I discovered something, maybe someone is interested, so I'll write it briefly.
If you take a picture with the camera (whatever else, right) and then look at it in the gallery, it is cached as a preview. If you delete it, it is gone in the gallery and if you then empty the trash, it is not saved anywhere (is temporarily saved in /storage/emulated/0/MIUI/Gallery/cloud/.trahsbin). Nothing new so far.
But: if you look under /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.miui.gallery/gallery_disk_cache/full_size or small_size, you can still see the smaller pictures, so to speak the small preview pictures in the gallery (you can rename the .0 to .jpg). Even the oldest ones that have been made and deleted long time ago were there, just smaller (less than 1MB), but they are there and take up memory. Even a restart does not delete them. I don't know if there is any limit and if it will not be erased at some point. Otherwise it is just a kind of second backup or the memory will run out at some point in the case of frequent photographers or video takers. The security tool did not remove them when you tried to use the cleaner tool. At least in my case it didn't.
I've just looked and yes they are all there - This is a huge security issue in my opinion
That's unfortunately quite standard way for many apps which cache picture files for faster viewing, previews mostly will not get deleted automatically. App can store such previews as cache or app data, so to remove previews you need to clean corresponding category. For MIUI gallery it would be app data.
If you are concerned about storage use, clean data every now and then. If you are concerned about security - don't use your phone to take sensitive pictures.
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That's unfortunately quite standard way for many apps which cache picture files for faster viewing, previews mostly will not get deleted automatically. App can store such previews as cache or app data, so to remove previews you need to clean corresponding category. For MIUI gallery it would be app data.
If you are concerned about storage use, clean data every now and then. If you are concerned about security - don't use your phone to take sensitive pictures.
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I disagree with this comment for a few reasons
1- There is no option to clear data of the MIUI gallery app. It only allows you to clear cache
2 - This only effects pictures taken with the stock camera app. If you use a 3rd party camera app & a different gallery app it doesn't happen (I've checked their data folders too)
3 - Define sensitive image. In my opinion any image I take is sensitive if I don't intend to share it with anyone regardless of what the image actually is. If I delete the image it should be deleted & not stored in data of the stock gallery apps data
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I disagree with this comment for a few reasons
1- There is no option to clear data of the MIUI gallery app. It only allows you to clear cache
2 - This only effects pictures taken with the stock camera app. If you use a 3rd party camera app & a different gallery app it doesn't happen (I've checked their data folders too)
3 - Define sensitive image. In my opinion any image I take is sensitive if I don't intend to share it with anyone regardless of what the image actually is. If I delete the image it should be deleted & not stored in data of the stock gallery apps data
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1. you are right, but with root access it can be done easily directly or through another app. I suppose that "MIUI optimizations" are blocking "clean data" button.
2. it happens with Simple gallery app, Total commander, Quickpic,.. Some apps store data in cache, others store them as app data. It doesn't matter if you use stock or 3rd party camera app. As soon as you open MIUI gallery or another gallery app (or allow them to be always running and scanning storage for new pictures), it generates a preview and keeps it for a future use.
3. yes I agree, but you unfortunately can't rely on this assumption. Any app with access to storage area should be considered as a source of potential data leak.
I am not defending MIUI apps (I avoid them like plague), just wanted to highlight that it's not the only app with such issue.
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1. you are right, but with root access it can be done easily directly or through another app. I suppose that "MIUI optimizations" are blocking "clean data" button.
2. it happens with Simple gallery app, Total commander, Quickpic,.. Some apps store data in cache, others store them as app data. It doesn't matter if you use stock or 3rd party camera app. As soon as you open MIUI gallery or another gallery app (or allow them to be always running and scanning storage for new pictures), it generates a preview and keeps it for a future use.
3. yes I agree, but you unfortunately can't rely on this assumption. Any app with access to storage area should be considered as a source of potential data leak.
I am not defending MIUI apps (I avoid them like plague), just wanted to highlight that it's not the only app with such issue.
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Storing them in cache is fine as the cache can be deleted - I've checked simple gallery app and it doesn't store anything permanently in data.
What I have an issue with is the permanent storage of these files in data. If they are temp files they should be stored as cache which is deleted when you clear the cache.
I agree that anything stored could be leaked however if you delete a file it should be deleted and not leave temp files behind that cannot be removed through clearing cache (by deleted I mean deleted at user level & not deleted beyond some forensic recovery tool)
Using open camera and simple gallery app no such files are left behind permanently in data
Thanks for cross-checking this. I think both of your comments are right. Many apps are keeping this cached data, but I also would like to see a possibility to clean this data for privacy reasons. The question what is considered to be sensitive is manyfold of course. I sometimes take a picture of a postal document to store it on my PC, but would also consider family pictures as private.
For me - in a good sense - it looks like a simple bug, that the authors of the SW didn't check this. In a more bad sense, but I haven't tried that (and will not ) is that this cache is possibly transferred to Xiaomi if you use a Mi-account on your device. Who knows. Just remembering the old story with this Mi-browser......
Therefore I shared, as it may fill your device storage over time, which was my main concern.
