I've had a S22 Ultra (S908B) for a few weeks now and have noticed that some APKs I keep getting deleted randomly.
The APKs are in subfolders and I sort the directory by most recently modified. Folders that I've not touched in a few days suddenly appear on to as they have been modified... the APK inside them is gone.
I can't think of what could be doing this.
hshah said:
ey have been modified... the APK inside them is gone.
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May be there is some setting in file manager or Google Files app.
mohitgalaxy3 said:
May be there is some setting in file manager or Google Files app.
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The only two file managers I have are FX File Explorer and Samsung's My Files. Neither have such an option as far as I can tell.
I don't have Device Protection enabled or any other kind of scanning app.
There must be something obvious I'm missing but I just can't figure out what.
Maybe Play Protect
raul6 said:
Maybe Play Protect
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That is disabled too.
At 02:23 last night, two more APKs were deleted from folders.
What apks are they?
raul6 said:
What apks are they?
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Just files that I've downloaded from APKMirror. The ones deleted last night were versions of Android Auto and Plex.
May e disable Samsung files, and see if it continues.
Do you have any Anti-Virus or Cleaning Software ?
Get rid of them.
Arealhooman said:
May e disable Samsung files, and see if it continues.
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I'll give that a go. Surely if it was doing that, there ought to be an option to stop it?
JazonX said:
Do you have any Anti-Virus or Cleaning Software ?
Get rid of them.
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Nope, nothing like that.
hshah said:
I'll give that a go. Surely if it was doing that, there ought to be an option to stop it?
Nope, nothing like that.
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Samsung works is mysterious ways
Deleting files at regular periods do you think? Something running on schedule
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Deleting files at regular periods do you think? Something running on schedule
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Yeah, it seems to happen overnight between 02:00 and 04:00. It's always the oldest APKs getting deleted each time. I notice it because when I open my APKs folder in FX File Explorer, the subfolders (I have them sorted by last modified date with the most recent on top) the files were deleted from are near the top because they were modified recently.
Arealhooman said:
May e disable Samsung files, and see if it continues.
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Do I have to use adb to disable it? The disable option for that app is greyed out.
Hmm, maybe your phone is seeing these files as being unused for a long time and is automatically removing them. I never had such a problem myself.
TheTechnoGuy18 said:
Hmm, maybe your phone is seeing these files as being unused for a long time and is automatically removing them. I never had such a problem myself.
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Seems like it, but I can't figure out what is doing that.
Do you have any "utility" apps?
raul6 said:
Do you have any "utility" apps?
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Nothing that I've not used before on my previous phone (Note 8) on which I never had this issue.
hshah said:
Do I have to use adb to disable it? The disable option for that app is greyed out.
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Yes. You can try taking away edit file permissions, but I would suggest disabling with ADB.
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how to enable true multitasking in wp7...
as multitasking is the most essential feature of a smart phone.
I have tried the instant resume tweak but it's still useless.
whai I want is the real multitasking as in Symbian.
there is a donotkill app list in wp7 registry but can't get it to work.
so any help regarding multitasking is most welcomed....
If you explain what you need multi tasking it would be easier to help understand why background tasking is inadequate for you.
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what I want is able to download files in background under the lockscreen
with use of cellular network only.
That is already possible.
mcosmin222 said:
That is already possible.
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it it is already possible then please tell how or which app does that...i have been searching for this.
It is possible but it has limitations. Practically, any app can do it. I forgot which class does that, but there is one that does it.
mcosmin222 said:
It is possible but it has limitations. Practically, any app can do it. I forgot which class does that, but there is one that does it.
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name that app so that I can try it.
hitmanhell25 said:
what I want is able to download files in background under the lockscreen
with use of cellular network only.
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hitmanhell25 said:
name that app so that I can try it.
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What exactly do you plan or intend to do? That kind of functionality is available to developers through the Background Transfer APIs. On a Windows Phone, downloading in the background (or uploading) is not very useful for most Apps. Some scenarios where it could be are Apps like Dropbox, Skydrive, Nokia Drive (offline maps and voices downloading), for example.
well you all are not understanding so let me explain using example.
what want----
suppose ucweb is open and I am downloading a 200mb file what ever extension maybe.
when download is started after some time a message comes up power saving while downloading.
and it blocks the lockscreen to come up until download is completes.
but I in meanwhile if I minimize ucweb and open other app or simply lock the screen the download is paused,
this is what I don't want.I want the download to continue even I switch app or lock the screen.
the only app I have seen who's does it is while downloading any app from marketplace...as it continues even I switch to other app or lock the screen
so I explained it in detail.now suggest me any homebrew apps or any process to do that.
