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Can you get more memory by removing apps

Can you get more memory by removing apps on the nexus 7.I saw the nexus 7 8gb have only 5.9gb
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I think you're better off putting all media in the cloud, and only apps on the nexus. Then figure out how to use a usb stick during the times you might need your media offline. That was my plan with another tablet anyway, but I never actually needed to use my flash drive... In over a year... Its good to know it can be made available if you do need it though. I did use over 8gb space though, so I bought 16gb nexus. I am gifting the 8gb nexus to someone who uses a kindle fire without running out of room. The device you need depends entirely on your usage and availability of wifi or data tethering.
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josefmawas said:
Can you get more memory by removing apps on the nexus 7.I saw the nexus 7 8gb have only 5.9gb
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The first 2 GBs are taken up by Android and the file system. Not much you can do.
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Hmm.... I only use nexus 7 for some hd games, surfing, YouTube. All my videos, music are already on my galaxy s2. I think I can live with 8gb
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Storage

With so many great games out that are very large, what is the best way to keep storage? I just cycle through them and uninstall them when done. Pretty much play one large game at a time. Is there a better way/way to increase storage?
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USB otg?
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ÜBER™ said:
USB otg?
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I've heard of it.... but not sure how to do it. :banghead:
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Dr_Nacho said:
I've heard of it.... but not sure how to do it. :banghead:
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Ust otg cable from amazon or evilbay quid/dollar, if your rooted grab stick mount if not i think people use nexus media importer, it shows up when u plug it in like u would a usb stick in a pc/laptop
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E_Goldstein said:
Ust otg cable from amazon or evilbay quid/dollar, if your rooted grab stick mount if not i think people use nexus media importer, it shows up when u plug it in like u would a usb stick in a pc/laptop
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I've been curious about this also. But havent been able to completely figure it out by reading on the internet. Could you explain?
Does this mean that with USB OTG and NExus 7 Media importer, you could for example:
Plug and 16 GB USB Memory stick into your nexus, and your nexus would then have 16GB extra storage? Or does USB OTG only view whats already on the USB, so you'd put music/videos onto the USB stick, then it shows you that but doesnt read the storage?
I hope this makes sense
Thanks !

I'm rooted using the OTG-usb and stickmount. I have added music, videos, and pictures to a connected thumbdrive or sdcard and they show up and play just fine using the Nexus apps.

Root and Stickmount seems most popular method (many threads on XDA), or you could try this app if not rooted.

Nexus media importer is the way to go if ur not rooted. Works perfectly no problems whatsoever.
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Wilks3y said:
I've been curious about this also. But havent been able to completely figure it out by reading on the internet. Could you explain?
Does this mean that with USB OTG and NExus 7 Media importer, you could for example:
Plug and 16 GB USB Memory stick into your nexus, and your nexus would then have 16GB extra storage? Or does USB OTG only view whats already on the USB, so you'd put music/videos onto the USB stick, then it shows you that but doesnt read the storage?
I hope this makes sense
Thanks !
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It works the same way as it would on a pc it see's it as portable storage, but there is a way to move your games to the usb stick also.
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Multiboot + ubuntu + external usb

Hey there, trying to put ubuntu on a flash drive (fat32) and every time it runs for about 10 minutes before failing and saying cannot mount ubuntu image. Any ideas? Thanks
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Anyone? Can't post anywhere but here, hoping someone sees this...
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Enmadaio said:
Anyone? Can't post anywhere but here, hoping someone sees this...
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You need to provide more info for help. Usb stick size? Stick speed? Usb hub, or just the straigh otg ? Are you makimg sure your using the 13.04 inage, and not the 12.10? What is the name of the image your trying to flash?
When posting questions, provide as much as info as possible. People are helping for free. Dont make us work for it. Having said that, provide the info and I will be more than happy to help as much as possible.
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2 different sticks, one 4gb one 16gb, have no idea what speed they are or how to find that out. Both straight otg. Yes, using the current image, file name is
raring-preinstalled-desktop-armhf+nexus7.img
Sorry for not providing pertinent info, wasn't aware of what was required for help.
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If it is not mounting, it is possible that the image download is corrupted. You may need to download again.
Installing to and booting from slower usb devices is also far from ideal. The type that the dev bought to use was a16 Gb that cost $75. Definitely not a basic stick that can be bought from wal mart. Unless you have a high end usb stick or an external hdd with its own power source, your experience will be extremely slow, and possibly almost unusable. If you do use a fast device, I recommend formatting it to ext4, and stay away from ntfs and fat32 all together.
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I'll try ext4 tonight and download the img again, thanks!
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Enmadaio said:
I'll try ext4 tonight and download the img again, thanks!
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No problem. I hope it all gets ironed out for you. It really is a fun and useful function to have.
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[Q] Help please