Thanks for sharing, I didn't want to discourage you or dismiss this issue as irrelevant. MIUI gallery should certainly store such data in cache folder and/or delete the preview after removal of the source picture. I am going to delete all data and disable the app through ADB, I used it only once to test the sky replacement feature anyway and now I have a good reason to disable it again.
Edit: with disabled MIUI gallery, after taking the screenshot it doesn't show the usual edit window, it saves the picture right away. Just in case if anyone wondered about the impact.
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Thanks for sharing, I didn't want to discourage you or dismiss this issue as irrelevant. MIUI gallery should certainly store such data in cache folder and/or delete the preview after removal of the source picture. I am going to delete all data and disable the app through ADB, I used it only once to test the sky replacement feature anyway and now I have a good reason to disable it again.
Edit: with disabled MIUI gallery, after taking the screenshot it doesn't show the usual edit window, it saves the picture right away. Just in case if anyone wondered about the impact.
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You can also revoke the storage permissions for the MIUI gallery app - you keep the screenshot edit window but as it doesn't have permissions to access storage it can't save the preview files to data
Interesting ,thanks for sharing.
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Hi Guys.
Looking for a little bit of help
Hope this is in the right section.
Basically i have had astro file manager on my phone for a couple of weeks now.
I use it too move the odd file hear and there and clear internal caches etc.
I also use it too delete folders full of stuff i no longer have.
ie. I uninstalled xscope web browser but there was still a folder for this in astro so i deleted the folder.
Should i be doing this??
Also is there a better way too clear all of the unwanted stuff from my phone like the folders with nothing in etc??
And is there a way i can clear all caches from my apps to free up a little space every week?
What do you guys do to ensure there is as less clutter as possible?
On a slightly different note how can i arrange my folders within my pictures so that i can have sub folders like family, friends, 2010 holiday etc etc?
Im sure i have a million questions but ill get these first ones out the way first
Thanks for your help
And FYI im running android 2.1 unrooted on a Virgin HTC desire (don't know when ill get the update through was led to believe the 15th september)
any help on this.
I went through my apps individually via settings > apps > manage apps
sorted them via size and cleared all the biggest files cache.
Freed up 10mb of space.
What damage am i doing or what information am i losing by doing this though??
Or will i notice no difference myself when in these apps with cleared cache?
Theres an app called "quick app clean cache" its not free but very cheap, works as a good cache cleanner for non rooted phones, you can clean all cache with 1 click on a rooted phone but on stock phones the app lists every app thats got a cache and tells you the size so you dont have to check every single app.
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What info will I loss though. Anything important. Market has 3mb cache. Will it effect me deleting all caches
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You mentioned about folders on your sd card, but the threads about internal space?
Deleting caches will generally only delete thumbnails etc which are there to speed up file browsing. You wont loose anything important if you delete them.
when clearing facebook cache username and password go
lennshow66 said:
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No, they will only go if you clear the data from the app, not the cache.
You can delete any cache files, they shouldnt effect anything, the browser, market, facebook & youtube ushally have the largest.
Some apps like facebook, twitter & movies (flixster) seem to grow in data size (not just cache) when you use them,
clearing the data deletes all info so dont clear data on anything like contacts or anything important, but on those 3 its ok as it just means putting your user name & PW in again and reactivationg the settings/notifications. Shouldnt take more than a min or 2
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The Android Gallery app data (Settings/Device Storage/Applications/Gallery/Data) in our GN8 keeps growing. It gets about 50Mb larger each time the tab is turned on or restarted. It doesn't grow while the tablet or Gallery application is in use and overall data usage doesn't increase either.
Here's what I've found...so far:
* Wi-Fi data consumption does not increase. This would be important if this were happening on a smartphone...3G or 4G data cap considerations.
* Sync is turned OFF...everywhere. All syncs are turned off for Google and Samsung accounts, email, internet, etc.
* Google+ and Picassa apps have been turned OFF. Accounts were never created for either one.
* The only Gallery settings (Wi-Fi OFF) are for Tag Buddy and Face Tag. Both have been turned OFF.
* Clearing the Gallery data starts the process all over again. Each subsequent cold boot or restart of the tab results in about a 50Mb increase of the Gallery data...NOT Wi-Fi data consumption. Clearing the Gallery data also resets Tab Buddy and Face Tag settings to default.
I'm starting to think this is some sort of Google-related Gallery pix auto-backup feature. But considering those apps that may be affected by syncing or backing-up of photos are turned OFF, why is this happening at all???
If this behavior is not normal (as designed), how can it be stopped/prevented?
Any advice or recommendations are greatly appreciated.
What exactly do you mean?
As in you clear data then restart the tablet and 50 MB appears? Every time you restart, so just to understand 0 data .... restart 50MB.... restart then 50 + 50 =100 and adding 50MB every restart?
As far as Google+ account goes I believe this is done automatically.