I am still pretty sure this can be done. But I do not know of any app that does it simply because there is no need for it.
And even if you did download the file, the only way you can take it out is uploading it to skydrive or some other cloud storage from the app that downloaded it.
And I still see why on earth would you want to download a 200 MB file on a phone.
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I am still pretty sure this can be done. But I do not know of any app that does it simply because there is no need for it.
And even if you did download the file, the only way you can take it out is uploading it to skydrive or some other cloud storage from the app that downloaded it.
And I still see why on earth would you want to download a 200 MB file on a phone.
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Exactly, remember that like it happens with iOS in Windows Phone there's no way to store files and retrieve them easily. Every app is encapsulated and cannot access other apps files.
So for example, if you download a 200mb movie it will only be available through the app and not through Zune, and probably only while the app is open.
But hey, sounds interesting. Maybe I'll write one.
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I am still pretty sure this can be done. But I do not know of any app that does it simply because there is no need for it.
And even if you did download the file, the only way you can take it out is uploading it to skydrive or some other cloud storage from the app that downloaded it.
And I still see why on earth would you want to download a 200 MB file on a phone.
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why is 200mb to biggg. and please name the app you are taking about.And don't worry about the taking it out by SkyDrive or any other cloud storage as I don't need to upload in order to get files out of wp7.5. I can take files downloaded by any app in my phone with help of PC data cable. i only want the solution of the background downloading.
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why is 200mb to biggg. and please name the app you are taking about.And don't worry about the taking it out by SkyDrive or any other cloud storage as I don't need to upload in order to get files out of wp7.5. I can take files downloaded by any app in my phone with help of PC data cable. i only want the solution of the background downloading.
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Didn't I just say I know of no such app?
I suppose I could make one...But you would have to wait at least 7 days for it xD
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Didn't I just say I know of no such app?
I suppose I could make one...But you would have to wait at least 7 days for it xD
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will be waiting for that download manager to ready thanx
Oh well ...
You can actually get inside an app's isolated storage?
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Oh well ...
You can actually get inside an app's isolated storage?
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yes I can and even modify it.
I have a prototpye but im not sure its working properly.
Ill give it to you tomorrow.
mcosmin222 said:
I have a prototpye but im not sure its working properly.
Ill give it to you tomorrow.
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I am eger to try it.
still waiting
Sorry, completely forgot about you.
Try this XAP and see how it works out
Also, how can you get inside an apps isolated storage from outside?
Hello All,
I have been working on customizing my Sprint S3 for a while, this forum as usual has been so immensely helpful.
I have modified several key things, i prefer to not use the kitchen, not thats it not useful but the main tools just work for me( apktool, smali.jar, baksmali.jar)
I have been poking and prodding every file in the stock S3 rom that I got from XDA, it is DeOdexed which frankly is so much easier to work with.
Without me ranting and boring all of you to death, I want to know if anyone has a list of apps that I can add to the system/app folder and work right out of the rom when I start it. Just flash rom and they work.
Examples:
I know for a fact the following work by simply dropping them into the system/app folder
esexplorer
Titanium Backup
Safe wallet
Amazon app store
The issue is not every app I "place" inside this folder will install, in fact they cause crashes if opened in the rom after installation. I read here somewhere that certain apps install libraries and need to be installed manually, but I am sure that something can be done to be mitigated for this issue would allow me to install more apps like AdAway and many more instead of me modifying the hosts file. Is this even possible or would this be a developer issue that is not meant to be solved as I do not understand how some apps work flawlessly and some just fail miserably. I have even heard to install with a flashable zip but come on I mean 4 more clicks to get a rom working the way I want nahhh.
Not Sure
So, got some views, must be a tough one to answer, I figured when an APK is installed, it is similar to when a program is installed and folders are created on its own, I suppose I lack knowledge on how some programs do not require such things and others require manual installation. Anyone have any insight on my logic?
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So, got some views, must be a tough one to answer, I figured when an APK is installed, it is similar to when a program is installed and folders are created on its own, I suppose I lack knowledge on how some programs do not require such things and others require manual installation. Anyone have any insight on my logic?