Hi there
I just bought a Nexus 4
And I was reading that OTG cable is not Supported -_-
16(12)GB is not enogh for me
Does any one know any Idea? that can help me get more space?
I don't want powerd hub. I need something Small fits into my pockets?
Is there any Small Wiless hdd or something like that?
Please hep!

Well, you either buy the rumored 32 GB Nexus that is supposed to come out next month, maybe, or you could use cloud storage for your stuff, like dropbox.

you could also check this out. works for the galaxy nexus, nexus 7, and nexus 10, so I'm sure it'll work for the nexus 4 as well
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta

shard111 said:
you could also check this out. works for the galaxy nexus, nexus 7, and nexus 10, so I'm sure it'll work for the nexus 4 as well
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyfei/mini-microsd-reader-for-android-smartphones-and-ta
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NO
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ziddey said:
NO
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NO isn't exactly in depth on why this isn't a good option

shard111 said:
NO isn't exactly in depth on why this isn't a good option
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ahmednano45 said:
And I was reading that OTG cable is not Supported -_-
I don't want powerd hub.
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Ah I see well this is a better explanation than the NO. I just didn't read well enough. Well tough luck, buddy. You're out of options then

Here is a better explanation of NO
the micro SD kickstarter you just linked is a small OTG device. Meaning it won't work with our nexus 4
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Guys what about this one?
http://www.amazon.com/PQI-6W21-0000...9862&sr=8-10&keywords=PQI+Air+Drive:confused:

Again not feasible as it would not have any power required.
Those cards are designed for the likes of cameras where you don't have to plug into your PC to transfer files off it. As there is no SD slot on the nexus 4. You would require another device with an SD slot to power it
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Alex240188 said:
Again not feasible as it would not have any power required.
Those cards are designed for the likes of cameras where you don't have to plug into your PC to transfer files off it. As there is no SD slot on the nexus 4. You would require another device with an SD slot to power it
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ok

I was wondering if there is any thing like this
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846
But much smaller? so I can take it handy in my pocket

Does anyone know when we can read and write straight to a USD drive.

I need the storage. I want to start my apps from the USB stick.
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Look in the dev forum. It's already possible.
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Really does anyone have a link.
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I found it. I read it before. I don't want to root it ouya knows it needs more storage a firmware update would do the trick.
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Then you have to wait for them to include this feature. But belive me this will take quite some time.
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You wouldn't think so when storage is such a huge thing and the ouya really has no storage with the HD version of a bards tale at 4gd.
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darchur said:
You wouldn't think so when storage is such a huge thing and the ouya really has no storage with the HD version of a bards tale at 4gd.
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They've made it pretty clear it's not their priority. If you're not willing to get your hands dirty, that's pretty much the long and short of it right now.

Im also concerned about storage space but you will not get any official link2sd support anytime soon. So root or stick with it. Thats just the way it is.
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I just seen on the Ouya forums where they said that USB Storage is "coming REAL REAL soon".
Nice.

I hope so.
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player911 said:
I just seen on the Ouya forums where they said that USB Storage is "coming REAL REAL soon".
Nice.
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A Twitter post from Julie is worth the paper it's written on.
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darchur said:
You wouldn't think so when storage is such a huge thing and the ouya really has no storage with the HD version of a bards tale at 4gd.
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Well, for what it's worth Bards Tale does support external storage. Just have a writable drive attached to the Ouya when you start BT for the first time and when it goes to download it's 4G of data it asks if you want it on the internal or external. I know it works because that's how I've got it installed. Just plugged in a FAT formatted drive and when I installed BT it offered to use it so I let it.

All i want is to be able to run apps and games straightly from the external USB... I have been reading alot and as far as I understand you can just read what's in the obb folder if you mount obb on your USB stick/drive with mount -o /sdcard/android/obb or whatever it was.
Where are all the apps installed on your internal sdcard and is it possible to do a similar mount to that too?

TadeoNYC said:
A Twitter post from Julie is worth the paper it's written on.
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I agree I don't care much for her. But I steel hope the ouya does well.
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