I have a LG ally from verizon but the actual service is not on and i was wondering is there a way that i can still get apps by having a active phone download apps to the SD via A2SD from the android market and place that sd card into my phone and have the same app or transfer it from the sd card?
any input would be appreciated.
yes
yes there are some sites out there that allow you to download apps to your PC
BUT if you have a wireless router, u can download from android market using WiFi
no cell service required!
another option is to go to a cafe that has free WiFi near you and sit outside and download
hope this helped
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Hi, I am running Eclipse's 1.3.1 Rom currently and am having issues with the SD card saving the items I'm downloading from the browser. Initially, when I downloaded files in Dolphin Browser HD it said "Cannot finish download there is not enough space". I have my "Unknown sources" box checked in settings and would be fixed after a good reboot. Although after use of downloading items the downloaded items would disappear from the SD card and history of downloading said items are gone from the browser.
I have tried switching browsers from Dolphin HD to Opera to no avail. For further clarification, Eclipse's Rom to fix the GPS requires you to download the default GPS settings, when I download them on my phone and boot into CWM it's non existent and is gone when I reboot my phone and search through the SD card, along with numerous other files such as GBA roms. Any suggestions and help on my situation? I dont want to have to reinstall a rom.
More info: Now that im home I cannot transfer files over to the phone via USB. The phone mounts and is found on my laptop, but when I transfer the files and unplug the USB it is not found on my phone's SD card. Also, the phone does not have the "USB Connection" sign that comes up and I cannot hit eject on the computer.
I apologize for the double post but a little more information on the subject....
Apps downloaded from the market are completely fine, and they are saved on my SD card.
After a restart I can download files but end up disappearing.
It seems to be an isolated problem with the browser and the SD card
you know they go into the download folder by default and not the root of the card right?
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you know they go into the download folder by default and not the root of the card right?
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yes.
Now that im home I cannot transfer files over to the phone via USB. The phone mounts and is found on my laptop, but when I transfer the files and unplug the USB it is not found on my phone's SD card. Also, the phone does not have the "USB Connection" sign that comes up and I cannot hit eject on the computer.
Download this file to your computer. Load it onto the SD card by either using adb, or taking the card out and loading it into a reader. Or if you can think of another way to get it there. Then boot into CWM and flash it.
Then until you learn different I would make flashing that a regular part of ROM installation. Check chadness' full root/rom install instructions in my signature.
I did that initially when I rooted my phone. I restored back to 2.2.1 but it will not let me format my SD Card. I tested it and I cannot delete things from my phone nor add them on....hmm
I was hoping that would work for you. Can you test the card in a reader?
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I can't seem to find mine.. and I know it would help a lot of these issues...
I just got this phone last week, I'm gunna bring it into verizon and see what they say. Hopefully they dont see the rom folder I have.
I know I'm paranoid, but I wouldn't give them a rooted phone to look @.
When I took my fassy up there to get the warranty replacement setup, just in case, I stocked the phone first. They didn't even look at the fassy.
But they will have your phone in hand. In the end its about the tech looking at it. If they notice it and/or if they care enough. But if they do mark your acount it would be disappointing if you lost your warranty.
So beware if the phone is rooted. Whats on the card shouldn't matter. Really is none of their business.
edit: this all is my opinion. I don't have any insider knowledge on how verizon or any store employee would react.
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emtee_skull said:
I know I'm paranoid, but I wouldn't give them a rooted phone to look @.
When I took my fassy up there to get the warranty replacement setup, just in case, I stocked the phone first. They didn't even look at the fassy.
But they will have your phone in hand. In the end its about the tech looking at it. If they notice it and/or if they care enough. But if they do mark your acount it would be disappointing if you lost your warranty.
So beware if the phone is rooted. Whats on the card shouldn't matter. Really is none of their business.
edit: this all is my opinion. I don't have any insider knowledge on how verizon or any store employee would react.
sent by genetically altered carrier pigeon with premium xda app.
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I went this morning, did a factory restore to 2.2.1 before I went but still had some files on the SD card. I was a little worried at first but they replaced the SD Card. They did ask for my number so they could mark my account but I dont think it was for warranty issues. Thanks though, I appreciate the help. I just rerooted it and put Humble on it this time.
Hi after having to switch my phone off, when I turned it on again it appears that all the apps I moved to the SD card are no longer there. I have just spent some time downloading them from the market again.
Question is why has this happened and how do I stop it from happening again
Thanks in advance
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Hi Nexus.
