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\I had this question for a long time but i have waited sammy to solve this. Can someone help me or explain why on stock lollipop with all my apps installed i have only 1.4 gb free of internal storage and if i downgrade to kit kat i have almost 5gb free with all the apps? I really like the look of lollipop but with that low memory i can't do nothing with the phone. Please tell me if this happens to you too.
blackbunny96 said:
Hello
\I had this question for a long time but i have waited sammy to solve this. Can someone help me or explain why on stock lollipop with all my apps installed i have only 1.4 gb free of internal storage and if i downgrade to kit kat i have almost 5gb free with all the apps? I really like the look of lollipop but with that low memory i can't do nothing with the phone. Please tell me if this happens to you too.
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How many app do you have?
40-60. but not the number is the problem. same apps on kitkat i have 5 gb free nd on lollipop only 1.5 gb
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i am unable to find an answer to this, i have a galaxy s4 i337m from rogers
i used cf-auto root to root,
then used the one click tool to install CWM Touch 6.0.3.2
and then in recovery did a full wipe and reset
and installed [ROM] Google Edition 4.2.2 [Clean][Slim][280MB][2013.09.07]
everything is working well (great)
but free space was only just under 9 gigs, i thought google edition phone has over 12gb of available space, is this normal, is there something i can
do to get more space, did i miss something?
please don't recommend sd card as i already have one, i am just concerned where is my phone memory going?
That's how the S4 is partitioned. User-accessible amounts are not rom dependant. Cheers
devils-haven said:
i am unable to find an answer to this, i have a galaxy s4 i337m from rogers
i used cf-auto root to root,
then used the one click tool to install CWM Touch 6.0.3.2
and then in recovery did a full wipe and reset
and installed [ROM] Google Edition 4.2.2 [Clean][Slim][280MB][2013.09.07]
everything is working well (great)
but free space was only just under 9 gigs, i thought google edition phone has over 12gb of available space, is this normal, is there something i can
do to get more space, did i miss something?
please don't recommend sd card as i already have one, i am just concerned where is my phone memory going?
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I would also like to know im having the same issue and was just going to make a post asking the same thing, and i have an sd card as well but i cant seem to move apps to the sd card like you can with with touch wiz 4.2.2. I used twrp so im wondering if there is a problem with that?
xBeerdroiDx said:
That's how the S4 is partitioned. User-accessible amounts are not rom dependant. Cheers
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Any way to repartition? Or will this case problems when u need to restore phone back to stock?
devils-haven said:
Any way to repartition? Or will this case problems when u need to restore phone back to stock?
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No you cannot repartition.
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after the main instal and everything i only have like 7 gigs available for use
hi guys i already fixed my problem.. just flash a previous 4.4.2 rom.. now i just want to remove those bloatwares... i know that s4 comes with a 16gig memory but mine was 8gb free,, so almost 7 gb used on bloatwares... any help on how to remoe them?
they said use NoBloat on playstore, is it helpful? if not what do you guys advise, do i have to install custom rom?
n2th2n said:
hi guys i already fixed my problem.. just flash a previous 4.4.2 rom.. now i just want to remove those bloatwares... i know that s4 comes with a 16gig memory but mine was 8gb free,, so almost 7 gb used on bloatwares... any help on how to remoe them?
they said use NoBloat on playstore, is it helpful? if not what do you guys advise, do i have to install custom rom?
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Even if you install a custom rom, you still won't get that 16 GB.
You have 9 GB for internal storage, 3 GB for the system partitions. So thats 12 GB. Where are the other 4? They got sucked into a black hole apparently.
GDReaper said:
Even if you install a custom rom, you still won't get that 16 GB.
You have 9 GB for internal storage, 3 GB for the system partitions. So thats 12 GB. Where are the other 4? They got sucked into a black hole apparently.
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Yeah, and of the space used on the internal storage, not nearly all of it is bloat ware. MOST of it is app data for stuff you actually use.
Bloat apps don't tend to be massive, even if they are memory hogs. The actual APK's are going to be between 300kb and 25mb (for the most part). So getting rid of the 10-15 totally bloat apps on your phone isn't going to free up multiple gigabytes of space.