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yeah, ive had the same problem, summarised it as only some apps like facebook, twitter and a few others didnt crash, id blame it on the updated google play services
ricky310711 said:
yeah, ive had the same problem, summarised it as only some apps like facebook, twitter and a few others didnt crash, id blame it on the updated google play services
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Can't help you sorry about that but i just wanted to give my opinion on this
i wouldn't appreciate it when i buy a computer that it got preinstalled things like itunes because i maybe have a iPod or iPad and especially nto when it's hard to remove
If google killed the drag and drop hey i added an app to the system behavior i would like to say this to them
Thanks you google!
Why add app to a ROM when user can download them from the play store?
And if you want to add them so badly why not add them to /data/app so they are easier to delete for regular users?
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Can't help you sorry about that but i just wanted to give my opinion on this
i wouldn't appreciate it when i buy a computer that it got preinstalled things like itunes because i maybe have a iPod or iPad and especially nto when it's hard to remove
If google killed the drag and drop hey i added an app to the system behavior i would like to say this to them
Thanks you google!
Why add app to a ROM when user can download them from the play store?
And if you want to add them so badly why not add them to /data/app so they are easier to delete for regular users?
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Some people roms depend on xposed and some modules though, also dsp manager for enhanced sound capabilities!
Although I know were your coming from!
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Some people roms depend on xposed and some modules though, also dsp manager for enhanced sound capabilities!
Although I know were your coming from!
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Yeah, but that's different
Those have a purpose to users who download the rom, whereas bloat that the majority of people don't use does not
CNexus said:
Yeah, but that's different
Those have a purpose to users who download the rom, whereas bloat that the majority of people don't use does not
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but thats what hes trying to say, regardless of if it has a purpose these .apk files are crashing..
ricky310711 said:
but thats what hes trying to say, regardless of if it has a purpose these .apk files are crashing..
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Yeah, sorry I was just replying to your post, not to the OP
I've actually looked into this and it looks like to get stuff to work right when you stick it in /system/app, you need to add lib files into the apk itself and then drop it in /system/app
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Yeah, sorry I was just replying to your post, not to the OP
I've actually looked into this and it looks like to get stuff to work right when you stick it in /system/app, you need to add lib files into the apk itself and then drop it in /system/app
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i know
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CNexus said:
Yeah, sorry I was just replying to your post, not to the OP
I've actually looked into this and it looks like to get stuff to work right when you stick it in /system/app, you need to add lib files into the apk itself and then drop it in /system/app
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also i found out that most of the time the cause of this is the api level? hmmm, confusing...
ricky310711 said:
Some people roms depend on xposed and some modules though, also dsp manager for enhanced sound capabilities!
Although I know were your coming from!
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ROMs never depend on xposed
cooked aka winzipped ROMs maybe do but well that's not a proper way to make a ROM
If users want xposed they can just install it no problem
DSP manager easy just drop the sources files in the folder and build easy as that
and if you really want to "winzip" a rom you can just add the libs for DSP Manager to the system/lib folder
if you take a look at the sources https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_DSPManager
you'll see a folder called cyanogen-dsp if you look in there and open the Android.mk file you can just easily spot the two modief files for DSP manager
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_packages_apps_DSPManager/blob/cm-10.2/cyanogen-dsp/Android.mk
one is a conf file and one is a lib
but well just building from source is way better and even easier...
How about you build me a Touchwiz rom from source then.
CNexus said:
How about you build me a Touchwiz rom from source then.
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Building / developing a ROM != winzipping
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Several photos were inadvertently deleted, one of which was my lock screen photo, which I really want to salvage. I can't seem to find it anywhere on the phone. I've also tried Android file transfer, no luck there either. If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. Stock android 5.0.1 if that matters. Thanks.
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Several photos were inadvertently deleted, one of which was my lock screen photo, which I really want to salvage. I can't seem to find it anywhere on the phone. I've also tried Android file transfer, no luck there either. If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. Stock android 5.0.1 if that matters. Thanks.
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Your lock screen photo? Stock android doesn't let you set a separate photo for your lock screen. It just uses whatever your home screen wallpaper is.
dumb choice of words, I meant to say wallpaper, sorry
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dumb choice of words, I meant to say wallpaper, sorry
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How was it deleted? Most of the time, if you delete something, it's gone.