Check out these sites.
http://www.iwebsoftsolution.com/thr...ur-android-gallery-app-is-using-so-much-data/
http://lifehacker.com/disable-google-photo-sync-to-clean-up-your-gallery-app-1148620893
http://android.appstorm.net/how-to/internet/how-to-remove-picasa-albums-from-your-gallery/
Hoping this helps
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EnzoS. said:
The Android Gallery app data (Settings/Device Storage/Applications/Gallery/Data) in our GN8 keeps growing. It gets about 50Mb larger each time the tab is turned on or restarted. It doesn't grow while the tablet or Gallery application is in use and overall data usage doesn't increase either.
Here's what I've found...so far:
* Wi-Fi data consumption does not increase. This would be important if this were happening on a smartphone...3G or 4G data cap considerations.
* Sync is turned OFF...everywhere. All syncs are turned off for Google and Samsung accounts, email, internet, etc.
* Google+ and Picassa apps have been turned OFF. Accounts were never created for either one.
* The only Gallery settings (Wi-Fi OFF) are for Tag Buddy and Face Tag. Both have been turned OFF.
* Clearing the Gallery data starts the process all over again. Each subsequent cold boot or restart of the tab results in about a 50Mb increase of the Gallery data...NOT Wi-Fi data consumption. Clearing the Gallery data also resets Tab Buddy and Face Tag settings to default.
I'm starting to think this is some sort of Google-related Gallery pix auto-backup feature. But considering those apps that may be affected by syncing or backing-up of photos are turned OFF, why is this happening at all???
If this behavior is not normal (as designed), how can it be stopped/prevented?
Any advice or recommendations are greatly appreciated.
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I replied to your earlier thread... My fix works well and cleared up the index cache with images.
Harjan112 said in a previous post:
What exactly do you mean? As in you clear data then restart the tablet and 50 MB appears? Every time you restart, so just to understand 0 data .... restart 50MB.... restart then 50 + 50 =100 and adding 50MB every restart?
Yup...that's exactly what's happening. At one time, the data size increased by about 50Mb each time the tab was started, restarted, rebooted. The "50Mb" number changes with the size of the Gallery. That is, if the Gallery has a ton of pictures in it, that 50Mb might be considerably larger. If the Gallery is reduced in number of images, the "add on" data level might be proportionally smaller. Yes, if the data is cleared and starts at 0 (zero), each successive start or restart increases the size of that data that is reported. I have never let the data increase go for any length of time to see if it eventually stops at the byte size of all images in the gallery. From what I can see, it can keep growing indefinitely. Driving me nuts.
I haven't taken the time to review the sites you included but I'll do that right now.
I might add at this time that the tablet IS NOT ROOTED. Consequently, other recommended "fixes" or installed apps could not be considered.
One other thing: we do not have a Google+ account. As a result, Google+ is not used and has been turned off.
Once again, thank you very much for following through with this.
EnzoS. said:
One other thing: we do not have a Google+ account. As a result, Google+ is not used and has been turned off.
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This quite frankly all depends off when you made the Google account, because Google started cramming Google+ down the throats of people that made new account and were not aware of this happening, same goes for me I never signed up for Google+ but when I looked to figure out the problem you are having I came to the conclusion that I had to my surprise Google+
I would go thru every setting/option in your Google account just to make sure.
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Harjan112 said:
This quite frankly all depends off when you made the Google account, because Google started cramming Google+ down the throats of people that made new account and were not aware of this happening, same goes for me I never signed up for Google+ but when I looked to figure out the problem you are having I came to the conclusion that I had to my surprise Google+
I would go thru every setting/option in your Google account just to make sure.
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You might be on to something. We bought the tab in July (2013) equipped with Android 4.1.2 and setup the Google account upon initial startup. A few months later, the 4.2.2 upgrade was crammed down my throat then I started noticing the strange/weird stuff. If my memory is correct, stuff relative to Google+ and Picasa started showing up. Picasa, in particular came up as one of the choices when selecting wallpaper along with the Gallery choices. About that time, I turned off Google+ and Picasa having never setup accounts for either one of them.
Being an Android novice, I started thinking that even though I dropped both Google+ and Picasa they might have retained their default settings that may to this day be affecting how the Gallery works. That being said, keep in mind that I have never seen any spike in Wi-Fi data usage which would have (IMO) indicated the Gallery might be trying to upload pictures to online accounts (Google+ and/or Picasa). The only thing that keeps getting bigger is: Settings > Applications manager > All > Gallery > Data. I believe that some sort of unnecessary caching is going on and I have no idea where the files that are being created are being stored (not rooted).
I made sure that the Google account has EVERYTHING sync-associated (all check boxes) UNCHECKED...from day one. I've seen in more than one forum that there should have been a box to check/uncheck within the Google account settings for syncing pictures. Those suggestions might be for certain Samsung/Android cellphones. On our Note 8.0 there is no such box.
I'm sure I've left out some details but you've been really good at prying information out of me so I'm hoping you have more questions.
So...what do you think? Could the Google+ and/or Picasa accounts been setup without my knowledge? If so, should I go into them and turn everything off or has turning them off already done all that for me?
I'm starting to confuse myself.
EnzoS
EnzoS. said:
I believe that some sort of unnecessary caching is going on and I have no idea where the files that are being created are being stored (not rooted).
