I was cleaning up my device and noticed as I was cleaning cache files that Skype has a massive 1.44GB cache on my device. I don't use it. I have it for emergencies but never use it. Why does Skype build up such a ridiculous cache size?
jalanjkcarp said:
I was cleaning up my device and noticed as I was cleaning cache files that Skype has a massive 1.44GB cache on my device. I don't use it. I have it for emergencies but never use it. Why does Skype build up such a ridiculous cache size?
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It's lazy programming. You're probably looking for some technical answer, but it really is that simple this time.
Because it's Microsoft
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jalanjkcarp said:
I was cleaning up my device and noticed as I was cleaning cache files that Skype has a massive 1.44GB cache on my device. I don't use it. I have it for emergencies but never use it. Why does Skype build up such a ridiculous cache size?
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Likely because it is now copying your conversation history from other devices onto your phone (so you can pick up on previous conversations)
Never used Skype on any device. It is there for emergencies only. I have no idea what it is doing.
jalanjkcarp said:
Never used Skype on any device. It is there for emergencies only. I have no idea what it is doing.
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Greenify.
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Hello All,
I have been wondering what (if any) history eraser/cleaner apps you guys use?
I've been a long time user of "HistoryEraser" by DUMAPIC but can anyone suggest a better app I should be using?
Thanks.
manually ...
Oh - don't you find it tiresome having to clear caches and histories manually all the time?
or am I just far too anal about clearing my history?
Why clear caches? They improve performance.
No one else uses my phone so i don't have to worry about clearing history.
Romonster said:
Why clear caches? They improve performance.
No one else uses my phone so i don't have to worry about clearing history.
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Yeh I should have said History only, no need to clear caches unless your running out of room.
moon-unit said:
Yeh I should have said History only, no need to clear caches unless your running out of room.
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There's more information in your cache than in your history about your browsing habits, you know.
At some point, I think I installed an app which creates shortcuts on my homescreen and sends notifications to my, well, notification bar, from time to time (maybe once a week or so). I don't think it's opening any security backdoors or anything because it got through Lookout.
Any idea how I can identify the app? It also seems to happen while I'm asleep! So I can't see it happen.
davyu said:
At some point, I think I installed an app which creates shortcuts on my homescreen and sends notifications to my, well, notification bar, from time to time (maybe once a week or so). I don't think it's opening any security backdoors or anything because it got through Lookout.
Any idea how I can identify the app? It also seems to happen while I'm asleep! So I can't see it happen.
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Just do a full wipe and reinstall the "needed" apps. Then start to add and keep track.
jayjay3333 said:
Just do a full wipe and reinstall the "needed" apps. Then start to add and keep track.
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Yea I don't get how people keep wiping their phones, I like to keep my stuff. Reinstating is a pain, I've done my fair share of it.
Anything I can do by using stuff like logcat?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector
I've used that before, works pretty good
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davyu said:
Yea I don't get how people keep wiping their phones, I like to keep my stuff. Reinstating is a pain, I've done my fair share of it.
Anything I can do by using stuff like logcat?
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This is the best option. The phone will probably run faster and all that extra will be wiped. If you flash full wipe is second nature. I even wipe my SD every once and a while just to speed things up. App may of may not work but in the end your just adding more to your phone. Fresh start.
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davyu said:
Yea I don't get how people keep wiping their phones, I like to keep my stuff. Reinstating is a pain, I've done my fair share of it.
Anything I can do by using stuff like logcat?
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That's why you need an app like Titanium backup or app2zip to automate the re-install process and backup your data.
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That's why you need an app like Titanium backup or app2zip to automate the re-install process and backup your data.
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This is what I don't understand. I used to use titanium backup as you suggested, maybe I was back in the old days, but I remember I still had to restore each app manually. Also, if I do somehow automate it, doesn't the 'bad stuff' come back as well?
Hi guys,
i'm currently preparing a presentation for university (about mobile device security).
I would like to demonstrate how an app sends collected data (contacts, browser history, ...) to an remote server.
Like the Barcode Scanner.
Seeing the transmitted data (man in the middle) just works.
But my main problem is to find an app which sends the data not encrypted.
Do you know any?
I am not able to and do not want to spend a lot of time on decrypting the encryption.
Hope you can help.
thx! :good:
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i am not talking about apps like mspy.
the app should seem to be usefull.
the mobile os should be android.
leAndroid91 said:
Hi guys,
i'm currently preparing a presentation for university (about mobile device security).
I would like to demonstrate how an app sends collected data (contacts, browser history, ...) to an remote server.
Like the Barcode Scanner.
Seeing the transmitted data (man in the middle) just works.
But my main problem is to find an app which sends the data not encrypted.
Do you know any?
I am not able to and do not want to spend a lot of time on decrypting the encryption.
