I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (tuna) on Verizon network (toro) w/ Google Android 4.2.2 (stock ROM).
my phone lags so much, sometimes it even becomes unresponsive ... the only way to deal with it is to wait kill all apps (if any) then again i could can only have one app running and it'd already become unresponsive( apps could be as simple as : chrome, gmail, hangouts, search.
i'm really lost and not sure how to figure out what app is doing that to my phone and how to address it in order to prevent it from future, i restart my phone into "safe mode", my phone starts flying (then again no apps at this point).
so my question is:
how would one find a "rogue" app? all of my apps were downloaded through google play store and majority of them are very popular apps, so I can't really blame any.
any ideas?
a1exus said:
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Nexus (tuna) on Verizon network (toro) w/ Google Android 4.2.2 (stock ROM).
my phone lags so much, sometimes it even becomes unresponsive ... the only way to deal with it is to wait kill all apps (if any) then again i could can only have one app running and it'd already become unresponsive( apps could be as simple as : chrome, gmail, hangouts, search.
i'm really lost and not sure how to figure out what app is doing that to my phone and how to address it in order to prevent it from future, i restart my phone into "safe mode", my phone starts flying (then again no apps at this point).
so my question is:
how would one find a "rogue" app? all of my apps were downloaded through google play store and majority of them are very popular apps, so I can't really blame any.
any ideas?
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Flash 4.3
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Flash 4.3
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I would love too! OTA though, meanwhile I'm thinking maybe some memory leak? How would I find which app?
.. meanwhile my guess maybe it's related to memory leak of some app, how can I find that? I even installed bbs)
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I like the new feature of ICS that allows you to disable apps. I used it immediately to remove the VZW bloatware that was pre installed (back up assistant).
But I may of taken it a step too far. I disabled the default calculator app ( just happen to like realcalc better). When I did that it screwed up my calendar. All of my events were MIA. Luckily I caught it before I did anything else and couldn't pinpoint the problem. - undisabled the calculator and every thing went back to normal.
So, like it says in the warning use caution when disabling system apps. And hopefully my little boo boo helps some one else out.
Anyone else disable a app and notice any strange or unexpected results???
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I have a question related to your.
I disabled google search, and it disappeared from app list.
If i want to re-enable it, what should i do?
Sayan1987 said:
I have a question related to your.
I disabled google search, and it disappeared from app list.
If i want to re-enable it, what should i do?
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just go back into the manage apps list and re-enable it.
Sayan1987 said:
I have a question related to your.
I disabled google search, and it disappeared from app list.
If i want to re-enable it, what should i do?
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It didn't disappear it is on the bottom
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I disabled Books, Vz backup, and phone (I'm using another dialer). So far no issues.
I also used autostarts to keep a few other apps from starting automatically all the time.
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It didn't disappear it is on the bottom
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Ph didn't notice it was on bottom thank you very much.
And also thanks to psohn, going to try autostarts.
Hi guys. I'm experiencing something that is taken away from my great experience so far using android. A couple of weeks ago I downloaded gReader (free edition) to read my feeds. Everything went fine until I used the help/about page. When I used this part of the app I was sent to a porn ad. Thinking that it was a problem isolated to that part of the app I didn't use the help section again. Today after I downloaded ChompSMS and set it up, I went to send a text and the app redirected me to another porn page.
What the hell is up with that? I was running AVG antivirus but it didn't block the ad. I have downloaded now Avast antivirus because my brother recommended this app as being better that AVG.
Now I ask of all of you. What can I do to prevent this from happening? I'm running stock 4.0.2 on a GSM Nexus. I have only downloaded apps from the store and 4 apps from the web (amazon appstore, volume+ from devs web site, get jar from official site and play store update from xda). Any help will be very appreciated.
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Hi guys. I'm experiencing something that is taken away from my great experience so far using android. A couple of weeks ago I downloaded gReader (free edition) to read my feeds. Everything went fine until I used the help/about page. When I used this part of the app I was sent to a porn ad. Thinking that it was a problem isolated to that part of the app I didn't use the help section again. Today after I downloaded ChompSMS and set it up, I went to send a text and the app redirected me to another porn page.
What the hell is up with that? I was running AVG antivirus but it didn't block the ad. I have downloaded now Avast antivirus because my brother recommended this app as being better that AVG.
Now I ask of all of you. What can I do to prevent this from happening? I'm running stock 4.0.2 on a GSM Nexus. I have only downloaded apps from the store and 4 apps from the web (amazon appstore, volume+ from devs web site, get jar from official site and play store update from xda). Any help will be very appreciated.
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Did you uninstall the original app (gReader) and made sure all of its contents were cleared?
Well I think your phone is tying to seduce you... Man what can't this amazing phone do!