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Gallery caches & thumbnails can be found here "../mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.sec.android.gallery3d" in My files.
Some folders like will be hidden.
So, change settings in your file manager or in system to display hidden files & folders.
As you suggested, I would indeed just try to log into Google+ and make sure everything is off/disabled, once you are sure disable Google+, and for picassa do the same procedure.
Also take a look at this site http://marcwillmore.com/2013/04/24/...d-albums-from-your-android-jellybean-gallery/ especially the part about "Cloud agent"
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@ EnzoS if everything else fails, go to your settings... gallery ... clear data and cache, then turn it off.
After you've done that go to the play store and get Quickpic that is IMO about the best gallery replacement that's out there and best off all it's FREE and AD FREE.
Here's a direct link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
Hoping it helps
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Harjan112 said:
@ EnzoS if everything else fails, go to your settings... gallery ... clear data and cache, then turn it off.
After you've done that go to the play store and get Quickpic that is IMO about the best gallery replacement that's out there and best off all it's FREE and AD FREE.
Here's a direct link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
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Harjan112: Thank you again for your suggestion. My next step will be exactly as you described. I've heard nothing negative about QuickPic and I can't wait to try it out. I do have one concern, however. I read somewhere, and I think it was in a not-so-recent post that warned about some form of conflict with the tab's camera. I think it said that if the stock Gallery was not available to view a recently-taken picture by tapping the little thumbnail in the lower-right corner of the camera UI, there was no way to quickly view a snapshot because this function might be tied exclusively to the stock Gallery. Have you heard anything in this regard or has the current version of QuickPic overcome this issue?
EnzoS
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I think it said that if the stock Gallery was not available to view a recently-taken picture by tapping the little thumbnail in the lower-right corner of the camera UI, there was no way to quickly view a snapshot because this function might be tied exclusively to the stock Gallery.
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This is correct, I guess that would be the only downfall.
Check out this camera app that could replace the stock camera, it does have the preview window and you can choose what app you want to use for previewing the pictures.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
Hoping this helps
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EnzoS. said:
Harjan112: Thank you again for your suggestion. My next step will be exactly as you described. I've heard nothing negative about QuickPic and I can't wait to try it out. I do have one concern, however. I read somewhere, and I think it was in a not-so-recent post that warned about some form of conflict with the tab's camera. I think it said that if the stock Gallery was not available to view a recently-taken picture by tapping the little thumbnail in the lower-right corner of the camera UI, there was no way to quickly view a snapshot because this function might be tied exclusively to the stock Gallery. Have you heard anything in this regard or has the current version of QuickPic overcome this issue?
EnzoS
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Well, I gave quickpic a try, still like the Gallery app the best on a tablet. The only way your going to be happy is to root and setup exposed with wanam module at the very minimum. I know, you do not want to void warranty, but you can root without flashing, and completely remove it as well.
Also, quickpic does create some sort of cache, though you can adjust what cache you want to some degree.
I did a side by side comparison with quickness and use, in some ways quickpic seems easier at finding what you want quickly, but the way I organized my media on SD and setup paths to point to them properly, makes both near equals. Though Gallery is faster at bringing up images when quickly scrolling, while both have caching disabled.
Not that I am pro Gallery, just I feel I am going backwards with non-tablet apps over stock.
If I were constantly battling over 500MB of cached images, which can be easily done if left stock, I would lean towards rooting over dealing with app shortcomings.
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Well, I gave quickpic a try, still like the Gallery app the best on a tablet. The only way your going to be happy is to root and setup exposed with wanam module at the very minimum. I know, you do not want to void warranty, but you can root without flashing, and completely remove it as well.
Also, quickpic does create some sort of cache, though you can adjust what cache you want to some degree.
I did a side by side comparison with quickness and use, in some ways quickpic seems easier at finding what you want quickly, but the way I organized my media on SD and setup paths to point to them properly, makes both near equals. Though Gallery is faster at bringing up images when quickly scrolling, while both have caching disabled.
Not that I am pro Gallery, just I feel I am going backwards with non-tablet apps over stock.
If I were constantly battling over 500MB of cached images, which can be easily done if left stock, I would lean towards rooting over dealing with app shortcomings.
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It's good to hear that you actually have experience with the app in question. So many forum responders have never even used a particular app or have encountered various issues but have opinions and recommendations anyway.
WRT my acceptance of the tab's performance, that's what I was initially looking to find out. Is this phenomenon of the Gallery's data "bloat" what is expected to be happening or do we have a problem that should be fixed? I believe you are saying that this is normal behavior. If so, I'm good with that and will periodically take steps to clean it up...as I have been doing for many months now. If this is not normal, that is, the size of the "data" should reach a plateau and stop growing, I want to do something about it. Otherwise, I'd be perfectly happy to accept it as SOP and move on. No need to go nuts over a non-issue (ha).
