens to everyone, but i just logged into my Dropbox account on a new HTC Sense 3.5 rom, and i got an email from Dropbox giving me an extra 3g space :S
Nice 3GB for free xD
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
Anyone confirm?
You could run a nandroid backup on your current ROM and then test a Sense 3.5 ROM.
An extra 3GB would be nice, but I dunno if I can be bothered putting in the effort to get it
This is the mail you will receive.
Thanks for supercharging your HTC phone with Dropbox! To get the most out of your Dropbox, visit our Getting Started guide and gain an extra 3GB of space!
Enjoy,
- The Dropbox Team
Yeah I got that as well. "3GB of bonus space for the next 12 months" according to the email I got (on top of what I already had). Nice little gift.
//sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk; all errors entirely intentional.
I received the same eMail and was so confused, that I even started to google the expression 'dropbox guru' but I just found these boring 250MB bonus space stuff
there's absolutely no information about how to get a 3,5GB gift (even on the official homepage)
I think we should quietly accept this (buggy?) gift and enjoy it
You become a "Dropbox Guru" for completing the getting started items. So if anyone hasn't completed these could maybe check if thats it?
I got the bonus as well after I tried a new ROM. Same message about becoming a dropbox guru.
Me too got 3 GB extra. Flashed ARHD 6.1.0 2days ago but opened dropbox today only and got a mail saying free 3GB but only for 12 month ? If I am storing above 2 GB after 12 month period what happens to the data ?
I also got the 3GB extra for installing Dropbox and logging on to my account on my Desire HD. Based on the amount of extra space you get, it seems to be a promo for using Dropbox on a 3.0-based Android ROM, but I've not read about this promo anywhere, so I might be wrong.
I didn't know how I got the extra 3GB... Now I know... I updated my rom to CoreDroid 8.0 GB 2.3.5.... Thanks DropBox. Though only for 12 months :-(
vicedens2002 said:
Me too got 3 GB extra. Flashed ARHD 6.1.0 2days ago but opened dropbox today only and got a mail saying free 3GB but only for 12 month ? If I am storing above 2 GB after 12 month period what happens to the data ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How long did it take for you to get this email? I reinstalled dropbox and logged in, on ARHD 6.1.0, around 10 mins ago.
Big thanks for uncovering this, if true !
EDIT: Got my 3gb! Awesome!
Crazy ****t..... I got 5gb..... After flashing arhd sense 3.0 ..... Gonna try it again. After a nandroid backup..... U never know. Hahaha....
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using XDA App
That's perfect! Thanks for the information.
Thanks for the headsup - I just got my 3GB
vicedens2002 said:
Me too got 3 GB extra. Flashed ARHD 6.1.0 2days ago but opened dropbox today only and got a mail saying free 3GB but only for 12 month ? If I am storing above 2 GB after 12 month period what happens to the data ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I got the 3GB too, I assume closer to the time if your overall storage is going to be reduced we'll get some generic warning email!
Same goes to me...but im on Sense 3.0....hehe
same here ;-) I first thought I was the lucky one.
Got more space as well.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using xda premium
For those who use Dropbox this might be of interest; there's a new Android beta at http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=53013&replies=742
Quote:
"Hi everyone!
Even though the holidays have passed, we're really stoked to give you guys one more present -- a new experimental release! Under the wrapping you'll find a bunch of new toys, including a brand new Camera Upload feature. Here are the release notes:
• Automatically uploads photos and videos in the background using Wi-Fi or data plan
• 500MB of free space on first photo uploaded automatically
• Upload files of any size (no more 180 MB limit!)
• Support for resuming file uploads when there are network issues
• Various performance improvements & bug fixes
During this beta period, we are also offering additional free space to test automatic uploading of photos and videos. For every 500MB of photos and videos automatically uploaded, you'll receive another 500MB space bonus, up to 5GB total (including the initial 500MB space).
[Update: this space is not separate from 5GB given for uploading on our desktop clients. Uploading from either desktop clients or Android app will count towards the same 5GB free space.]"
Now, if you have not taken 4.5GB worth of pictures and videos the easiest way of getting that full bonus is... well, you just slap all sorts of smallish music videos, all those dirty hentai pictures you undoubtedly have on your PCs and so on on the sdcard/DCIM or sdcard/DCIM/Camera on your device and let Dropbox sync those. Easy 5GB.
Just don't bother with files over 500MB as they seem to only count towards 500MB uploaded once, ie. if you upload a 1.5GB file it'll still only count as 500MB uploaded.
