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Hello guys, my galaxy y has just received an update just now. When I checked the version, it is still Android 2.3.6 but my build num changed into DXLC1. The only change I notice was its lockscreen, where you will swipe from a smaller circle towards a bigger circle to unlock the screen. Did anyone received an update?
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nivlazenaby said:
Hello guys, my galaxy y has just received an update just now. When I checked the version, it is still Android 2.3.6 but my build num changed into DXLC1. The only change I notice was its lockscreen, where you will swipe from a smaller circle towards a bigger circle to unlock the screen. Did anyone received an update?
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Yes but I can't update at 15% it reboots the system again ...
And when I'm back in the android OS it gives me an Error that the update failed...
And since I reflashed my stock kernel my phone doesn't want to update via KIES anymore....

Update failed happns due to custom rom or custom kernel ...
My brother's galaxy y also same prob
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You should try flashing back to a stock ROM. Mybe that will help
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I have just update my 2.3.6 to XXLA4, stock rom.
First, the Win7 won't (recognise?) the device as Samsung, and after few minutes, I got a message, saying, that I should disconnect the device, and pull out the battery, restart my device, update it again, it's take 3 times with the same error...
But when I uncheck the box, saying save the contacts, music and stuff, then it's start to "move" the update to device.
Sorry my english.
Updated through KIES

Even I'm on stock rom... It failed to flash ... Rebooted at 25%.

chamatht said:
is DXLC1, the latest firmware in your area.
We recived LC3.
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Do you know any new changes?
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I don't want to update anymore
Updating my Android OS eats up my internal memory DXLA1 is already good for my phone since i got the DXLA1 update via Kies . But i update it via FOTA

What's the firmware in the Philippines?
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chamatht said:
Tell me your country.
I will search new firmware for your country.
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i'm from philippines,whats the new firmware for galaxy y?TIA

takeoutttt said:
What's the firmware in the Philippines?
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DXLC1 but you can try LC2 pda from other countries, just make sure you use the Philippines CSC version as it contains important network settings

What's the changes ?
Any changes about the DXLC1 Android 2.3.6 version firmware ? Just to make sure if updating to DXLC1 is worth Or any tips on how to increase my galaxy y's internal memory . Thanks

Sean De Jesus said:
Any changes about the DXLC1 Android 2.3.6 version firmware ? Just to make sure if updating to DXLC1 is worth Or any tips on how to increase my galaxy y's internal memory . Thanks
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i installed it last time
the only changes i noticed are:
1. the screen lock became more ICS-like
2. text size got slightly bigger
3. new kernel version
here are the screenies:
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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One thing I also noticed, the battery life is now fixed. ICS-style lockscreen seems to be a sign that we may get ICS! *crosses fingers*
leo, how'd you get free space on the internal? Is it installed through fresh flash?

Andromeduh said:
One thing I also noticed, the battery life is now fixed. ICS-style lockscreen seems to be a sign that we may get ICS! *crosses fingers*
leo, how'd you get free space on the internal? Is it installed through fresh flash?
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yup, fresh install. I also heard from someone that DXKL2 (fresh install)had just 11mb internal memory usage
you can use link2sd if you are suffering internal memory shortage.

chamatht said:
Tell me your country.
I will search new firmware for your country.
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Philippines
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@leodasal2
If i want already to factory reset . what will ido to return to my default 165 MB internal memory ? . I thought partitioning involves the use of a card reader but i don't have one :0 anyways i'll buy a card reader first on CD-R-KING

leodasal2 said:
DXLC1 but you can try LC2 pda from other countries, just make sure you use the Philippines CSC version as it contains important network settings
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thanks for the info but i'll stick to chobitsdigitalis rom for now..^^