Like you, I'd prefer to use the apps that came with the device rather than be constantly looking for something that might be superior to or offer a couple more insignificant features. Although we don't like what they did with the appearance of the Gallery app when the 4.2.2 upgrade was forced down our throats, we're perfectly happy with the way it performs. We don't need anything capable of graphic manipulations on an 8" tablet that the wife uses primarily to play off-line games and to periodically check the weather radar and email. We're in our 60s and don't need another play toy (ha). When we need to perform any high intensity graphics or audio editing, we use the PC with a 22" HD monitor.
One last thing: please check out the screen dump I attached. So there's no more confusion, I have pointed to the reading on the Application Manager screen for the Gallery app that grows every time the tab is started or restarted. I trust we're on the same page with all this.
Very best...
EnzoS
I am actually using both apps I suggested here and not just put it on here without thinking that it might help you.
I hope you figure out what's wrong.
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I got it that you're using both the apps. Actually, that's probably the only way to see if it's gonna make a difference. I would never suggest that you're making a recommendation without actually thinking (knowing) that it would help the issue.
So...can I assume that you believe there is actually something wrong here or am I just complaining about something that is working properly but not necessarily up to my expectations? If this is the way it's supposed to work, I'm good with it. I'll leave it alone and go on to something new.
Were you able to view the image I attached?
What say you...oh wise one?
EnzoS
Where are the pictures located (internal or external SD card) and how many pictures are we talking?
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Everything is on internal SD. As an experiment, I took the number of pictures down to under 10. Right now, I loaded it up to 239 in 5 separate directories...EVERYTHING in the "Pictures" directory.
I just did a little experiment myself and transferred my pictures from my Note2 to my Note8, 600 some pics on external 64GB SD card, then turned my gallery back on to see what would happen here are some screenshots
Then did a restart
As you can see gallery data goes up but on quickpic it stays the same.
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Hi
I have the same problem but with a huge space 51 GB !!!!
And Google photos sync is off.
But also with this I still can install or uninstall apps without any problems.
I am using x note rom v5
am2010r said:
I have the same problem but with a huge space 51 GB !!!!
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Something doesn't look right at all.
The Note8 comes only in 2 "flavors" 16 or 32 GB internal memory!!!
Something is reporting the size wrong.
You could always give quickpic a try and see what happens.
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I just did a little experiment myself and transferred my pictures from my Note2 to my Note8, 600 some pics on external 64GB SD card, then turned my gallery back on to see what would happen here are some screenshots
Then did a restart
As you can see gallery data goes up but on quickpic it stays the same.
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It looks as though our conversation has attracted (finally) others who might be having the same problem. Thank you for your 2 cents am2010r.
Harjan112: Is it correct that you loaded your Note 8.0 with a bunch more pictures, checked the "data" reading, it was 14.73, then you rebooted and it was 38.50??? If that's the case, it appears that yours is doing what mine is doing: the "data" reading increases (at whatever increment the system wants to) upon each boot/reboot.
If that's the case then I have to assume the system wants to do that and I'll accept it and move on.
Of course, I thank you very much for taking all your time to help me unravel this.
EnzoS
Hi.
I just wrote a similar post in reply to a member's thread.It took me more than 1.5 hours,but when I finished my browser closed and all that work was proved to be in vain.
These are the tips which will help you to improve your phone's battery usage,ram and overall performance.
Disclamiar:Follow at your own risk.I am not responsible for any damage.
These are for people using and which plan to use stock roms.Custom roms can help you alot.Thanks to developers for them.
(I don't speak english.So sorry,if you cannot understand anything or something feels wrong.Ask me below for questions and any doubts.It is my 1st post.
TIPS:
1. Uninstall unwanted apps and those which dont work.Like games which you dont play.
Have a complete look at all the apps you have installed or are pre-installed.
If you dont use Here Maps,uninstall it.
Social apps like Facebook,bbm,viber,twitter,whatsapp use backgroung processing and network data leading to less ram.Uninstall which you dont use.For Facebook use Facebook lite version app.
For uninstalling these apps you need Titanium backup.Your device must be rooted and have Superuser installed.You can also disable apps from titanium backup so they wont work and you can defrost them any time you need them later.
2.If you think that you may need any app again in future.Copy its apk file.
Tutorial:
I use X-plore file manager for this purpose and for exploring root.It is free.
Install it and click on app manager.Select the app by long pressing on it or touching the 'marking' sign in front of it.You can mark multiple files at a time.Then copy them to your desired internal or external sdcard.You will have to open the target folder in the second pane.Click copy but dont tick move.You have succesfully copied desired file's apk to your sdcard.
If you are rooted,you can even copy apks of apps which are system apps and are not shown in app manager.
In xplore go to root,then system,then app.You will probably find all of the system apps apk here.Copy the ones you need like you did above.
This tip is especially useful for those wondering where their app's apk go after installing from google play store.You can find those apks in App manager,system>apps and also the ones you update and install only from google play from Data>apps.Even the apps included in google apps package and were updated like store,google services and weather and news etc from Data>apps.In order to know which app is it,click on it.It will ask you to install.You will be able to see the app's name in the appeared window.
You need root access for accessing System and Data inside Root folder.
Also you can learn which app was updated from 'Titanium backup'.It will show updated infront of those apps.
(I searched internet for above tip for a long time but could not find it,not all of it.Then I learnt it myself and shared with you.)