I think you'll find that the apps still exist, they're just fragmented on the SD
card. This has happened to me plenty of times.
I've found it's only apps that are installed on the SD card and it's never
happened with apps on the phone's internal ROM.
A good way to check is to go into: Settings- Applications- Manage applications-
then tap the SD card tab. That list shows all of your apps installed on the SD
card. I found that when apps here got fragmented/corrupt they didn't show their
original app icon. Instead they showed the stock android app icon. This is a good
way to tell if the missing apps in question are still there but are just fragmented.
The way to solve this, the way that's worked for me, is to plug the phone into a
pc and mount the SD card as a disk. Then on the PC access the SD card via
explorer and right click- properties- tools- then click de-fragment.
This may take up to 30 mins as it's not as fast as a HDD.
From using this technique my apps have always returned and I can use them
with no problems again.
I've also noticed that this issue only happens if I restart or turn the phone off. I
don't understand what is corrupting the apps as the SD card is mounted
correctly and is the one supplied as standard.
I hope I've helped, and I guess this will save you from re-downloading all of your
apps again.
I'm happy to hear anyone's thoughts/suggestions onto why this is actually
happening in the first place too.
Cheers, Dms
Hi thanks so much for the answer. This has been bugging me for ages and even though I have been searching I have not had any joy solving it until your reply.
As you said it only seems to happen to apps on the sd card, and I would like to know why they are not "persistent" There must be a developer who understands the Android system who can explain why this happens and what you can do to make apps you have on your sd card permanent.
As you said it only happens to me when I re start my phone.
Thanks again for the answer
Hi. It's no problem. Yes I havn't seen anything about this issue being mentioned either.
I'd like to know what's causing it. Whether it's a hardware fault or something in the software.
It's a real pain having to hook it up to my pc to sort it out. Especially when I'm away from a pc, I can't use half of my apps.
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hi! I recently moved from a xfinity area so i cancelled my service 3 WEEKS AGO and they said billing would end...however my service is shockingly still going as I was able to download The Muppets from Xfinity TV app and it works offline turning data and wifi off..but..where is it on my phone??
It HAS to be somewhere as I had to remove several apps as it ran out of space and my phone and my samsung device let me know this.it's NOT on the SD card. .I looked in the root in data/data/xfinity.tv area and nothing in the internal memory either that I could find....any way I could move the movie to my SD card? or no dice = /
Due to my Shield Tablet having a SIM card, YouTube TV is classifying it as a mobile device thus blocking NFL content in the process. Since I use it WiFi only, I have no need for the SIM card to begin with. Has anyone had any luck disabling this via build.prop or any other methods? Perhaps flashing the WiFi recovery ROM is an option as well?
Fot some reason don't laugh can't get this phone to let me install my apps on my sd card. Please help
I am also having the problem of locating to setting to move my apps to sd.
Don't feel bad. I think they removed the WPS push button to connect to WiFi. This phone seems so far away from what faithful Stylo users enjoyed about the Stylo... Maybe it's just me, but each cycle the phone just seemed to lose something of itself
Still having issues myself. Very first time i installed the sd card i had an option for internal or external formatting but have not been prompted other than for external formatting since then, even with wiping the sd card and starting fresh
Have you enable developer options and scroll to the bottom to force allow apps on SD card
Lg won't allow to install apps on SD any more this phone has got worse by the numbers. Lol but it was free. Anyway is time to said good bye to LG
Moving apps to sd cards
You must unlock dev options first by going to settings/general/about phone/software info/build number. Then tap it 7 times. After that, go back to settings, and turn on dev options. Once that is on, scroll down to "force allow apps on external". It says that it makes any app eligible to be written to external storage, regardless of manifest values!
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Even after doing that I still can't put apps on sd card. I don't think it's possible, but if you have actually installed an app onto your sd card after enabling the force allow write to external regardless of manifest values option in the developers options menu then could you plz email me at [email protected] and show me how cuz I'm on a lease with sprint for my stylo 5 & I'm only on month 4 out of a 18 month lease & I can't afford the lease break price. So I'm stuck & I'm going to run out of storage space soon for my games & I really don't want to give up any, anyways if you can help & are willing to take the time to email me how you did it, if you did it anyways, I'd really appreciate the help plz n tyvm.
It would be nice if you could post the step by step procedure here for the rest of us to enjoy the information and gain a little more knowledge. Remember, sharing is caring. Thank you in advance.