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anton2009 said:
Did you uninstall the original app (gReader) and made sure all of its contents were cleared?
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I downloaded the app directly from the play store and chompsms as well. Don't understand the part of the contents cleared.
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jrodsep said:
Hi guys. I'm experiencing something that is taken away from my great experience so far using android. A couple of weeks ago I downloaded gReader (free edition) to read my feeds. Everything went fine until I used the help/about page. When I used this part of the app I was sent to a porn ad. Thinking that it was a problem isolated to that part of the app I didn't use the help section again. Today after I downloaded ChompSMS and set it up, I went to send a text and the app redirected me to another porn page.
What the hell is up with that? I was running AVG antivirus but it didn't block the ad. I have downloaded now Avast antivirus because my brother recommended this app as being better that AVG.
Now I ask of all of you. What can I do to prevent this from happening? I'm running stock 4.0.2 on a GSM Nexus. I have only downloaded apps from the store and 4 apps from the web (amazon appstore, volume+ from devs web site, get jar from official site and play store update from xda). Any help will be very appreciated.
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Easiest way to stop ads is to root your phone and install adfree from the market (or play store as its now known).
Mark.
mskip said:
Easiest way to stop ads is to root your phone and install adfree from the market (or play store as its now known).
Mark.
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Is there any solution without rooting? I don't want to void my warranty...
jrodsep said:
Is there any solution without rooting? I don't want to void my warranty...
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You won't void your warranty by rooting...
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efrant said:
You won't void your warranty by rooting...
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Rooting is considered tampering as far as the manufacturers terms go. It would void the warranty if rooting was related to the problem you are experiencing when sending the phone in.
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EP2008 said:
Rooting is considered tampering as far as the manufacturers terms go. It would void the warranty if rooting was related to the problem you are experiencing when sending the phone in.
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You forget that you can eliminate ALL traces of root, so you cannot tell the difference.
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I'm very new to the android eco-system. Do I have to unlock the bootrom to perform root?
jrodsep said:
I'm very new to the android eco-system. Do I have to unlock the bootrom to perform root?
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No you don't. There is thread in the general section with instructions.
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Instead of going through the process of rooting your phone and installing an ad blocker how about just ditching the app that is causing the porn ads.
If you don't know which app is doing this then download Lookout Ad Network Detector.
Ad Network Detector scans your phone or tablet for the presence of the most common ad networks used in mobile apps, giving you insight into what types of ads can be displayed, and what information is gathered by the ad networks. With easy access to this information, you'll be able to decide whether you want to keep the app that has certain ad networks on your phone.
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akoepke said:
Instead of going through the process of rooting your phone and installing an ad blocker how about just ditching the app that is causing the porn ads.
If you don't know which app is doing this then download Lookout Ad Network Detector.
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Good point. There is also Add-ons Detector and Air Push Detector as well.
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efrant said:
You forget that you can eliminate ALL traces of root, so you cannot tell the difference.
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Unfortunately, some hardware issues make it impossible to unroot your device, so that wouldn't be an option.
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EP2008 said:
Unfortunately, some hardware issues make it impossible to unroot your device, so that wouldn't be an option.
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Well, I guess you are right.
Basically, the things that could happen to prevent you from not being able to "unroot" are the following:
1) Device does not power on; or
2) USB port stops working. But in this case, there are still ways to "unroot" in most instance.
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efrant said:
Well, I guess you are right.
Basically, the things that could happen to prevent you from not being able to "unroot" are the following:
1) Device does not power on; or
2) USB port stops working. But in this case, there are still ways to "unroot" in most instance.
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If your usb port isn't working, chances are you can't charge your phone and it won't have power to reverse the root.
Either way, if Samsung deems your device was broken because of rooting, then you're screwed.
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I recommend Adaway instead of AdFree too (that is after you unlock and root your phone). Extremely rare when I see an ad in anything. AdFree I was seeing ads still. That was the worst part when I got my Android was all the BS popups and inline ads, it drove me nuts in less than 3 days.
Did you uncheck interest based ads if so could be a bad app
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Flukester69 said:
I recommend Adaway instead of AdFree too (that is after you unlock and root your phone). Extremely rare when I see an ad in anything. AdFree I was seeing ads still. That was the worst part when I got my Android was all the BS popups and inline ads, it drove me nuts in less than 3 days.
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Yeah, adaway seems to work better, although I wish we had the equivalent of noscripts for the default browser.
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Thanks again to mskip for suggesting rooting and installing adfree. But I have rooted and found that adaway works best and I have no more unwanted pop up ads. Thanks again to all that helped
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Anyone having any problems with some apps not staying disabled? I'm having trouble with Google movies and Google books. I disable them and eventually they come back and I see the update in the market for them. I go back in and disable.tjem. I know I could root and delete them but I'm waiting on my pc so I can't yet. Anyone have a solution? Thanks
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I'm having the same problem with those exact same apps.