Sean De Jesus said:
If i want already to factory reset . what will ido to return to my default 165 MB internal memory ? . I thought partitioning involves the use of a card reader but i don't have one :0 anyways i'll buy a card reader first on CD-R-KING
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performing a factory reset does that exactly but it doesn't return to exactly 165mb because as we all know system apps that are pre-installed in the your phone consume data too, like about 17-27mb (estimated)
may i know the status of your phone?? You should know that you have to be rooted in order to use app2sd or link2sd to their max potential
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heirfister said:
thanks for the info but i'll stick to chobitsdigitalis rom for now..^^
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or you can try creed's rom 2.0

Yes im rooted
yes im rooted

NandRom~Blue Haven~HW Version 004

Hey guys i was thinking and thats not good,but anyway,i have this rom on my phone which is running JB,tweaked to the max,added a bunch of tweaks and themes to it,runs like butter and looks pretty,i also added a great mod that gives my OG internal 8GB instead of 1GB,anyway to the point,how many of you guys have Smelkus recovery and would flash a backup(nandroid) rom?

I have that recovery on my evo. But would that work on a different phone? But hell I will give it a shot.

Evilone69tmg said:
I have that recovery on my evo. But would that work on a different phone? But hell I will give it a shot.
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I was told it would work as long as it was the same phone/recovery and have check MD5Sum unchecked in recovery.Ill upload it tonite and post it for you Evil,thanks for testing this for me.I'll need to figure out which folder holds my info that i stored on the nandroid,so i can delete it.Hell i guess i could delete my contacts and sign out of my gmail,then nandroid.Yea ill do that,ill link you sometime tomorrow Evil.

Re: Nandroid Rom
This works, I've restored my own nandroids across several shifts after having it replaced...heck, I've even seen people upload nandroids for debugging and the people who flash it have no issues at all
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CNexus said:
This works, I've restored my own nandroids across several shifts after having it replaced...heck, I've even seen people upload nandroids for debugging and the people who flash it have no issues at all
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Yea i was talking to one of the devs from the Nexus forums and he was telling me that,also.I'm gonna upload it this morning and post it.
Edit:This will only be a test nandrom,im using mazdas AOKP rom as a base,which i added a few really effective JB tweaks and the reverse storage tweak and some themeing and added a few apps and other themes for CM10.I have this rom screaming,no lags,GPS works great,of course you know Mazda does great work anyway,so this rom already rocked before i touched it,(in the words of Mazda=Hahahahaha)
Uploading now.

Re: NandRom~Blue Haven
Diablo67 said:
I was told it would work as long as it was the same phone/recovery and have check MD5Sum unchecked in recovery.Ill upload it tonite and post it for you Evil,thanks for testing this for me.I'll need to figure out which folder holds my info that i stored on the nandroid,so i can delete it.Hell i guess i could delete my contacts and sign out of my gmail,then nandroid.Yea ill do that,ill link you sometime tomorrow Evil.
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Sounds good. Will let you know if it works.
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Evilone69tmg said:
Sounds good. Will let you know if it works.
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Dude if this works without a hitch,i have a buttload of nandroms saved on my desktop,that i havent used in awhile and i have these roms flying.looks like this forum is gonna get even busier.