If you mean you set a wallpaper then deleted the image and you think its recoverable because its still your wallpaper, well its not. It doesn't store the image anywhere.
If you're rooted, there are apps that may be able to recover the deleted photos
Yeah that's what I mean. I thought it would still be a data file somewhere.
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Yeah that's what I mean. I thought it would still be a data file somewhere.
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Yep, its stored as data not as an image.
Ok, so it's stored as some kind of .dat file and therefore not recoverable in its original JPEG format. Is that correct?
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Ok, so it's stored as some kind of .dat file and therefore not recoverable in its original JPEG format. Is that correct?
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Not exactly but sort of...
Guess I'm outta luck, thanks for the info anyway.
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Guess I'm outta luck, thanks for the info anyway.
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If its something you got off the internet you could try taking a screenshot and using a reverse image search service like Google Images or Tineye.
Like Rootsu said, try this app in the play store "diskdigger".
I lost a load of photos after an update, this app found all of them.
It will also find a lot of junk so it will take you a while to sort through everything.
Needs root.
Here is an Excel spreadsheet that I made with all packages from the EVR-L29 and how to remove them without root. Each package name is listed along with the description of each package (if applicable) and whether or not each package is safe to remove. Use your own common sense on removal of some of these. Obviously if you want the stock dialer and contacts then don't remove the Android Dialer & Contacts packages. You need ADB & Fastboot extracted to a folder on your PC and you have to open up a command prompt in that folder.
Spreadsheet:
Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nJgBPOqg2vdTKGGsoHW3faU_Cr8oyGq4/view?usp=sharing
ADB & Fastboot:
AndroidFileHost:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=11410963190603856371
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Please how i can i enable screen sharing on this phone so i can be invited on Facebook live video. For now i can't be invited, neither does the self invite button show up. Facebook says screen sharing is not enabled on my device. Please help
peepee999 said:
Please how i can i enable screen sharing on this phone so i can be invited on Facebook live video. For now i can't be invited, neither does the self invite button show up. Facebook says screen sharing is not enabled on my device. Please help
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I don't use the Facebook app nor do I screen share on Facebook so I really can't be of much help. Maybe there is someone else here who knows the reason why it's not working? The only thing I can tell you is make sure all of the permissions for Facebook are checked under "Special Access" in settings/apps/apps/3 dots at the top right, Special access.
Excellent list. I kinda, ' winged it on the AL-00 but this will help for next time. I'm assuming there was more junk on the Chinese version.
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Rudolpht said:
Excellent list. I kinda, ' winged it on the AL-00 but this will help for next time. I'm assuming there was more junk on the Chinese version.
Sent from my HWEVR using XDA Labs
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Yeah there are some more on the Chinese version but a lot of them can be removed without penalty. I'm hoping to eventually buy an AL00 version as well so I can play around with rebranding. I wouldn't mind having one of each to help with development.
Removing the stock dialer is a bad idea. It can mess with emergency calling. I don't recommend you do that.
MishaalRahman said:
Removing the stock dialer is a bad idea. It can mess with emergency calling. I don't recommend you do that.
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Removing the stock dialer is optional. I always remove it and use Google Dialer and have no issues.
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Removing the stock dialer is optional. I always remove it and use Google Dialer and have no issues.
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somehow for me google dialer is not installing. what specifically do you do? and do you install google dialer?
bark1234 said:
somehow for me google dialer is not installing. what specifically do you do? and do you install google dialer?
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You need to install the Google dialer from the playstore
bark1234 said:
somehow for me google dialer is not installing. what specifically do you do? and do you install google dialer?
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You need the patched version:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
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You need the patched version:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-google-phone-v14-0-175904292-bubble-t3708218
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Thanks bro. it worked
Thank you! Uninstalled annoying facebook stuff and more importantly - Huawei's stock music app. Everytime I connect to my car, it auto launches and I resorted to denying it my storage access, but having it completely gone feels better.
A quick question - will a factory reset return all these removed apps?
Cheers!
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Thank you! Uninstalled annoying facebook stuff and more importantly - Huawei's stock music app. Everytime I connect to my car, it auto launches and I resorted to denying it my storage access, but having it completely gone feels better.
A quick question - will a factory reset return all these removed apps?
Cheers!
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Yes it will, it's in the last line in the description in the OP.
Great list, this is super helpful!