Your best bet is to buy a 32gb micro sd card. They cost like $20 now. It will give you all the space you need for most users. If you really NEED more, $64 gb cards are available too.
n2th2n said:
hi guys i already fixed my problem.. just flash a previous 4.4.2 rom.. now i just want to remove those bloatwares... i know that s4 comes with a 16gig memory but mine was 8gb free,, so almost 7 gb used on bloatwares... any help on how to remoe them?
they said use NoBloat on playstore, is it helpful? if not what do you guys advise, do i have to install custom rom?
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HERE.
Hi Guys!
My new Bloatware remove List is now online, just take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47180192&postcount=2
Hello guys.... this is one of my first posts here so go easy on me...
Trying to get to the bottom of an issue I'm experiencing on my Nexus 4 16GB after updating.
So I had been postponing updating to Lollipop for months... (was still on 4.4.4 stock cuz I didn't quite like the new UI) and decided to update Sunday (Aug 10th) morning. Big mistake, apparently.
The OTA 5.0.1 update made my phone become unstable, lag, and crash at random. Constantly get "X ins't responding", where X can be anything from Launcher to System UI to Chrome! Regular google apps are generally non-responsive and supper laggy.
For Ex: Can't open Play Store, the app tries to open but all I see is a white app window,same with Photos, or maps... ironically Whatsapp and certain other non-google apps are opening.
So I currently can't even use my N4 much, I'm trying to find out a what's causing this and if I need to revert the upgrade or flash a ROM or something,
My 4.4.4 was rooted FWIW, and now it's not. Not sure if it's helpful, but I have about 1.3GB free internal storage, and 1GB free memory when I run. So I don't think the issues are being caused by an app I installed or some service running wild. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
combatplane57 said:
Hello guys.... this is one of my first posts here so go easy on me...
Trying to get to the bottom of an issue I'm experiencing on my Nexus 4 16GB after updating.
So I had been postponing updating to Lollipop for months... (was still on 4.4.4 stock cuz I didn't quite like the new UI) and decided to update Sunday (Aug 10th) morning. Big mistake, apparently.
The OTA 5.0.1 update made my phone become unstable, lag, and crash at random. Constantly get "X ins't responding", where X can be anything from Launcher to System UI to Chrome! Regular google apps are generally non-responsive and supper laggy.
For Ex: Can't open Play Store, the app tries to open but all I see is a white app window,same with Photos, or maps... ironically Whatsapp and certain other non-google apps are opening.
So I currently can't even use my N4 much, I'm trying to find out a what's causing this and if I need to revert the upgrade or flash a ROM or something,
My 4.4.4 was rooted FWIW, and now it's not. Not sure if it's helpful, but I have about 1.3GB free internal storage, and 1GB free memory when I run. So I don't think the issues are being caused by an app I installed or some service running wild. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
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You could try flashing a factory image of 5.0.1 and see if that helps.
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You could try flashing a factory image of 5.0.1 and see if that helps.
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Thanks. Yeah, this seems to have fixed it. Factory flashed it with the stock 5.0.1. Had to wipe it clean but a working phone is a working phone.
So it seems that if you're unlocked and rooted, you're shouldn't install OTA updates?
I read somewhere here (can't find the link rite now) that after 5.0, the OTA updates don't work right, if it detects the bootloader has been unlocked and/or you're rooted? Is this correct?
combatplane57 said:
Thanks. Yeah, this seems to have fixed it. Factory flashed it with the stock 5.0.1. Had to wipe it clean but a working phone is a working phone.
So it seems that if you're unlocked and rooted, you're shouldn't install OTA updates?
I read somewhere here (can't find the link rite now) that after 5.0, the OTA updates don't work right, if it detects the bootloader has been unlocked and/or you're rooted? Is this correct?
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If you're rooted ota's won't work
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combatplane57 said:
Thanks. Yeah, this seems to have fixed it. Factory flashed it with the stock 5.0.1. Had to wipe it clean but a working phone is a working phone.