Heres some screenies....
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I added some tweaks to the rom:
CrossBreeder:This is a new take at Android GUI lag reduction. It's lightweight and won't consume battery. Users have reported drastic improvements in usability and even benchmark scores. It can work on any Android device from Froyo to Gingerbread to Honeycomb to ICS and Jellybean. Modern OSs show lesser improvement but it's still quite noticeable.
This is a combination of 3 different methodologies to reduce Android lag due to low entropy.
1. Change wakeup threshold kernel parameters ala KAK.
2. Run an external entropy filler ala Seeder. The whole OS reads either /dev/random or /dev/urandom and both need entropy. However this mod uses a completely different, lightweight and efficient random number generator called Havege . This sharply reduces cpu consumption and corresponding battery life loss compared to Seeder. It also does a better job at keeping entropy levels high hence your device is more responsive. It doesn't run in a CPU intensive loop either.
3. Remove /dev/random as it's blocking. Link it to non-blocking /dev/urandom. Since /dev/random is blocking and designed to protect us from Quantum alien cryptographers with mathematical certainty and urandom is non blocking pseudo-random device that most apps and OSs are using anyway. Pre ICS devices have a lot to gain with this but ICS+ devices show visible gains too.
Source:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113150
MPEngine™:-MPEngine is a live engine script which was supposed to help on some parts that LazerDroid script couldn't handle,
but now its complete independent script(some little parts are shared), this one beast engine will demolish all those crappy huge lags.
Source:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076101
AD2SDX:This mod will move all Internal Memory (data) into sd-ext, "but not like data2ext", this mod will maintain the performance, because it still place dalvik-cache and system application data in Internal Memory.
•Move Mounting Internal Memory (/data) Into /sd-ext
•Mount SDCard-Ext (mmcblk0p2) partition into /data
•Create dalvik-cache directory in Internal Memory data (/sd-ext), and symlink it to mmcblk0p2 (/data)
•Create data directory in mmcblk0p2 (/data) And symlink it into Internal Memory data (/sd-ext)
•Create symlink of app, app-private, app_s and lib_s from mmcblk0p2 (/data) to Internal memory data (/sd-ext)
•Create symlink for all non-symllink of Internal Memory data (/sd-ext) into mmcblk0p2 (/data)
•Create data_s in Internal Memory data (/sd-ext)
•Move All mmcblk0p2(/data)/data/com.htc* and com.android* into Internal Memory data(/sd-ext)/data_s
•Create symlink all files/directory from Internal Memory data (/sd-ext)/data_s/* into mmcblk0p2(/data)/data/ So the System Application Data still read into Internal memory, but rest Application Data will read Into SDCard.
Source:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310309

Ok,heres the link.... http://d-h.st/zfA
Follow these instructs:
This will only work if you have Smelkus recovery installed.
1)Download the NandRom and unzip it.
2)Copy it to your sd card/nandroid/HT17EHLxxxxx folder.
3)Boot into SmelkusMod recovery and wipe everything,but your SD card,make sure you have check MD5SUM unchecked.
4)go to backup/restore and restore the nandrom you just copied to your nandroid/HT17EHLxxxxx folder
5)Boot into home screen and log into your google account and sync accounts.
6)Do 1 final boot and your golden.

Will try tonight. Heading out right now. Will let you know what happens.

Evilone69tmg said:
Will try tonight. Heading out right now. Will let you know what happens.
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Awesome,thanks brother.

Re: NandRom~Blue Haven(Test Link Posted)
I have it downloading now will test it and give feedback later tonight.
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jlmancuso said:
I have it downloading now will test it and give feedback later tonight.
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Sounds good,thanks brother.

I have a no go. Does not boot at all. Throws me to boot loader. What did you check off when you did the nand?

Re: NandRom~Blue Haven(Test Link Posted)
I got it restored without any issues. Runs good so far.
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Re: NandRom~Blue Haven(Test Link Posted)
Here is a screen shot of the nand up and running.
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jlmancuso said:
Here is a screen shot of the nand up and running.
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I tried again and got throwing right in to boot loader. I wonder if its the different version of the evo.

Evilone69tmg said:
I tried again and got throwing right in to boot loader. I wonder if its the different version of the evo.
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1)Download the NandRom and unzip it.
2)Copy it to your sd card/nandroid/HT17EHLxxxxx folder.
3)Boot into SmelkusMod recovery and wipe everything,but your SD card,make sure you have check MD5SUM unchecked.
4)go to backup/restore and restore the nandrom you just copied to your nandroid/HT17EHLxxxxx folder
5)Boot into home screen and log into your google account and sync accounts.
6)Do 1 final boot and your golden.

jlmancuso said:
Here is a screen shot of the nand up and running.
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Awesome!Hows it running and what does your internal storage say?