3.Install any taskmanager app,Greenify is the best b/c of its ease of use and other factors.It does not require root.But you will only get real benefit if you are rooted and will be able to hibernate all apps even those which dont hibernate in non-root mode like Uc Browser and other system apps.It requires donation package to greenify system apps.Get a donated version and install xposed then xposed's framework inside it.You will be in boost mode.You can check it by clicking Mode in Greenify.
4.Use Google play store instead of Nokia store.It is a lot better than nokia store and others.
Check if HERE supports your country and has maps for your country.If not then there is not point in keeping it.Uninstall it using Titanium Backup,scroll down to Here in titanium backup and uninstall it.If you really use maps but are not available on Nokia Here,try Google Maps or any other.
Maps,Email and social apps work in background and use mobile data.
5.Everytime you close an app make sure delete its notification from fastlane and also if you have updated your software,swipe down from upper side of touch screen,you will have and icon left of setting icon,it will be like swapping icon.Click it and then close all the apps except the one you are running right now by touching cross sign below them or just scroll up from down and click close all apps.
6.Move some heavy apps to your sdcard to free some space for other apps by going to setting>apps>manage apps>all and click on the apps you want to move and then click move to phone storage.
7.There are many applications which claim to optimize your ram and improve performance,you can check them out but most of them are not free.
For example,Sd card caches plus booster pro downloads caches to your sd card instead of default data folder which we accessed above.
And ther ram boosters,Battery saver pro plus booster etc.
See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2771255
For these apps.
8.This tip will feel a bit unusual but I know it works great because I have a mobile repairing background.
Always,Always keep your phone clean.Avoid
Taking it out in dust and rain or where ever there is a chance of getting it wet and dirty.
Use a soft cloth to clean your phone from outside and remove your battery clean it and especially battery terminals,then clean the terminals of battery inside the phone.4 of them are there which touch the battery and hence the phone gets power from battery.
If there is any dirt or foreign object or layer gently rub it off with a cloth or use a soft brush.You can use your old tooth brush too for cleaning purpose.
Actualy when any extra layer of dirt or water etc. is present on battery terminals,it messes with the supply of current to the phone.it can cause less power supply or even sudden increase which may lead to a dead phone or damaged phone.
JUst DONT GO ALL WILD AND BREAK THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND ANYTHING ELSE.
9.Dont forget the little hole about 3mm away from usb port on touch screen.Microphone is under it so clean off the dirt inside it or else the other person may not be able to hear you when on a call.
10.Dont use cracks and patchers too much.They can cause some application to stop suddenly.
11.Before installing any app,patch or custom rom or kernels,please thoroughly read all the instruction provided to know their pros and cons and also learn what problems they can cause so you may fix them and dont have to point your finger towards their developers for your loss.If they provided you with all information and somehow you damage your phone,it will be your fault.Only if they say everything will be fine,just install and dont tell you about the faults,then they can be responsible.
12.Feel free to search this forum and the internet to get more information.
Hope these help.
Again sorry for bad punctuation and spellings.If you dont understand anything,post below.I dont know much english.
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bloodtrue761 said:
Hi.
I just wrote a similar post in reply to a member's thread.It took me more than 1.5 hours,but when I finished my browser closed and all that work was proved to be in vain.
These are the tips which will help you to improve your phone's battery usage,ram and overall performance.
Disclamiar:Follow at your own risk.I am not responsible for any damage.
These are for people using and which plan to use stock roms.Custom roms can help you alot.Thanks to developers for them.
(I don't speak english.So sorry,if you cannot understand anything or something feels wrong.Ask me below for questions and any doubts.It is my 1st post.
TIPS:
1. Uninstall unwanted apps and those which dont work.Like games which you dont play.
Have a complete look at all the apps you have installed or are pre-installed.
If you dont use Here Maps,uninstall it.
Social apps like Facebook,bbm,viber,twitter,whatsapp use backgroung processing and network data leading to less ram.Uninstall which you dont use.For Facebook use Facebook lite version app.
For uninstalling these apps you need Titanium backup.Your device must be rooted and have Superuser installed.You can also disable apps from titanium backup so they wont work and you can defrost them any time you need them later.
2.If you think that you may need any app again in future.Copy its apk file.
Tutorial:
I use X-plore file manager for this purpose and for exploring root.It is free.
Install it and click on app manager.Select the app by long pressing on it or touching the 'marking' sign in front of it.You can mark multiple files at a time.Then copy them to your desired internal or external sdcard.You will have to open the target folder in the second pane.Click copy but dont tick move.You have succesfully copied desired file's apk to your sdcard.
If you are rooted,you can even copy apks of apps which are system apps and are not shown in app manager.
In xplore go to root,then system,then app.You will probably find all of the system apps apk here.Copy the ones you need like you did above.
This tip is especially useful for those wondering where their app's apk go after installing from google play store.You can find those apks in App manager,system>apps and also the ones you update and install only from google play from Data>apps.Even the apps included in google apps package and were updated like store,google services and weather and news etc from Data>apps.In order to know which app is it,click on it.It will ask you to install.You will be able to see the app's name in the appeared window.
