topic Overloaded internal handset memory in M Series

Can't uninstall an app

andykrna — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 16:18:43 GMT

Dear Gents,

I am desperately looking for advice relating unistallation of application.

I have installed some crappy net monitoring app and it forces to screensaver with Pin input.

Guys it is really, really annoying!!!

I could not find this crapp in App manager.

I tried to do restore but this annoying bloatware it is there!!!

Also I do not want to void warranty!

Any advice would be appreciated much!

Last try I will try flash firmware

Cheers

Andy

Re: Impossible unistall bloatware on M2 Xperia

_alexdon_ — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 16:20:22 GMT

@andykrna You could take a look here:

/t5/Xperia-M2-M2-Aqua/preinstalled-Apps/m-p/921465#M3958

Your M2 has a limited internal memory unfortunately.

Re: preinstalled Apps?

andykrna — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 16:38:20 GMT

Dear Sir

We have not understood completely!

I do not have problem with preinstalled bloatware.

My problem is that I installed som crappy network monitoring app which always forces me to input PIN.

I did restore several time but app is persisting!!!

Also I can not find app in app manager nor appstore!!!

Does anybody have idea how to get rid this annyoing bloatware app???

Re: preinstalled Apps?

_alexdon_ — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 16:40:27 GMT

What do you mean by restore? Does this problem still occur in safe mode?

Re: preinstalled Apps?

andykrna — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 18:03:42 GMT

Sir I mean restore from backup point which I took month ago.

Just ordinar system app. Nothing special sir.

Sorry I have never heart about safe mode??

Can you advise me how to switch safe mode then?

Regards

Re: preinstalled Apps?

_alexdon_ — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 20:39:44 GMT

I have left you a link above, but to boot in safe mode you need to press longer on the power button then tap longer on turn off option (it should tell you if you want to restart in safe mode).

In order to get rid of that app, you don't need to restore old configurations.

Re: preinstalled Apps?

andykrna — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:13:56 GMT

I will try sir but I actually my bloatware app is usefull whilst it is like key screen lock asking for PIN input to unlock user interface.

Re: preinstalled Apps?

_alexdon_ — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:43:47 GMT

@andykrna why don't you use the inbuilt feature from android? Is it useful or not, you said you want to get rid of it but you're still not sure.

Re: Impossible unistall bloatware on M2 Xperia

Jonas — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 08:17:01 GMT

Hi @andykrna, I'm sorry to hear about that.

Was there any difference when you rebooted your phone in safe mode which @alexdon suggested? Apps that you have installed on your own will not be loaded in safe mode.

Can you see the application if you go to Settings > Apps? If you can see it here you should be able to press on it and choose uninstall. If the uninstall option is greyed out the app might have device administrator rights in your device and you will need to deactivate that first.

Go to Settings > Security > Device administrators > find the application and uncheck the box next to it and choose "Deactivate". Go back to Settings > Apps > press the application and choose Uninstall.

Let me know how it goes!

Overloaded internal handset memory

andykrna — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 23:09:48 GMT

Dear Gents!

I have constantly issues with almost full internal memory on my Xperia M2? Android OS somehow saves all apps to internal memory by default.

I do not have idea how to move most of app to bigger SD card memory?

From time to time I am getting popup message that internal memory is full and I shall move apps to sd card memory!

Any advice is welcomed!

I want to get rid this annoying messages preventing install my new apps!

Regards

Andy

Re: Overloaded internal handset memory

andykrna — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 23:32:23 GMT

Guys just to add this topic above. Anytime when I try to install some app the installation is going to default to internal memory instead of SD card.

How to get rid this annoying behavior???

Regards

Andy

Re: Overloaded internal handset memory

Uliwooly — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 23:54:28 GMT

@andykrna

That's how android it's intended to work.

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-M2-M2-Aqua/Can-t-uninstall-an-app/m-p/1177761#M10538

Re: Overloaded internal handset memory

andykrna — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 06:48:10 GMT

Uliwooly so what is solution then? On obsolete symbian S60 was option to make choice to go either to internal phone memory or external sd card before installation of app iteself!

Why android needs to save app to internal memory default?

It does not make any sense for me!

I have great 16 GB SD card and just 25% usage...

Regards

Andy

Re: Overloaded internal handset memory

Jonas — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:04:47 GMT

Hello again!

Like mentioned by @uliwooly this is how it works with apps and the SD card in an Android phone.

The app needs to be on the internal storage when it's being updated. You will then have to move the app(s) manually after the update has been completed.

You can read more about how it works with applications and SD cards below:

When you move an app to the external SD card, only the application APK is moved. The APK is the file that was downloaded when you installed the app from Google Play. Additional data, such as private data, databases and Opaque Binary Blob (OBB) files will remain on the internal storage. The OBB files are not affected at all when you move an app, since the OBB file is generally put outside the app folder. The path is known by the app and used by the app. The path can't be changed, otherwise the app would not find the OBB file.

There is a few things you can do to free up space in your phone.

After using the phone for a while the cached data will start to fill up, this is temporary saved data from application. So if you are OK with deleting this you can do so by going to Settings > Storage > Cached data > OK.

If you have apps in your phone that can't be uninstalled but you aren't using them you can uninstall updates for the apps, they will then be restored to the factory version of the app which is smaller in size than the fully updated version.

To do that go to Settings > Apps > name of the app > Uninstall updates.

If you have automatic updates turned on in the Google Play store you will either have to change this so these apps won't be updated automatically again, to change this open up the Google Play store app > 3 vertical lines in the top left corner > Settings > Auto-update apps > Do not auto-update apps.

If you want to keep this feature enabled you will have to search for each of the apps that you uninstalled updates for in the Google Play store > find the app > tap on it > 3 dots in the top right corner > uncheck "Auto-update".

Make sure that you have transferred what you can to your SD card, Settings > Storage > Transfer to SD card.

If you are using the camera a lot you can also check if the setting to save photos and movies directly to your SD card is enabled. Start with opening up the camera application > 3 dots > gear icon to the right > Data storage > SD card.

Let me know if anything is unclear!

I can not install apps at external SD card, internall memory is totally exhausted

andykrna — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:09:43 GMT

Dear Gents,

I am desperately looking for solution how to get rid and install apps to SD card memory on my Sony Xperia ARC C.

I have totally exhausted internal memory and it is preventing me install even small app to my Xperia.

Gents it is really, really annoying.

I have tried root my Xperia but without success!

I can understand what fool made such old Android OS. Shall SD card just used for media aka mp3, videos etc?

Any advice would be highly welcomed!

Regards

Andy from Slovakia

Re: I can not install apps at external SD card, internall memory is totally exhausted

andyxxl — Tue, 16 May 2017 08:14:28 GMT

Gents nobody as any comment to this annoying issue? I have tried many rooting apps (kingoroot, link2sd) but no success. It seems that crap shall be rooted but how?

Funny thing is that some apps aka miniopera are installed to external SD card indeed.

Another annoying thing woule be fact that most off apps I can not move to SD card because of button is greyed!!!!

Any advice would be welcomed.

Thanks!

Regards

Andy