Re: NandRom~Blue Haven(Test Link Posted)
Diablo67 said:
1)Download the NandRom and unzip it.
2)Copy it to your sd card/nandroid/HT17EHLxxxxx folder.
3)Boot into SmelkusMod recovery and wipe everything,but your SD card,make sure you have check MD5SUM unchecked.
4)go to backup/restore and restore the nandrom you just copied to your nandroid/HT17EHLxxxxx folder
5)Boot into home screen and log into your google account and sync accounts.
6)Do 1 final boot and your golden.
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The only thing I don't see is the option for md5sum check.
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OK, this is enough I have 23 (TWENTY THREE) "0" folders..

Just went through ES File Explorer and yes you read that correct I have 23 "0" folders from flashing so many 4.2.2 AOSP ROMs lol. I literally went through and counted them. How the heck can I solve this problem?? I also have like 7 different albums in my gallery (3 of them are labeled "Camera")... ANYYYY help is very very much appreciated.

Joe0113 said:
Just went through ES File Explorer and yes you read that correct I have 23 "0" folders from flashing so many 4.2.2 AOSP ROMs lol. I literally went through and counted them. How the heck can I solve this problem?? I also have like 7 different albums in my gallery (3 of them are labeled "Camera")... ANYYYY help is very very much appreciated.
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I think if you merge the 26 0 folders with the first 0folder, it will leave you with only one, which is required with android 4.2.2
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Don't you use the restore sd after downgrade zip? It removes all the 0s and emulated folder and fixes your storage between rom flashes or when downgrading to 4.1 :sly:
☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆
I like to break stuff!

Ok, copy all important files from your internal to your external and then format your internal (in recovery)
Then boot back up and you should be good, the OS will repartition your internal to make the /0 folder if you dont have it (which you wont)

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Don't you use the restore sd after downgrade zip? It removes all the 0s and emulated folder and fixes your storage between rom flashes or when downgrading to 4.1 :sly:
☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆
I like to break stuff!
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I haven't flashed a TW ROM in months (literally). I'm still on 4.2.2 (Deviant Xone).
Ok, copy all important files from your internal to your external and then format your internal (in recovery)
Then boot back up and you should be good, the OS will repartition your internal to make the /0 folder if you dont have it (which you wont)
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How do I know which files are *important* ?

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You don't need to flash a tw rom. Just flash the restore sd zip after you wipe and before you flash a new rom.
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I like to break stuff!

Joe0113 said:
How do I know which files are *important* ?
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Lol, what I mean is, important to you. Aka pictures, maybe your rom zips, important documents, etc

Backup all your media files to your external sd., format your internal storage so you're left with one "0" folder and then update your recovery. That's why it's creating numerous emulated folders of your internal memory.
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LuigiBull23 said:
Backup all your media files to your external sd., format your internal storage so you're left with one "0" folder and then update your recovery. That's why it's creating numerous emulated folders of your internal memory.
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No, its creating numerous 0 folders because he's flashed several 4.2 + romd

Can't he just merge all those folders into one? Using a file explorer?
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Aweshocked said:
Can't he just merge all those folders into one? Using a file explorer?
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He could, but only on another ROM (thats not 4.2+ based)
If he tries to do it now it wont take because the OS still sees one of the "/0/" folders as the internal storage

CNexus said:
He could, but only on another ROM (thats not 4.2+ based)
If he tries to do it now it wont take because the OS still sees one of the "/0/" folders as the internal storage
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Several of these issues occurred on earlier recoveries, which is why I asked to check and update if needed. If it's do to the numerous 4.2 ROMs, one other possible solution would be to copy all important files from the last "0" folder and paste them in the root of the main "0" directory in /data/media/ and then removing all those extra "0" folders
seemed to solve the problem for me.
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Well I have work at 4 and don't wanna mess anything up lol... so I'm gonna try CNexus' method when I get home tonite and see if that does me any good. Hopefully I don't mess aything up

LuigiBull23 said:
Several of these issues occurred on earlier recoveries, which is why I asked to check and update if needed. If it's do to the numerous 4.2 ROMs, one other possible solution would be to copy all important files from the last "0" folder and paste them in the root of the main "0" directory in /data/media/ and then removing all those extra "0" folders
seemed to solve the problem for me.
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The /0 folder "issue" is because of 4.2+ roms. No doubt about that. As for the "emulated" folder, that I dont know.