You need root access for accessing System and Data inside Root folder.
Also you can learn which app was updated from 'Titanium backup'.It will show updated infront of those apps.
(I searched internet for above tip for a long time but could not find it,not all of it.Then I learnt it myself and shared with you.)
3.Install any taskmanager app,Greenify is the best b/c of its ease of use and other factors.It does not require root.But you will only get real benefit if you are rooted and will be able to hibernate all apps even those which dont hibernate in non-root mode like Uc Browser and other system apps.It requires donation package to greenify system apps.Get a donated version and install xposed then xposed's framework inside it.You will be in boost mode.You can check it by clicking Mode in Greenify.
4.Use Google play store instead of Nokia store.It is a lot better than nokia store and others.
Check if HERE supports your country and has maps for your country.If not then there is not point in keeping it.Uninstall it using Titanium Backup,scroll down to Here in titanium backup and uninstall it.If you really use maps but are not available on Nokia Here,try Google Maps or any other.
Maps,Email and social apps work in background and use mobile data.
5.Everytime you close an app make sure delete its notification from fastlane and also if you have updated your software,swipe down from upper side of touch screen,you will have and icon left of setting icon,it will be like swapping icon.Click it and then close all the apps except the one you are running right now by touching cross sign below them or just scroll up from down and click close all apps.
6.Move some heavy apps to your sdcard to free some space for other apps by going to setting>apps>manage apps>all and click on the apps you want to move and then click move to phone storage.
7.There are many applications which claim to optimize your ram and improve performance,you can check them out but most of them are not free.
For example,Sd card caches plus booster pro downloads caches to your sd card instead of default data folder which we accessed above.
And ther ram boosters,Battery saver pro plus booster etc.
See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2771255
For these apps.
8.This tip will feel a bit unusual but I know it works great because I have a mobile repairing background.
Always,Always keep your phone clean.Avoid
Taking it out in dust and rain or where ever there is a chance of getting it wet and dirty.
Use a soft cloth to clean your phone from outside and remove your battery clean it and especially battery terminals,then clean the terminals of battery inside the phone.4 of them are there which touch the battery and hence the phone gets power from battery.
If there is any dirt or foreign object or layer gently rub it off with a cloth or use a soft brush.You can use your old tooth brush too for cleaning purpose.
Actualy when any extra layer of dirt or water etc. is present on battery terminals,it messes with the supply of current to the phone.it can cause less power supply or even sudden increase which may lead to a dead phone or damaged phone.
JUst DONT GO ALL WILD AND BREAK THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND ANYTHING ELSE.
9.Dont forget the little hole about 3mm away from usb port on touch screen.Microphone is under it so clean off the dirt inside it or else the other person may not be able to hear you when on a call.
10.Dont use cracks and patchers too much.They can cause some application to stop suddenly.
11.Before installing any app,patch or custom rom or kernels,please thoroughly read all the instruction provided to know their pros and cons and also learn what problems they can cause so you may fix them and dont have to point your finger towards their developers for your loss.If they provided you with all information and somehow you damage your phone,it will be your fault.Only if they say everything will be fine,just install and dont tell you about the faults,then they can be responsible.
12.Feel free to search this forum and the internet to get more information.
Hope these help.
Again sorry for bad punctuation and spellings.If you dont understand anything,post below.I dont know much english.
Thanks..
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Thanks buddy alot , I never expected to get such a long reply.
Thanks for wasting so much of your time to help me.
newsony said:
Thanks buddy alot , I never expected to get such a long reply.
Thanks for wasting so much of your time to help me.
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no problem.
Download greenify,titanium backup and other apps mentioned and you will never have slow speed.
Good evening. After buying a couple of themes on the Galaxy store and applying them, my themes always seem to go back to the 'default' ones all the time. I cant figure out how to use any of the bought themes as 'default' even though in the software its is selected as default. Thanks
Try clearing system cache on the boot menu.
Cache on themes; you may need to clear the data if this doesn't work but you'll lose all the downloads. Try not to do this.
Maybe clear caches on other related Samsung apps.
Make sure it's not a 3rd party app causing this.
Does it run ok in safe mode?
Tks for the quick reply. I'm fairly new on the Galaxy phones so ill need to see how to clear the system cache. Same goes for safe mode. Not sure how to get there ..
What OS are you running?
Android Version 11 - Default ROM
Just google how to pull up the boot menu* and safe mode. It similar on all Samsung models but can vary slightly.
You need to push the button(s) in the right sequence and at the right time.
Try the less time consuming fixes first.
Play with it. The more you play with it the more you learn. Androids are fun to play and unlike MS Regedit it's pretty hard to screw up a stock Android**.
*make sure you hit "clear system cache" option and not hard reset one which is normally below it!
**get a fast 500gb sd card (about $75) to use as a data drive; keep all your critical files here. Use it for music and vids storage as well. Regularly backup the DCIM folder here too.
Best not to store Downloads here until they are known to be free of malware this includes downloaded jpegs! I had a malware jpeg recently.
