I'm surprised this is still an issue even with Android 6.0, but... Has anybody ever figured out why it doesn't seem to work at all for apps?
Over many phones, many ROM's, and many versions of Android, I *always* have the options checked for this feature. Almost never does Google restore my apps from the store. I've seen it work maybe 5% of the time, where after signing in, the Play Store will start reinstalling all the apps I had previously.
So, has anybody ever figured out a trick for this? We posted this issue to Google years ago. By Android 6.0, it seems like this is a really stupid issue to have, especially for people who don't know how to back up apps or are switching to a different version of Android (where the app should be downloaded again, not restored from a local backup).
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Apparently I don't have enough posts to put this in a thread where I could get this answered right away, so this will have to do. .
Coming from CommRom 1.3, I loaded TSM Resurrection 1.0 (EI20) on my phone last night and everything is working pretty well. I restored most of my applications and haven't had any hiccups until just now. One of the applications I restored is Madden 12, which I got from the Verizon VCAST app store. Apparently I need VCAST app store to run Madden. I tried searching for the app store on Android Marketplace, but it won't show up. I then tried via the vzw.com website and it tells me that "this item is not available on your carrier."
So I was initially thinking my carrier settings were wiped out (which didn't happen the last time I loaded a ROM). I tried *228 option 2 and that didn't help. But now I'm wondering if it's possible that the VCAST isn't showing up because I'm on 2.3.5. I also noticed that My Verizon Manager also doesn't show up in the Marketplace. I looked through my computer and it says one of the system requirements is to have Android 2.0 to 2.3.3. So could it not be showing up because my OS is too far ahead?
Hope someone has an answer for me. God bless these forums, I've learned so much on here already Any responses appreciated. Thanks.
I have flashed many Roms over the last year, Jedi Roms, Infamous Roms, Stock, and most recently Rushing's Shadow Rom. I have stuck to only Touchwiz based Roms since I need WiFi Calling to use my cell phone in my apartment.
The one thing I noticed every time I flashed is that the phone would get significantly slower after I rebooted the phone the first time after I installed a bunch of apps. (Not after the first one I do after the phone has resynch'ed contacts and stuff from google) Additionally, after a couple months the phone would get so slow that I would reflash a new Rom (generally, by this time a new version, but if a new version is not available, I usually switch Roms)
The apps I usually download include:
Google - YouTube, Maps
T-Mobile -Visual Voicemail
Media - Pulse, BeyondPod, a music player
Root stuff - Titanium, Rom toolbox, ES file explorer, etc.
Popular apps - Facebook, twitter, ebay, bank of america, etc.
Are any of these apps known to degrade the performance of your phone over time? Is there a way to diagnose which of these apps are running and when?
A second theory I have is that something on my SD card is either corrupt or not getting wiped properly. Then, these corrupt sectors/files cause performance to decrease over time? Has anybody heard of anything like this? Are there any utilities out there to look for corrupt file. Can anyone reccomend a SD cleaning app that might help if this is the case?
A third theory is that these customized Roms aren't as stable as they are thought to be. I don't believe this is the case since the developers on this forum are much smarter than me, and thoroughly test their roms. Additionally, I have seen this happen with Stock rooted also, which also discounts this theory.
Most of this is spit-balling so that people can see my symptoms (if you had similar symptoms, please share troubleshooting steps and resolution) as well as maybe trigger an idea in someone that has an easy fix to my issue. I like this phone a lot and I don't want to buy a new phone just to avoid these issues. I think this phone is still capable of handling the workload of a 2013 smartphone.
Please let me know any tests/logs that would help you help me solve this problem.
Yes , here it is again but now on the G3 (Verizon). I have done all the many suggested things after googling this message yet it still happens (not always) but pretty regularly at boot up. Anyone else seeing this on their G3?
already done:
rest apps preferences
re-enabled download manager
uninstalled new beta Google play store and reinstalled the stock one
uninstalled swiftkey (just in case)
maybe a few other odds and ends I forgot just now.
Noticed after I installed google keyboard.
I uninstalled it and it works fine. Proper load. I hate this lg keyboard. Come on paranoid android roms
Yeah, I have that google keyboard as well for the new L skin. I wonder why keyboards have this effect. I remember the swiftkey on did this for a while on the G2. Well as long as I know that is causing it I might be able to live with it for now. It's just not knowing which was getting to me.
I'm running stock AT&T 4.0.4 ROM, rooted with CWM. Google Play Services just updated to version 9.2.56 (034-124593566), and it's sucking my battery dry and making the phone run hot. I have a spare phone and brought it online, and the same thing happened as soon as Google Play Services updated. It is running anywhere from 50% to 80% of my battery when the screen is below 10%. Yep, it's using more than 10x what the screen requires. Battery that used to last 18 hours now lasts 2 to 3. Others have posted similar comments in the Play Store (like that's going to do any good). Common theme is it's older OSes.
I have tried disabling everything and it doesn't do any good. Too many things break if Google Play Services is removed. Going back to an old version is futile -- it self-updates within minutes. I tried GServiceFix and it works for few minutes, then the usage creeps up again.
I sent Google an email, but I expect nothing less than the run-around. So, I turn to XDA Developers.
First, is anyone else here still running stock, and did the same thing happen to you? How about on other ROMs (please specify)? Did you find a fix?
Assuming Google will do little to help, I need to do something to make my phone work right. So if there is a ROM where this is not a problem, I guess it's time to jump in. Problem is, some of the links in this forum are broken. I've found (or already had) most of what I think I need except a version or EFS Professional that works on our phone. I can find no working links to an older version that will do the job. I do have a Nandroid backup (also stored on my NAS), which I believe can restore the EFS, but I'd like to get just the EFS in case I need to load it to the system after flashing. None of the tools available in the Play Store seem to work on the Glide -- I end up with an empty backup directory.
My plan, assuming there is a Jellybean ROM without this issue, is to flash twrp-2.8.4-flashable.zip, since I understand TWRP is required for JB, then do another Nandroid backup with it, then flash whichever ROM is suggested to get over this. I've looked at Bubor's CM10.2, and it looks like it will fill my needs unless it also suffers this problem. If there is a reason I should update the Kernel, please let me know. I have not seen anything that makes me believe I need to.
Man, I wish one of the manufacturers would come out with a similarly sized new phone with a slide-out keyboard and AT&T compatible. I'd gladly upgrade, but there is nothing out there that meets my needs. Samsung S5 mini with slider -- I'm in.
Hi,
its one year later...
I'm with the same problem. Do you still have a solution?
Other ROMs have issues with camera and BT...
https://productforums.google.com/fo...rce=footer#!msg/play/uX3Xqk2gi_k/LurezyxjAgAJ
Has anyone else noticed apps updating (at least according to the recently updated list in Google Play since there is no notification in the curtain tat shows up) without permission? I have seen this on 4 devices now with Android versions M, N, and O (O for two Mate SEs). All of the devices I have seen it happen on are rooted. All of the devices are set in Play to not auto-update apps. This happened for the first time that I saw a few weeks ago.I noticed it because despite showing as recently updated there were no new apps or versions to backup in Titanium Backup. That has been the pattern (no updates to backup in Titanium). It was really obvious when it happened a couple of times over the weekend when nobody was updating apps. At least one was the Google Music app that updated on both SEs a couple of days apart. That app hasn't even updated according to Google Play since Oct 25. I thought that maybe Titanium just wasn't recognizing an incremental version update and that was why it didn't show as needing backed up. once I saw the updated date on play, I knew that wasn't the case. Just one of those weird things that triggers your OCD, LOL.
I have not seen it on the two devices (Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL) I have running P, BTW.