CNexus said:
The /0 folder "issue" is because of 4.2+ roms. No doubt about that. As for the "emulated" folder, that I dont know.
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Wait, what the heck... isn't the "0" folder ad "emulated" folder the same thing? AKA another nae for each other; that's what I thought lol.

Joe0113 said:
Wait, what the heck... isn't the "0" folder ad "emulated" folder the same thing? AKA another nae for each other; that's what I thought lol.
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Well sometimes yeah. But on the picture Aweshocked posted in his thread, his folder layout is like this:
/sdcard1
/sdcard0
emulated
And i believe that THAT "emulated" folder is because of something else. But yeah, in other cases where it doesnt get as detailed as this, the /0 folder is also referred to as the emulated folder lol

I made a whole guide just for this problem.
I'll just pretend the google search using working...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109228
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Sprint Galaxy S3
Whiplashh Rom
Look it up. :trooper:

Whiplashh said:
I made a whole guide just for this problem.
I'll just pretend the google search using working...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109228
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Ummm.... Google wasn't working for me (yes just me out of 7+ billion people) What if I use Bing/Yahoo Search!!! hahahaa

Whiplashh said:
I made a whole guide just for this problem.
I'll just pretend the google search using working...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109228
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Look it up. :trooper:
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But this only works on a Rom that's not 4.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2
Since 4.2.2.2.2
Needs the 0 folders
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Different ROM

I figured flashing it would make more of the 16 GB available but it didnt. I wiped everything and all the bloatware is gone. Why does it still show less than 2 GB?
{
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
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Use the app diskusage to see what is taking up all that space
Sent from Flip's Galaxy S4

Any idea why the s 4 seems to allocate space and not use it??

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joshua.justice said:
Any idea why the s 4 seems to allocate space and not use it??
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You need to be a lot more specific as to what you did, which rom are you using now
and which rom you used before you noticed this storage issue.

joshua.justice said:
Any idea why the s 4 seems to allocate space and not use it??
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I don't what you went into, but this is what you should look at
Sent from Flip's Galaxy S4

I was using the stock Rom and it said 1.2 gb free of internal storage, I flashed the cyanogenmod mod nightly and wiped everything and it still shows 1.17 gb free.
As you can see nothing is using the memory.
I'm confused as to whether the 9 gb of available memory is a permanent thing, I thought it was a thing from the stock Rom with the bloatware.

I deleted a clockwork mod folder and it cleared 7gb.
I'm not sure why it took up that much space. But I'm still wondering why it only gives 9gb and not 16 on cyanogenmod

re: free space
joshua.justice said:
I deleted a clockwork mod folder and it cleared 7gb.
I'm not sure why it took up that much space. But I'm still wondering why it only gives 9gb and not 16 on cyanogenmod
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I know exactly what took up all that space, it was your many backups of your rom which you made in Rom Manager or in
CWM recovery.

Misterjunky said:
I know exactly what took up all that space, it was your many backups of your rom which you made in Rom Manager or in
CWM recovery.
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I made one backup. I'm not sure that one backup should take up that amount of memory.