EDIT, just a word of warning, I did a few of the things in green, nothing that I thought was system related, mostly cleaning up Huawei apps.
Phone no longer boots. Had to factory reset..
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Great list, this is super helpful!
EDIT, just a word of warning, I did a few of the things in green, nothing that I thought was system related, mostly cleaning up Huawei apps.
Phone no longer boots. Had to factory reset..
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I removed every single thing in green and also about 10 more apps and have no issues. Do you have the Chinese or Global version? I can't remember. Make sure you don't remove Huawei Updater (HWOuc)
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I removed every single thing in green and also about 10 more apps and have no issues. Do you have the Chinese or Global version? I can't remember. Make sure you don't remove Huawei Updater (HWOuc)
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I'm on the Global version. What's also interesting is that after a factory reset I have some menus and things that are different. Even though I am supposedly on the same build.
For example when you do the recent tasks, it used to show me all the apps running in a left to right scroll-able list. Currently its now an top to bottom list. Not sure I care either way, but it's interesting that its different.
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I'm on the Global version. What's also interesting is that after a factory reset I have some menus and things that are different. Even though I am supposedly on the same build.
For example when you do the recent tasks, it used to show me all the apps running in a left to right scroll-able list. Currently its now an top to bottom list. Not sure I care either way, but it's interesting that its different.
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Same thing happened to me, did you get the original recents (horizontal) back?
I'm guessing it has something to do with the Huawei launcher being removed. I had the same happened after removing it then switching to Apex.
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I'm on the Global version. What's also interesting is that after a factory reset I have some menus and things that are different. Even though I am supposedly on the same build.
For example when you do the recent tasks, it used to show me all the apps running in a left to right scroll-able list. Currently its now an top to bottom list. Not sure I care either way, but it's interesting that its different.
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Removing the stock launcher will change the recents to the old style. It was the same on my OnePlus 6.
I use an OnePlus 6 with Android 10, and the same oxygenos. My storage is pretty much full, and when I go to settings -> storage, I see most of it is taken by multi-app. On going to settings-> storage -> multi-app, I see a category photos and videos with the same usage, but I do not see any file in it. I tried looking it up everywhere, there isn't a single mention of it anywhere which is weird. Could someone tell me what it is, and how can I make some space thus. I am attaching the screenshot below.
62.42GB used what?! Is that custom rom you using?
Nah. It is the default the phone came with. I haven't rooted it either. It is super weird. Let me know if there is any other info I could provide you with. Attaching a screenshot of the is below
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62.42GB used what?! Is that custom rom you using?
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What file manager are you using?
Files by Google?
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What file manager are you using?
Files by Google?
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Yes, I have that installed. But I think the screenshots I shared with you is the default one. I had gone directly to settings and then chose storage.
upon searching on google I found you ask the same question on oneplus forum
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upon searching on google I found you ask the same question on oneplus forum
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Haha yes. As I said I couldn't find this anywhere online which makes it super weird.
try going Files by Google and see free storage like this
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try going Files by Google and see free storage like this View attachment 5233465
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Here you go
Also the pictures before from default Android storage manager.
hmm why does Apps say 7.5GB?? Try clicking Clean on Files by Google don't worry it would not delete anything it would ask for confirmation first it would just show the biggest and most unused files on your storage
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hmm why does Apps say 7.5GB?? Try clicking Clean on Files by Google don't worry it would not delete anything it would ask for confirmation first it would just show the biggest and most unused files on your storage
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Cleaning doesn't show much of a difference either. Please check the screenshots.
So it look like multi-app eat half of your internal memory have you tried going on options when accessing multi-app the three dots right above corner
I also have SDMaid pro. Running that did not make any difference either.
Also did you try looking for multi-app on App list via setting
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So it look like multi-app eat half of your internal memory have you tried going on options when accessing multi-app the three dots right above corner
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The only option I see in it is show hidden files. On choosing that I don't see any new files either.
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Also did you try looking for multi-app on App list via setting
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How to do this? Do you mean from the launcher? I tried looking for it in launcher, there was none. Even the search on settings does not show any result.
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How to do this? Do you mean from the launcher? I tried looking for it in launcher, there was none. Even the search on settings does not show any result.
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I just understood what you meant, tried searching in the app list too. Nothing!!
Are you using Parallel Apps?
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Are you using Parallel Apps?
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I was using it before, but I am not using any at the moment. So it can't be that either :/