----
As for those who do not use Dropbox: just ignore this thread instead of starting some petty and childish argument how it sucks or how your favorite service is sooo much better.
Do we get to keep the 5 gigs after the beta is over?
Sent from my GT-I9220 using XDA App
Yes, you do.
There is another thread on this from a couple of weeks ago.
Sign up with this referral (or any other) and get an extra 250 MB free (so do I, BTW):
http://db.tt/R69ogSer
I thought this beta is closed and over now... are you sure its still working.. I used it two weeks ago and got myself 1GB extra.. that topic is closed so no more discussions and I assume the testing is over with it
nbass668 said:
I thought this beta is closed and over now... are you sure its still working.. I used it two weeks ago and got myself 1GB extra.. that topic is closed so no more discussions and I assume the testing is over with it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, the beta I'm talking about is a new one, not the same as the person above you is talking about.
WereCatf said:
No, the beta I'm talking about is a new one, not the same as the person above you is talking about.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this is not new. right in the damn url you posted it says 2 weeks ago. learn to read.
it also says closed.
I have uploaded 1.5 gb today of photos and small videos and only have the 2.5 gb that i got when i signed up.
SnakeManJayd said:
I have uploaded 1.5 gb today of photos and small videos and only have the 2.5 gb that i got when i signed up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to make sure the photos etc are imported using the DropBox automatic photo import facility. This is either when you plug in a camera, phone, or just a flash card (with the right folder structure to appear as a camera). You can also do it from the phone itself I understand.
That is what they are testing, and that is what they give extra GB for.
I believe it is closed, but give it a try anyway.
the original was closed, however there is another new beta and they're repeating what they did before, i forgot to do it last time and i'm just finishing up 5gb now. Took a few seconds of looking on their forum to find it.
Many thanks.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA App
I'm trying this new thread:
http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=53817&replies=186
Seeing if that will give me more space.
The last one I uploaded 1.5GB from my phone and no extra space.
Looks like this one if for the android app instead of the desktop app. No additional 5GB if you had it once, but new takers can get it.
I wrote this guide for those of you, like myself, that are new to using Dropbox. Since T-Mobile and Sprint are offering 50GB free for two years I decided to try it out. So far I've been very impressed with it. Hopefully this guide will help you maximize your Dropbox experience.
Setting up your Dropbox account:
During the initial phone setup there is a screen showing the 50 GB free offer. I signed up at this time. (If anyone can confirm if you can get back to this screen later please let me know and I'll add it back to the guide. I assume you can get back to it by going back into Dropbox on your phone if you haven't sign up yet but I wont be able to test this unless I reset my phone which I wont be able to do until next week because I have family in town for my son's first Bday and don't have time to re-setup everything yet. )
If you already have a Dropbox account log in from the phones offer screen using your current account. If you don't have an account yet you can make an account on your phone, but I would advise making one ahead of time on a computer to take advantage of an extra 500MB from a referral. If you have a friend that uses Dropbox ask them for their referral link. They will gladly give you this because they (and you) will get an extra 500MB for the referral. You just click the link they provide and provide a name, email address, and a password. Then after the account is setup, use that login information on your phone. If you don't have any friends that use Dropbox yet, feel free to use my referral link for the extra 500MB (http://db.tt/Msdz5Yxe)
When you login to your account you will not see the 50GB yet. Don't be alarmed. You will receive an email explaining that you need to do the "Get Started" guide once you do five of the seven steps in "Get Started" you will be awarded your 50GB. These steps are easy things like complete the Dropbox walkthrough, install Dropbox on another computer, upload files to Dropbox, etc. They walk you through all of the steps.
How to get more storage for free:
If you want more free storage there are a few things you can do:
Upload files from your phone camera or other USB device - You get up to 3GB of free space by uploading pictures to drop box. 500MB increments until you've uploaded 3GB. Sounds like you can get 3GB from Phone upload and another 3GB from uploads from computer client but I've only been able to get 3GB total. If anyone else can confirm this please let me know.
Refer friends - you get 500 MB (and so do your referrals) for each person you refer, up to 16GB
"Get Free Space!" - You'll notice a get free space link at the top right of the Web interface there are all sorts of little things you can do to get more space like write a comment to Dropbox and connecting your Twitter or Facebook account with Dropbox.