Misterjunky said:
I know exactly what took up all that space, it was your many backups of your rom which you made in Rom Manager or in
CWM recovery.
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This is the same question I was asking... I don't think you can access the 9 gigs of space that Samsung uses. It seems like a separate partition unless I'm wrong.... And I hope I am.
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phantasybm said:
This is the same question I was asking... I don't think you can access the 9 gigs of space that Samsung uses. It seems like a separate partition unless I'm wrong.... And I hope I am.
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Samsung's partition which is used for the rom is shared by the user memory.
You can access all of the phone including the rom partition once your phone is
rooted and you install a root capable file manager like root explorer.
There are many different ones at the play store to choose from.
But I think Root Explorer is by far the best and easiest to use.

Misterjunky said:
Samsung's partition which is used for the rom is shared by the user memory.
You can access all of the phone including the rom partition once your phone is
rooted and you install a root capable file manager like root explorer.
There are many different ones at the play store to choose from.
But I think Root Explorer is by far the best and easiest to use.
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Since you seem to know everything where does the other 7 gb go?
I don't think cyanogenmod is the same size as the stock Rom with the bloatware.

joshua.justice said:
Since you seem to know everything where does the other 7 gb go?
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Haha what a wise @ss! People are chiming in trying to help you understand your phone's memory partition.
Someone already told you... your CWM back ups took up the space. The rest if for you to find out. If your device is rooted you can free up space.
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Charlie Brown said:
Haha what a wise @ss! People are chiming in trying to help you understand your phone's memory partition.
Someone already told you... your CWM back ups took up the space. The rest if for you to find out. If your device is rooted you can free up space.
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Obviously you're the wise ass because you couldn't figure out that I've fixed that issue.
I'm wondering about the 7 gb that works make my phone the 16 GBP as advertised. Not what's in my picture in my previous post.
Thanks though.

re: different roms
joshua.justice said:
Since you seem to know everything where does the other 7 gb go?
I don't think cyanogenmod is the same size as the stock Rom with the bloatware.
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CM10.x rom is a lot smaller than the stock rom. They are between 300MB to 400MB including GAPPS.
Stock roms are at least 1.6BGB and custom roms can range from 900MB to 1.2GB.
If you have root access which I don't know if you do, use a file manager like root explorer
and navigate to "/" which is the ROOT directory of the phone.
There you will see a 4-5 screenfulls of of folders and a lot of files in the / root directory
Most of those folders and files are various different parts of the rom on the root of the phone.
Some of the folders are simply shortcuts and virtual locations to the /sdcard and external sdcard.
To be able see all those protected root locations with the folders and files the phone must be rooted.

joshua.justice said:
Obviously you're the wise ass because you couldn't figure out that I've fixed that issue.
I'm wondering about the 7 gb that works make my phone the 16 GBP as advertised. Not what's in my picture in my previous post.
Thanks though.
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See the other thread you're already posting in about this. I've answered you there.
Edit: to further clarify, loading a different ROM doesn't change the partitions (unless noted). You'll still have the same partition size for apps on one ROM as you will another. Debloating won't shift the 'free' space from one partition to another.

First off the phone doesn't really have 16 GB storage, regardless of all the bloatware Samsung has, the phone has no more than 12 GB internal storage, and 2+ gigs is taken by the system partition. The only way to reclaim that would be if someone made a tool to re-partition the system size like they did for the HTC HD2 but I doubt it's going to be a easy task. So until then, even installing Cyanogenmod doesn't reclaim the space at all.

[Q] Insufficient Storage Available

HI ,
I have just changed my phone installation preference to external storage through androidADK kit. But after that when ever i am trying to install any application getting the error of "Insufficient Storage Available" although my SD card has 15 GB free space.
Please help i am using samsung galaxy grand duos

mankjas said:
HI ,
I have just changed my phone installation preference to external storage through androidADK kit. But after that when ever i am trying to install any application getting the error of "Insufficient Storage Available" although my SD card has 15 GB free space.
Please help i am using samsung galaxy grand duos
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First Copy all the stuff to your PC then simply Format your SD Card from 'Phone'
you problem will be solved

mankjas said:
HI ,
I have just changed my phone installation preference to external storage through androidADK kit. But after that when ever i am trying to install any application getting the error of "Insufficient Storage Available" although my SD card has 15 GB free space.
Please help i am using samsung galaxy grand duos
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The method what you are doing will work on gingerbeard not in jb... You have to remove the preferences using same method..
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Insufficient Storage Available
Please help me. My device shows 396 MB as free space yet I am not able to install a 3 MB app. Why is it so? To my surprise, it show 98.35 GB memory under the head "Used space". How come I have used 98.35 GB?