Use ApkExport to make copies of all your apps and updates to store here.
Keep everything you need to do a full reload and data restore here. Then back this up to a PC as well. Now a reloading will be a snap will with no PC and minimum internet connection needed... and no data loss.
Forced reloads are rare but can happen, be ready... especially if system is not behaving in a stable manner (like it is now).
I also have a theme problem. I have a s20 ultra 5g, after purchasing a number of themes from the store, they only theme the main screen. Not the telephone app nor the message app. Does anyone know why or can provide a solution. I am running android 11 but hand the same results running 10. Thanks in advance!
I guess themes are not ready for oneui 3.0
Why do you pay for samasung themes. They only theme samsung apps and leave out other apps.
Try to theme with Substartum and Synergy.
Better experience of themeing.
agentsandy007 said:
I guess themes are not ready for oneui 3.0
Why do you pay for samasung themes. They only theme samsung apps and leave out other apps.
Try to theme with Substartum and Synergy.
Better experience of themeing.
Although these also not supporting oneui3.0 right now. But wait for sometime.
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To fix most teeming problems, take your phone off of dark mode and it will theme the phone app along with your contact app and your messages app. You can do this in your developers app and in your settings app. You shouldn't have to set a theme as default, it should do that automatically.
Last week I updated my OP9 Pro to the latest version c61. Everything works fine, but the Photos App is basically useless.
What I mean by this is when I go into the Photos App everything is "blank". When I go into file explorer and go into the DCIM of pictures folders I have I can view the thumbnail and even open up any image and view it, but if I try directly from the Photo's app it's just showing like a blank transparent black box.
I have a 2 part question.
1. Has anyone experienced this before, and if so, how did you fix it? I really don't want to wipe my entire phone because everything else works fine.
By the way I tried clearing cache storage for the app under app info and tried disabling, rebooting my phone and reenabling and no luck.
2. What is a good Photo's/Gallery replacement app to the stock one?
A few features that I would like if possible:
No ads
minimal/simple functionality (I don't really care about extensive photo editing. Really just cropping and flipping photos if necessary)
If you can hide certain gals that a plus, but not necessary
A lot of the replacement gallery/photo apps I have seen have a lot of ads and I don't want to deal with that.
Thanks in advance!
Hi, whilst I've never experienced the issue you have in question 1, have you tried to add an album? When you take a photo on your phone camera does that appear? ( Both in the camera and your gallery) as for an alternative I personally use Google photos as it just works.
Thanks for your response and sorry for the delayed response. It's a really odd glitch.
If I take a picture and open it at that moment it will display fine. Also if I go into a file manager and open it I can view it fine. But if I go into my photos app it's blank. I ended up downloading a couple other photo apps and they open up all my media fine without any issues. It's a really bazaar glitch but seems to only be with the oneplus photo app with the newest c61 update.
I'm not sure if I can remove the stock photo app from my phone because I believe it's a system app and the only option I have is to disable it, but I was thinking of trying to remove it from my phone and reinstalling it from scratch.
m0d hipp¥ said:
Last week I updated my OP9 Pro to the latest version c61. Everything works fine, but the Photos App is basically useless.
What I mean by this is when I go into the Photos App everything is "blank". When I go into file explorer and go into the DCIM of pictures folders I have I can view the thumbnail and even open up any image and view it, but if I try directly from the Photo's app it's just showing like a blank transparent black box.
I have a 2 part question.
1. Has anyone experienced this before, and if so, how did you fix it? I really don't want to wipe my entire phone because everything else works fine.
By the way I tried clearing cache storage for the app under app info and tried disabling, rebooting my phone and reenabling and no luck.
2. What is a good Photo's/Gallery replacement app to the stock one?
A few features that I would like if possible:
No ads
minimal/simple functionality (I don't really care about extensive photo editing. Really just cropping and flipping photos if necessary)
If you can hide certain gals that a plus, but not necessary
A lot of the replacement gallery/photo apps I have seen have a lot of ads and I don't want to deal with that.
Thanks in advance!
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did you already clear cache and storage of the app?
maybe you denied a required access right by accident?
vincemue said:
did you already clear cache and storage of the app?
maybe you denied a required access right by accident?
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Yes I did that and also checked to make sure all proper permissions were granted.
m0d hipp¥ said:
Yes I did that and also checked to make sure all proper permissions were granted.
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strange.
I mostly use the google photos app. not sure if this is an option for you, but it should check all the marks from the initial post.
Thanks, I should look at it. I'm not sure if google photos backsup your stuff by default, or you can just turn off that feature. I feel like with that feature enabled I would quickly run out of the limited space google gives you as it is so you would be forced to upgrade to get more space.
m0d hipp¥ said:
Thanks, I should look at it. I'm not sure if google photos backsup your stuff by default, or you can just turn off that feature. I feel like with that feature enabled I would quickly run out of the limited space google gives you as it is so you would be forced to upgrade to get more space.
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I think it is turned off by default or at least asks you.
but you can definetly turn the backup off manually.
it gives you 15gb incl. shared between google drive, gmail and photos I think.
for me this is still enough, but I also backup at my home cloud.