Hope you can help.
thx! :good:
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Good luck. No real Developer would send any info un-encrypted.
zelendel said:
Good luck. No real Developer would send any info un-encrypted.
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yeah. i know that.
but i also guess that there are "crap-apps" in the market, probably with no or very weak enrcryption
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yeah. i know that.
but i also guess that there are "crap-apps" in the market, probably with no or very weak enrcryption
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Maybe but you will be hard pressed to find one that passes Googles requirments. If I remember right when I looked into building an app for sending data the SDK sets up the encryption for you so it is done for you to prevent info hi-jacking.
yep. looks like i have to write my own one
Could someone provide a guide or maybe tips on things I should be doing to keep my S3 optimized? I purchased All-In-One Toolbox and deleted all of my old SMS text and call history and it really sped things up. I was wondering what else I could or should be doing to keep it running well.
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Could someone provide a guide or maybe tips on things I should be doing to keep my S3 optimized? I purchased All-In-One Toolbox and deleted all of my old SMS text and call history and it really sped things up. I was wondering what else I could or should be doing to keep it running well.
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With the text thing just set a limit of 2-500 to keep things a bit tidy. Made the mistake when I first got my s3 to set it to unlimited. After 20k+ of buildup I wasnt able to delete messages anymore, had to let a program run for 5-6 hrs to delete them all. Also like any computer an occasional wipe can do wonders for performance (after backing everything up), whenever my s3 starts acting up I do a clean reflash of my rom and its back to 100%
Get rid of Touchwiz asap.
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If you're rooted, and not on 4.3, get the Lagfix app.
It runs the fstrim commands on your flash storage partitions which help quite a bit if performance seems to be sluggish while loading apps.
Remove all unnecessary bloatware, install some custom rom (if you want better performance than touchwiz one+more available RAM), clean your cache using cache cleaner apps, don't use task killers 'cause they are unnecessary and eats RAM.
I found using Greenify on apps like Facebook really helps preventing slowdown and improves batterylife as well. However, it needs root.
I should have mentioned that i'm not rooted and would prefer not to do that as I'm completely new to it.
extremeodd said:
With the text thing just set a limit of 2-500 to keep things a bit tidy. Made the mistake when I first got my s3 to set it to unlimited. After 20k+ of buildup I wasnt able to delete messages anymore, had to let a program run for 5-6 hrs to delete them all. Also like any computer an occasional wipe can do wonders for performance (after backing everything up), whenever my s3 starts acting up I do a clean reflash of my rom and its back to 100%
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This sounds like the only suggestion that doesn't require rooting, correct? Any other non-rooted suggestions?
How do you set the limit on text messages? Is there any app that will allow me to delete messages that are older than a certain date? The ones I've found so far will only do all or by sender.
blunt_eastwood said:
I should have mentioned that i'm not rooted and would prefer not to do that as I'm completely new to it.
This sounds like the only suggestion that doesn't require rooting, correct? Any other non-rooted suggestions?
How do you set the limit on text messages? Is there any app that will allow me to delete messages that are older than a certain date? The ones I've found so far will only do all or by sender.
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Try go sms pro txt app i know that has txt limit setting nver did like the stock mms haven't ben on stock in a long time cant help u much ... U can always do a factory reset from time to time.. Not have many apps around if u notice u dnt use an app often then just delete it .. Not much u can since stock has a lot of bloatware
Root your phone and flash a new ROM, kernel, and modem (If you're not on the latest one)!
twistedillutions said:
Try go sms pro txt app i know that has txt limit setting nver did like the stock mms haven't ben on stock in a long time cant help u much ... U can always do a factory reset from time to time.. Not have many apps around if u notice u dnt use an app often then just delete it .. Not much u can since stock has a lot of bloatware
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Okay I will give that app a shot.
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Root your phone and flash a new ROM, kernel, and modem (If you're not on the latest one)!
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I really don't know what any of that means as I'm completely unfamiliar to rooting. Won't that void my warranty?
How can there not be anything I can do unless I root? My phone was plenty fast when I first got it and there was bloatware on it then too. There must be other ways to speed things up like cleaning out my cache and the like.
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twistedillutions said:
Try go sms pro txt app i know that has txt limit setting nver did like the stock mms haven't ben on stock in a long time cant help u much ... U can always do a factory reset from time to time.. Not have many apps around if u notice u dnt use an app often then just delete it .. Not much u can since stock has a lot of bloatware
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I downloaded go sms pro but I can't figure out how to set the text message limit. Could you assist?
blunt_eastwood said:
I downloaded go sms pro but I can't figure out how to set the text message limit. Could you assist?
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Menu > Settings > Advanced tab > Application Settings > Scroll to the bottom, and check "Auto delete old messages" then set your Text and MMS limits just below that.