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I'm having the same problem with those exact same apps.
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At least I know I'm not crazy. I looked this issue up and didn't find a lot but I did find someone say to disable Google partner setup along with the apps. So far since I did that they haven't come back yet but I dont know what Google partner setup is.
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I would also like to know why. I have this same problem with Chat On, but I think it is Samsung related
Get rooted, you can either remove or freeze them.
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i have a strange problem with w.whenever my ram crosses 318mb/351 mb.all the sounds of my phone disappers.i cant play music,video,no locking and unlocking sounds.i have to restart the phone again.this happens atleast once every day.any thoughts on this?
OK....my best guess is it's the phones way of protecting it's "core" functions. The ram usage has reached a point where there is a danger of failure of its prime functions and it is attempting to divert ram from other non essential services. First thing you've got to do is find out what's eating your ram. There are apps available that can supply this information though I don't know what they're called as I've never had to use them (sorry) Are you using a lot of apps that run in the background to bring you notifications etc? If this is the case and you don't really need the app, delete it....simples.....
There is also a setting in CM9 that allows you to turn off background data if you need to keep the apps......give it a go and see....it might be all you need to do
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Other things to try.....
Keep the number of home screens to a minimum.....
Remove "Widgets" from your home screens....
Apps like Facebook, eBay, amazon, PayPal, hmv, game, email....basically any app that takes you to a website.....they ALL use ram and they will ALL restart if you close them......they can ALL be deleted and replaced by bookmarked web searches that can be pasted to your home screen....sure you won't get a notification if billy has commented on your status, or if you have an unread email, or if that item you're watching is ending soon, but if your phone works better as a result....who cares lol.......
If you want to take it further than that, root your phone (if you haven't already) and install Gemini app manager.....you can use it to prevent apps from auto running and using ram.......
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keithross39 said:
OK....my best guess is it's the phones way of protecting it's "core" functions. The ram usage has reached a point where there is a danger of failure of its prime functions and it is attempting to divert ram from other non essential services. First thing you've got to do is find out what's eating your ram. There are apps available that can supply this information though I don't know what they're called as I've never had to use them (sorry) Are you using a lot of apps that run in the background to bring you notifications etc? If this is the case and you don't really need the app, delete it....simples.....
There is also a setting in CM9 that allows you to turn off background data if you need to keep the apps......give it a go and see....it might be all you need to do
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'attempting to divert ram from other non essential services' do you really think sound is an non essential service.i just cant have any sound.this is really wierd.
saleelsalam said:
'attempting to divert ram from other non essential services' do you really think sound is an non essential service.i just cant have any sound.this is really wierd.
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OK...maybe "non essential" was the wrong terminology, but I'm sure you understand what I'm trying to say....the rest of my advice still stands though.....
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is this could be a hardware problem?
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saleelsalam said:
is this could be a hardware problem?
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No....it's more likely to be too much software trying to access too little ram.....
The W has very little compared to some phones....
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damn!it happened today also.i am fed up.
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saleelsalam said:
i have a strange problem with w.whenever my ram crosses 318mb/351 mb.all the sounds of my phone disappers.i cant play music,video,no locking and unlocking sounds.i have to restart the phone again.this happens atleast once every day.any thoughts on this?
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Are you from a stock rom?
I encountered that when im in stock rom
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shanbhudz said:
Are you from a stock rom?
I encountered that when im in stock rom
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yes stock rom
That'll be another reason then.....ur stock OS has all sorts of bloatware (social hub, music hub, games hub, maps.....) all of it using RAM.....another thing to watch for....3rd party launchers (go launcher + addons).....very RAM hungry....ROOT your phone and freeze the bloat.....you WILL notice a difference.....you don't even have to install a custom rom, though that WILL help too.....
Everything you need to know can be found here.......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941028
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I really wasnt sure about where to post this question, here or in apps n theme one.. So feel free to move it.
The question is clear, there are a lot of system apps, that continuously run in background but are of no use (at least for me. Every one has diffrnt requirements so its up to them if they want them or not). We can freeze them or even uninstall them w/o any malfunctioning.
For eg: talk back, all the NFC apps (i really never used them) and more and more.
Just post the system app, which you uninstalled and still the phone works smooth
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I am removing gmail, Google +, play book / music / video and something called picasasync I think. You can safely remove search. I replace it with DuckDuckGo personally.
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After removing Google settings, the google Inc apps wont work (like keep). Is there any other way, to run them, w/o reinstalling google settings?
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avinashdelhi900 said:
After removing Google settings, the google Inc apps wont work (like keep). Is there any other way, to run them, w/o reinstalling google settings?
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I don't think you can run some Google apps without Google settings.