Scavenger hunts - Periodically DropBox will do scavenger hunts were you can get free storage for participating. The most recent scavenger hunt is closed, but here is a link showing some info about what it is http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=1194
It's not free, but you can also pay for more storage if you need more.
Security:
If you are security conscious you can encrypt your data before you put it on Dropbox. Truecrypt works well for PCs. I'm researching options for android and will add that info here.
I have not tried this yet but I'm going to try to use Cryptonite to see how well it works
http://code.google.com/p/cryptonite/
Other Tips:
I plan on putting my KeePass database in Dropbox so that I have my passwords everywhere. There is an Android implementation of Keepass on Google play
If you have any other tips for Dropbox please let me know and I'll add them here.
NOTE: Keep in mind this 50 free GB is a 2 year promo by Dropbox and Samsung and at the end of the 2 years you will need to purchase storage from Dropbox or move your data elsewhere. Still pretty cool for 2 years though. You will get to keep 2GB of the 50 for free plus any of the free space you earned using the techniques above.
It has been said in the dropbox forums that if you have free space in your dropbox account already, such as 5gb, that the 50gb is added to that free space. So if you had 5gb of free space now that you would end up with 55gb. Can this be confirmed?
lensgrabber said:
It has been said in the dropbox forums that if you have free space in your dropbox account already, such as 5gb, that the 50gb is added to that free space. So if you had 5gb of free space now that you would end up with 55gb. Can this be confirmed?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes...I, for example, have 77gb space.
Sent from my Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using xda premium
1buprofen said:
How to get more storage for free:
If you want more free storage there are a few things you can do:
Upload files from your phone camera or other USB device - You get 3GB of free space by uploading pictures to drop box.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its UP TO 3GB, you have to transfer 3GB of pics from phone to drop box, it will increment in 500MB chunks
Also works the same for setting up the drop box pc app to sync via usb to your drop box when you plug in your device, also another 3gb possible, again in 500mb chunks
Not sure if they are still doing this, but they were also giving 3GB for syncing your videos / pics from PC to drop box, but that was a beta offer and i think you had to be doing the sync beta a couple months ago
Also there was "Drop Box Adventure 2" basically an internet scavenger hunt a couple weeks back, might try googling it and see if they still have that up, i think that was a gig or 2
I can also confirm that if you have an existing account with drop box that the 50GB will add to your existing pool, I for example have 59.9gb of storage
Also keep in mind that these 50GB will only be available to us for 2 years, after which time you will need to pay, i believe its 99/yr for 50gb
Still waiting on my 23GB from my One S and I completed the Getting Started a long time ago, hopefully I get my extra 48GB with my SGS3
nonmindo said:
Its UP TO 3GB, you have to transfer 3GB of pics from phone to drop box, it will increment in 500MB chunks
Also works the same for setting up the drop box pc app to sync via usb to your drop box when you plug in your device, also another 3gb possible, again in 500mb chunks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks I'll update my guide.
nonmindo said:
Also there was "Drop Box Adventure 2" basically an internet scavenger hunt a couple weeks back, might try googling it and see if they still have that up, i think that was a gig or 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, I searched for the scavenger hunt you talked about but it appears to have ended. Looks like they will have future ones though.
WinDroidGuy said:
Still waiting on my 23GB from my One S and I completed the Getting Started a long time ago, hopefully I get my extra 48GB with my SGS3
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
After I did Getting Started the extra 48GB showed up right away. Not sure what happened for your One S but hopefully you'll see the extra storage right away for the GS3 like me.
This might be old news to the forum and if so I'm sorry but LG is running a promotion thru September 2014. If you install the box app through their lgworld app store you get 50gbs free!
It's pretty sweet so I thought to share with the XDA community that let's me run CM11 on this beast of a phone. :laugh:
i can confirm this works
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I installed Box from the play store and got it.
Unless I'm missing it, Sprint phones don't have the LG World app. We have an lg update app, but not the lg world.
some limitations ? files ?
I didn't know about LG World and thanks for the info.
I tried it on may G2 running CM 11 and I got it as well. :victory:
I think that is standard for Box when you open a new account with them. Maybe Im wrong though.
Is that 50GB storage for life or just one year or any limited?
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/200527128-LG-50GB-Promotion-FAQ
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
It even worked for me on CarbonROM haha
farhanito said:
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/200527128-LG-50GB-Promotion-FAQ
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, m8
I'll let you in on a secret. Box checks your device by reading the build.prop file. So the ROM doesn't matter, as long as it identifies itself as an G2.