swanand7893 said:
Please help me. My device shows 396 MB as free space yet I am not able to install a 3 MB app. Why is it so? To my surprise, it show 98.35 GB memory under the head "Used space". How come I have used 98.35 GB?
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Go to Settings>Applications>All applications>Gallery and check the Data/Cache used. This is/was a known bug in the initial 4.2.2 release for grand. Clear the cache/data for Gallery then Reboot, check Settings>Storage should be fixed

iceyhotguy said:
Go to Settings>Applications>All applications>Gallery and check the Data/Cache used. This is/was a known bug in the initial 4.2.2 release for grand. Clear the cache/data for Gallery then Reboot, check Settings>Storage should be fixed
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Heyy it says all the data will be deleted. It includes files, accounts, databased etc.
Is it safe to proceed? I don't want to lose my images or videos...

swanand7893 said:
Heyy it says all the data will be deleted. It includes files, accounts, databased etc.
Is it safe to proceed? I don't want to lose my images or videos...
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If you are doing only for the Gallery application, yes it's very safe. All you will loose are the settings and the thumbnails gallery app generated for your quick viewing.
Any apps data/cache is limited to what it creates, the images and videos are your own it won't touch them

iceyhotguy said:
If you are doing only for the Gallery application, yes it's very safe. All you will loose are the settings and the thumbnails gallery app generated for your quick viewing.
Any apps data/cache is limited to what it creates, the images and videos are your own it won't touch them
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Heyy thank you so much. It solved the problem. Now the free space is 652 MB almost double! What other app data shall I clear at some intervals so that I won't face this problem again?
Thanks in advance

swanand7893 said:
Heyy thank you so much. It solved the problem. Now the free space is 652 MB almost double! What other app data shall I clear at some intervals so that I won't face this problem again?
Thanks in advance
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Only gallery app data causes this problem as far as I know, rest of the space should be from your apps. If you clear their data you will loose any settings or changes you have done to/through them

iceyhotguy said:
Only gallery app data causes this problem as far as I know, rest of the space should be from your apps. If you clear their data you will loose any settings or changes you have done to/through them
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Thanks! By the way I have one more problem. When I see images from WhatsApp in landscape mode, an area equal to that of notification bar gets cropped. What could be the problem? I am uploading the screenshots of a photo in portrait as well as landscape mode.
Thanks in advance.
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"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
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Do a factory reset..problem solve...
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neon933 said:
Do a factory reset..problem solve...
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No it doesn't solve the problem. I am still facing the same issue. My images get cropped in landscape mode in WhatsApp
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Root your device and use 'link2sd' app from play store.
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hello, i am having the same problem when i try to update twitter. I am using CM11 custom rom for galaxy grand.
I dont want to do a hardreset , at least for now, and find another solution.
Anyone can help me ?

taydag said:
hello, i am having the same problem when i try to update twitter. I am using CM11 custom rom for galaxy grand.
I dont want to do a hardreset , at least for now, and find another solution.
Anyone can help me ?
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mankjas said:
HI ,
I have just changed my phone installation preference to external storage through androidADK kit. But after that when ever i am trying to install any application getting the error of "Insufficient Storage Available" although my SD card has 15 GB free space.
Please help i am using samsung galaxy grand duos
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Move your images, videos, songs from your internal SD card to - - > external Sd card.
Thats it. So simple
Press thanks Button
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