So it seems that if you're unlocked and rooted, you're shouldn't install OTA updates?
I read somewhere here (can't find the link rite now) that after 5.0, the OTA updates don't work right, if it detects the bootloader has been unlocked and/or you're rooted? Is this correct?
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You might try upgrading to 5.1.1 LMY48I, it is all the bug fixes for 5.+, and should be more stable.
Hi guys!
My girlfriend is sad user of j5 2015 (6.0.1 stock unrooted) - she have a problem with storage. Well, she just had started playing Hearthstone and she wanted to keep this game on her phone, but unfortunately after clearing everything this game absorbs almost every MB on phone. Even moving this on SD card isn't helping anymore.
Have you guys any tips to me how can i help her? Is there any rom that is very, very light and unbuggy? Like you know... Phone and camera working (selfie girl, you know...).
doxiarski said:
Hi guys!
My girlfriend is sad user of j5 2015 (6.0.1 stock unrooted) - she have a problem with storage. Well, she just had started playing Hearthstone and she wanted to keep this game on her phone, but unfortunately after clearing everything this game absorbs almost every MB on phone. Even moving this on SD card isn't helping anymore.
Have you guys any tips to me how can i help her? Is there any rom that is very, very light and unbuggy? Like you know... Phone and camera working (selfie girl, you know...).
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It would be easier to just root it, and than put every single app to SD Card, unbloat the phone and that is it. I had the same problem, i was having about 400 mb of free storage before root, and now when i am rooted i have 2.5 gb free even though i have a lot of apps. ( Instagram itself is almost 500 mb )
And yes, after you root you can use SD Maid which will help you maintain the storage free. Cheers!
doxiarski said:
Hi guys!
My girlfriend is sad user of j5 2015 (6.0.1 stock unrooted) - she have a problem with storage. Well, she just had started playing Hearthstone and she wanted to keep this game on her phone, but unfortunately after clearing everything this game absorbs almost every MB on phone. Even moving this on SD card isn't helping anymore.
Have you guys any tips to me how can i help her? Is there any rom that is very, very light and unbuggy? Like you know... Phone and camera working (selfie girl, you know...).
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You can flash TWRP, wipe system, data, dalvik etc. Then flash stock 5.1 through ODIN. Then you can flash any light ROM made for Lollipop.
(See ROM Section)
So you guys are telling me that I can easily downgrade to 5.1.1 without any problems? Thats good tip for me.
Also to root this one i need to flash twrp through odin and next flash superSU right?
I'm very thankful guys for help
doxiarski said:
So you guys are telling me that I can easily downgrade to 5.1.1 without any problems? Thats good tip for me.
Also to root this one i need to flash twrp through odin and next flash superSU right?
I'm very thankful guys for help
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Yes just flash TWRP using odin, and then flash latest SuperSU and that's it, 5 min work
doxiarski said:
So you guys are telling me that I can easily downgrade to 5.1.1 without any problems? Thats good tip for me.
Also to root this one i need to flash twrp through odin and next flash superSU right?
I'm very thankful guys for help
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Although possible, my last experience with a Samsung led me to not try to downgrade. The phone never worked again. Not all phones can be downgrade, and not all firmware. In many cases the possibility of going back is blocked by manufacturers. And maybe in a firmware you can do it and in a newer one you can not.
Many people say that you can do it, so far there has not been a brick case in these models, but that could change in the future. Go carefully.
Hi. I am currently running stock ROM on the SM-J320H variant and I am facing the painful issue of low internal storage. Apart from flash a custom ROM which may have the option of installing apps and stuff on external, I wanted to know from people's experience how they were able to solve this on their stock ROM. Thank you.
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masantula said:
Hi. I am currently running stock ROM on the SM-J320H variant and I am facing the painful issue of low internal storage. Apart from flash a custom ROM which may have the option of installing apps and stuff on external, I wanted to know from people's experience how they were able to solve this on their stock ROM. Thank you.
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On stock, I rooted then used link2sd to send most of the app files to my micro SD card to save some space (and froze and downgraded or deleted most of the bloatware). It kept me going for a while.
That was on a J320FN.