I have mine set to 500 SMS, and 20 MMS
Thanks I figured it out.
Ultimately I ended up uninstalling the app though because it was too slow and I didn't like the ads.
I've been using All-in-one Toolbox and just periodically deleting messages.
So does anyone else have any advise on speeding up my device?
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Just throwing it out there, but if you don't have root, you will never REALLY be able to optimize much. You're stuck with what Verizon and Sammy gave you... Rooting and installing cyanogenmod brought the lag next to nothing.
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The stock messaging app allows you to set how many messages it keeps. You set x number of text messages and x number of mms messages. Open the message app and the click the settings button and there are the settings.
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Just throwing it out there, but if you don't have root, you will never REALLY be able to optimize much. You're stuck with what Verizon and Sammy gave you... Rooting and installing cyanogenmod brought the lag next to nothing.
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When I cleaned out my old SMS messages it did make a difference though. Why is rooting the only way to restore my phone to it's initial performance?
blackwolf77 said:
The stock messaging app allows you to set how many messages it keeps. You set x number of text messages and x number of mms messages. Open the message app and the click the settings button and there are the settings.
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Thanks for the tip.
blunt_eastwood said:
When I cleaned out my old SMS messages it did make a difference though. Why is rooting the only way to restore my phone to it's initial performance?
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You can always restore it to its initial performance by factory resetting, independent of what ROM you are on. I just don't think touchwiz is as responsive out of the box as cyanogenmod. And I think cyanogenmod holds up to lots more apps and data being on the phone better compared to touchwiz.
People will argue that as always, its just my personal opinion
blunt_eastwood said:
When I cleaned out my old SMS messages it did make a difference though. Why is rooting the only way to restore my phone to it's initial performance?
Thanks for the tip.
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For pure stock rom 4.3:
1) Disable unused apps (bloatware)
2) limit SMS, MMS - no more than 500 (mine set to 200).
3) install cache cleaner app and schedule to clean cache weekly
4) Reboot your phone once a week or once every 2 weeks.(I do it before I hit the bed)
You phone should performance well.
XdrummerXboy said:
You can always restore it to its initial performance by factory resetting, independent of what ROM you are on. I just don't think touchwiz is as responsive out of the box as cyanogenmod. And I think cyanogenmod holds up to lots more apps and data being on the phone better compared to touchwiz.
People will argue that as always, its just my personal opinion
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I guess resetting the factory settings would give me the ideal result, but it's not very practical.
buhohitr said:
For pure stock rom 4.3:
1) Disable unused apps (bloatware)
2) limit SMS, MMS - no more than 500 (mine set to 200).
3) install cache cleaner app and schedule to clean cache weekly
4) Reboot your phone once a week or once every 2 weeks.(I do it before I hit the bed)
You phone should performance well.
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Thanks. Could you tell me how to disable unused apps? And also do you have a recommendation for a cache cleaner app?
blunt_eastwood said:
I guess resetting the factory settings would give me the ideal result, but it's not very practical.
Thanks. Could you tell me how to disable unused apps? And also do you have a recommendation for a cache cleaner app?
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1) For user download apps, just uninstall them. For system apps go into settings-> application-> tab on the all, this dispaly all the apps, if you selected a system app, open it and select disable, to the right you also see a tab for all the apps that you disabled and to re activate just open it up and tab on enable. Note: Not all system apps can be disable. If you don't see the option to disable then it can't.
2) You need a cache cleaner with a scheduler like:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.cache or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bazinga.cacheclean
Hello,
I see that the backup file is keeps increasing each day in whatsapp folder, I delete each day the file so it's a new one, Also there is no new videos / images that I backup from day to day and no new messeges in some days and yet, the back file keeps increase from day to day,
What can the problem of this?
Thank you
Get that malware off the device.
It's a multi vector security risk.
If you must go there use browser logon only.
blackhawk said:
Get that malware off the device.
It's a multi vector security risk.
If you must go there use browser logon only.
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funny,
Any idea what's make the DB increasing?
I7210I said:
funny,
Any idea what's make the DB increasing?
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Well you see what it's doing.
Probably bad coding or needs updating.
Try clearing it's cache. Clear system cache if you have that option.
Clear app data or uninstall then reinstall.
One reason I never have malware issues is because no social media apps are ever installed on my devices. WhatsApp is a huge bullseye target for hackers, scammers, phlishers... and they're quit creative.
Yes I understand but even after the clear cache and reinstall the app...overnight nothing is change..
So there is nothing to do?!
I7210I said:
Yes I understand but even after the clear cache and reinstall the app...overnight nothing is change..
So there is nothing to do?!
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Do some google searches. Or ask WhatsApp. Better get while gettings good.