I've known people to grab a demo phone at a store, install box, log in, get the upgrade, then delete box from the phone...
Also known people to make changes to build.prop on a different phone (go look at the forums for some other phones), then install box to get the upgrade. Then revert the build.prop file back.
souleman said:
I'll let you in on a secret. Box checks your device by reading the build.prop file. So the ROM doesn't matter, as long as it identifies itself as an G2.
I've known people to grab a demo phone at a store, install box, log in, get the upgrade, then delete box from the phone...
Also known people to make changes to build.prop on a different phone (go look at the forums for some other phones), then install box to get the upgrade. Then revert the build.prop file back.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
haha i was thinking that on the way home earlier In theory anyone who is rooted can get this promotion with any device, all you would have to do is temporarily change the device model in the build.prop and download box
(may test this theory on my old note) EDIT: nvm, forgot it has no battery
EDIT 2: I didn't read your post fully, i see you have already mentioned what i said haha
How much cloud space is everyone rocking these days? I have 50 from box, 77.5 from dropbox and 15 from google drive.
How much do I use? Maybe 10 on dropbox, but Ill take all the free space I can get!
souleman said:
I'll let you in on a secret. Box checks your device by reading the build.prop file. So the ROM doesn't matter, as long as it identifies itself as an G2.
I've known people to grab a demo phone at a store, install box, log in, get the upgrade, then delete box from the phone...
Also known people to make changes to build.prop on a different phone (go look at the forums for some other phones), then install box to get the upgrade. Then revert the build.prop file back.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yep that can seriously mess up your phone so generally dont do that
Sent from my LG-D802 using xda app-developers app
stevessvt said:
How much cloud space is everyone rocking these days? I have 50 from box, 77.5 from dropbox and 15 from google drive.
How much do I use? Maybe 10 on dropbox, but Ill take all the free space I can get!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some space is more useful than others.
For free Box accounts, the max file size is a miniscule 250mb.
For Dropbox, there is no file size limit at all (except if you upload through their website, in which case it's 10gb).
Google Drive has a 10gb limit.
apexcell said:
Some space is more useful than others.
For free Box accounts, the max file size is a miniscule 250mb.
For Dropbox, there is no file size limit at all (except if you upload through their website, in which case it's 10gb).
Google Drive has a 10gb limit.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
250MB limit is a complete joke. I understand that the space is free. It's probably free because no one can use it in the real world.
For what it's worth. Mail.Ru (a giant Russian company) is offering 1TB of cloud storage as a promotion until 1/20/14. You need to get in on the promotion by that date, the 1TB doesn't expire by that date. Here's what you do:
Sign up for an account:
http://e.mail.ru/signup?from=login&lang=en_US
Go through this link and click on the "Get" button (the black button in the center of the bottom of the page). This page will be in Russian, but you can use whatever translation service you like if necessary (ie. the one built into Chrome):
http://cloud.mail.ru/promo/
Install their Android client from Google play and log in:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.mail.cloud
That's it. Once you do that, the initial 100GB of free cloud storage becomes 1TB.
The Android client is not bad. It gives you automatic camera upload options, much like Dropbox. I'm not sure of the file size limits though.
I think I have about 3 or 4 50GB online storage from various providers and many fewer-GB storage from others, but honestly I'm using less than 1% of each, in fact, some has Zero byte in it. For some reason, I am not a big fan of cloudy. I don't want to load my personal stuff up there, that including pictures, family pictures left alone any sensitive documents. I currently use 2GB dropbox acct. and using total of 20MB with my biggest file is 549KB JPEG and many other 200KB .txt.
I guess I'm an old fashion dude.
apexcell said:
For what it's worth. Mail.Ru (a giant Russian company) is offering 1TB of cloud storage as a promotion until 1/20/14. You need to get in on the promotion by that date, the 1TB doesn't expire by that date. Here's what you do:
Sign up for an account:
http://e.mail.ru/signup?from=login&lang=en_US
Go through this link and click on the "Get" button (the black button in the center of the bottom of the page). This page will be in Russian, but you can use whatever translation service you like if necessary (ie. the one built into Chrome):
http://cloud.mail.ru/promo/
Install their Android client from Google play and log in:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.mail.cloud
That's it. Once you do that, the initial 100GB of free cloud storage becomes 1TB.
The Android client is not bad. It gives you automatic camera upload options, much like Dropbox. I'm not sure of the file size limits though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Confirmed working. Confirmed awesome
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk