Hi all, first time poster here...hope someone can advise. when i try to view my gallery photos/wallpapers/ saved backrounds etc the page keeps flashing/pulsing and will not open is there a fix for this
figleaf said:
Hi all, first time poster here...hope someone can advise. when i try to view my gallery photos/wallpapers/ saved backrounds etc the page keeps flashing/pulsing and will not open is there a fix for this
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Go to settings-applications-all applications-picasa
Clear out the cache and defaults. Wait about 2 mins then open up the gallery. This may take some time because you just cleared your cache.
Hi there, thank you for the reply. I've followed your instructions but its saying cache is 0.00b and does not allow me to clear cache (the icon is not lit) and also the "clear defaults" icon is not lit the only options i'm given on that page are "clear data or move to sd card"
figleaf said:
Hi there, thank you for the reply. I've followed your instructions but its saying cache is 0.00b and does not allow me to clear cache (the icon is not lit) and also the "clear defaults" icon is not lit the only options i'm given on that page are "clear data or move to sd card"
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You can clear the data as well if that is lit and you are able to clear it. It just 'resets' the app. So bottom line it's ok to clear the data if you can. And if that doesn't work you can just factory reset the phone. But I don't think it's worth doing unless you can restore your apps and settings from a backup. And if you decide you do not want to do a factory reset (I don't blame you if you do not lol), then try alternative apps like gallery3d and picasa tool which are normally found in the market. Not sure if they show up on the non-us market, but you can search for the apk's here.
I think i'm just gona except the new phone the shop are offering me!! at least if i see the problem again on the new phone i'll have a fix but i just think my phone is a bit buggy....few other issues with screen non response too. thanks again for your help.
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I just thought I would put this out there for anyone who might be experiencing the same problem I was on my Captivate.
After many flashes, restores with Titanium Backup, updates, etc, I found myself unable to send email from the Gmail app. I could read email and download attachments just fine, but whenever I hit the send button, they just hung there. Reboots did nothing... in fact I didn't really notice it until I went to the "view labels" and noticed that there were a ton of messages in my Outbox.
Anyway, there is a quick fix for this:
- Go to: Settings > Applications > Manage Applications
- Then open Menu and select Filter
- Choose "All" (which means Show All, not Filter All)
- Now, find the Gmail app and select it.
- Click the "Clear Cache" button.
After doing this, everything in my Outbox finally sent and everything was right and good in the world again.
hope this helps...
joeybear23 said:
I just thought I would put this out there for anyone who might be experiencing the same problem I was on my Captivate.
After many flashes, restores with Titanium Backup, updates, etc, I found myself unable to send email from the Gmail app. I could read email and download attachments just fine, but whenever I hit the send button, they just hung there. Reboots did nothing... in fact I didn't really notice it until I went to the "view labels" and noticed that there were a ton of messages in my Outbox.
Anyway, there is a quick fix for this:
- Go to: Settings > Applications > Manage Applications
- Then open Menu and select Filter
- Choose "All" (which means Show All, not Filter All)
- Now, find the Gmail app and select it.
- Click the "Clear Cache" button.
After doing this, everything in my Outbox finally sent and everything was right and good in the world again.
hope this helps...
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this didnt work for me, the clear cache button was greyed out
warri said:
this didnt work for me, the clear cache button was greyed out
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Were you looking at the Gmail app or the Gmail data?
Gmail data will be greyed out, because the whole thing is cache.
The Gmail app will become greyed out once the cache has been cleared.
Hi!
i've got a stock XE (not root, no custom recovery, no CFW) with android 4.0.3 and the phone reboots everytime i go back to home with the home button ;(
any suggestions?
thanks
This is some common steps to see if you can fix it.
First if you have a lot of text messages delete them.
Second if you have a lot of calls in your call history delete your call history.
Third download App Cache Cleaner from the Play Store and use it to delete all the app cache on your device.
The above steps are to free up space on your device to gain resources. You can also uninstall any apps that you just do not use are need to free up space. Without having the proper amount of resources available on a device it can start to perform oddly.
Give the device some time after doing these steps to see if they elimanate the problem. If they do not thengo to System/Privacy and make sure you have a check beside "Backup my settings" and the go to Settings/Storage and scroll to the bottom and select "Factory data reset" bit make sure you remember your gmail account and password cause you will need it to re sync your contacts and settings after the reset.
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This is some common steps to see if you can fix it.
First if you have a lot of text messages delete them.
Second if you have a lot of calls in your call history delete your call history.
Third download App Cache Cleaner from the Play Store and use it to delete all the app cache on your device.
The above steps are to free up space on your device to gain resources. You can also uninstall any apps that you just do not use are need to free up space. Without having the proper amount of resources available on a device it can start to perform oddly.
Give the device some time after doing these steps to see if they elimanate the problem. If they do not thengo to System/Privacy and make sure you have a check beside "Backup my settings" and the go to Settings/Storage and scroll to the bottom and select "Factory data reset" bit make sure you remember your gmail account and password cause you will need it to re sync your contacts and settings after the reset.
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thank for your reply, i'll try it as soon as possible!
Does anyone else have issues with selecting stuff while in apps. Like when another app menu pops up, you can't select it?
Example: I've had issues when I open up an app and then trying to authorize Dropbox for it. Dropbox then opens up inside the original app, but I can't select anything. It's like the touch just stopped working. The only way to get out of it is pressing back.
Another more recent one is in the app TabbedOut, when I go to select Google Wallet as my form of payment, I can't change the card or select Accept.
Here's a video of what I mean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyRvHXntAFA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Does anyone else have this issue and know a fix? It's quite annoying.
Thanks.
No one else is having this issue? Or have any ideas on what I could do to fix this?
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No one else is having this issue? Or have any ideas on what I could do to fix this?
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Do the power and volume buttons still work when the screen stops responding?
Yes and yes.
When the screen is off, and you press the power button, does the screen come on immediately as usual, or is there a delay?
Comes on immediately. Everything is working perfectly fine. It's just I can't select anything on the "pop-up" menu that shows up. Even the back/home/recent apps "buttons" work on the screen.
I would try clearing cache and data in recovery. While you're there, might as well fix permissions.
Wipe data or format data?
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Wipe data or format data?
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wipe
It did this on another ROM I was running. Even after a full wipe it still does it on this ROM (stock 4.2.2).
jbdavies said:
It did this on another ROM I was running. Even after a full wipe it still does it on this ROM (stock 4.2.2).
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Sorry, that's all I got.
Might be a bit late to the party here. Seems to be a dropbox app issue affecting lots of apps. Try installing the app from the dropbox.com site or uninstall dropbox and validate through the normal website authentication.
https://www.dropbox.com/android
Direct Link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6993309/Dropbox.apk
Once it's authenticated you should be fine reinstalling the play store version.
Hi.
This is my first thread and im writing to know if i am the only person who is facing the problem of no being able to access that part of battery setting wherein you get to see the abnormal usage by any app and there a button "Details". Problem that i face is that button 'details' is not click able any more. And since the day it went inactive my battery is draining like crazy. I'll attach pics of same window as well as the processes that's currently running.
Appreciate if any onr could figure out what's goings-on.
Cheers.
Hi, Something is corrupt with the smart manager app. Clear the cache and data of the smart manager app from Settings>apps>all Apps>smart manager>clear cache>clear date. Also, force stop it and start once again. If the issue still persists, do a system cache partition wipe from recovery. Cheers! :good:
Hi. Welcome to XDA Forums. Aside from the suggestion above you may try a full factory reset. Your problem may ba caused by a rogue app. Full reset will remove it. I hope this helps.
I bought this phone from my friend a week ago. He has been using it for 1 and half year, and he said has no problem with this phone.
Recently I found out there is a bug (maybe) that annoys me everyday.
The gallery is often acting up, not showing the images that I just downloaded. Or, when I save image from VSCO, it is not showing in the gallery. When that happen usually I have to restart the phone to make them show in the gallery.
Ive tried to clear cache the gallery but not working. A restart is a must.
Other gallery/storage related problem that I experienced also causing Whatsap and Instagram. Whatsapp showing blank gallery when I want to share photo. And Instsgram also showing blank preview when I already choose the photo. Sometimes the Instagram is just hang.
Oxygen OS 10.3.1
I hope it's software bug, not hardware problem.
Can anyone help me to clear out this problem?
Thanks in advance!
Doesn't seem to be a software problem. Did you do a factory reset after you got the phone?
Edit: Doesn't seem to be a hardware problem. Ma bad
@MysteryE: before factory reset, clear storage of com.android.providers.media. Then reboot.
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Doesn't seem to be a software problem. Did you do a factory reset after you got the phone?
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No, my friend did.
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@MysteryE: before factory reset, clear storage of com.android.providers.media. Then reboot.
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And how do I do that?
@MysteryE: system settings >apps >show all apps >show also system apps (context menu right above)
search the app in the list and clear its cache and data.
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@MysteryE: system settings >apps >show all apps >show also system apps (context menu right above)
search the app in the list and clear its cache and data.
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Not found.
There is no "com.android.provider.media"
The nearest match is "com.android.provider.partnerbookmarks"
If I search for "media", the result only one: "Media Storage"
@MysteryE: media storage is fine. I named the AOSP one.
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@MysteryE: media storage is fine. I named the AOSP one.
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Alright will clear cache and storage and then factory reset. Hope it will clear out my problem *fingercrossed*
Thanks!
@MysteryE: sorry, I said it vaguely. FactoryReset only, when clearing cache&data of the app doesn't work.