I keep getting "Insufficient Storage" messages whenever I try to download app updates on my LGMS323 phone. The Total Internal storage space is 1.48GB. I don't have an SD card installed. I use "App Cache Cleaner" regularly. I have no videos, pictures, games, or any extra apps installed on my phone. Should I install an SD card?
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What matters is how much free internal storage you have. When that falls below some minimum (which varies between devices, but is usually a few hundred MB) the OS will refuse to install apps, because Android needs to keep some free space for caches in order to work. There is no solution other than to free some space.
Apps install to internal storage, so an sd card will only help if you have things you can move to it. It may allow you to partially move apps to SD - that feature was deprecated in 4.0, but some manufacturers retained it for some devices. I don't know about this one, but if you go to Settings > Apps > Downloaded, select an app and see whether there is a "move to sd" button (greyed out as you have no sd) that might give a clue. If it's not there at all I doubt you have the option.
Apps install to internal storage, so an sd card will only help if you have things you can move to it. It may allow you to partially move apps to SD - that feature was deprecated in 4.0, but some manufacturers retained it for some devices. I don't know about this one, but if you go to Settings > Apps > Downloaded, select an app and see whether there is a "move to sd" button (greyed out as you have no sd) that might give a clue. If it's not there at all I doubt you have the option.
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In this day and age of large operating systems and large storage capacities, 1.48GB is horribly small. No doubt Android takes up at least half that, just running... leaving you scant little room for anything else.
Cache cleaner? Please, do yourself a favor and uninstall it. The cache is there to help speed up the phone by holding on to commonly used stuff. Clearing it means the phone has to build it all back up every time.
An SD card would be helpful, if you have a lot of personal documents or files. Some apps can be moved to the SD card, some can't. And check your call log and text messages: they're good at eating up a lot of memory, too.
In this day and age of large operating systems and large storage capacities, 1.48GB is horribly small. No doubt Android takes up at least half that, just running... leaving you scant little room for anything else.
Cache cleaner? Please, do yourself a favor and uninstall it. The cache is there to help speed up the phone by holding on to commonly used stuff. Clearing it means the phone has to build it all back up every time.
An SD card would be helpful, if you have a lot of personal documents or files. Some apps can be moved to the SD card, some can't. And check your call log and text messages: they're good at eating up a lot of memory, too.
There were tons of call logs and text messages stored on my phone, so I deleted them. Since deleting them I've received a couple app update notices, and they have downloaded successfully. I should have known to delete the call logs and text messages. I didn't think they were taking up much space.
I checked many of the apps for a move to SD card option, but none of them show that they can be moved to an SD card. Under all or most of the many apps that I checked it says that the app can "Modify or delete the contents of your SD card" and can "Read the contents of your SD card", but that does not mean that the app can be moved to an SD card, correct? Do manufacturers supply phones with such a small amount of storage space and no option to move apps to an SD card in order to force consumers to purchase upgraded phones?
Since apparently none of the apps can be moved to an SD card and I will never have many personal documents or files, installing an SD card will do no good, correct?
Under Internal Storage the Total Space is 1.48GB, Apps is 1.45GB, and Available Space is 254MB. Is 254MB of free space sufficient if I only use my phone to make and receive calls and texts and use a few apps occasionally, or should I delete some apps that I don't need?
Thanks.
I checked many of the apps for a move to SD card option, but none of them show that they can be moved to an SD card. Under all or most of the many apps that I checked it says that the app can "Modify or delete the contents of your SD card" and can "Read the contents of your SD card", but that does not mean that the app can be moved to an SD card, correct? Do manufacturers supply phones with such a small amount of storage space and no option to move apps to an SD card in order to force consumers to purchase upgraded phones?
Since apparently none of the apps can be moved to an SD card and I will never have many personal documents or files, installing an SD card will do no good, correct?
Under Internal Storage the Total Space is 1.48GB, Apps is 1.45GB, and Available Space is 254MB. Is 254MB of free space sufficient if I only use my phone to make and receive calls and texts and use a few apps occasionally, or should I delete some apps that I don't need?
Thanks.
lvt
Android Expert
As it's about a LG and the available on-board storage is limited, upgrading your phone to Marshmallow (I'm dreaming that it's possible) won't help.
Your options are
1. Buy a new phone.
2. Root your actual phone so that you can use third-party apps like Link2sd to extend the storage.
Your options are
1. Buy a new phone.
2. Root your actual phone so that you can use third-party apps like Link2sd to extend the storage.
I'm still getting "Insufficient Storage" messages sometimes when I try to download app updates. Since I only use my phone for calling, texting, and using a few apps, should I delete some apps that I will never use?
This is a list of apps I have never used:
Chrome 107MB(I use Google)
Google Play Games 21MB
Google Play Music 37MB
Google Play Services 134MB
Google Play Store 26MB
Google+ 53MB
MetroMusic14MB
Music 39MB
Home Theme-Biz 3MB
This is a list of apps I have never used:
Chrome 107MB(I use Google)
Google Play Games 21MB
Google Play Music 37MB
Google Play Services 134MB
Google Play Store 26MB
Google+ 53MB
MetroMusic14MB
Music 39MB
Home Theme-Biz 3MB
I doubt you will be able to delete many of the app you list. I'd not think of touching Play Services if you use anything Google at all. I personally remove Play Games, Play Music, Google+, but my phone is rooted so I can. Chrome is just a browser, nothing important, nor would I think the last three would be.
But without root you won't be able to remove pre-installed apps. However, since the ROM lives in a different partition they aren't using the space you could use anyway. However their data and any updates are, so you may be able to save some space by clearing their data, uninstalling updates and disabling them. Some apps can't be disabled: in principle this should only be critical stuff, but I've known manufacturers make irrelevant bloatware impossible to disable (I'm looking at you, Samsung).
But without root you won't be able to remove pre-installed apps. However, since the ROM lives in a different partition they aren't using the space you could use anyway. However their data and any updates are, so you may be able to save some space by clearing their data, uninstalling updates and disabling them. Some apps can't be disabled: in principle this should only be critical stuff, but I've known manufacturers make irrelevant bloatware impossible to disable (I'm looking at you, Samsung).
Airfluff
Newbie
I second uninstalling updates; as many as you can, keeping Chrome's for security updates (if you use Google, you probably use Chrome too) and Google Play Services because you need it. I would also keep the Play Store updates.
Basically, go through all your apps and consider uninstalling any apps over 25mb or their updates. If you really need a particular app that is bigger than that, you may be able to search for a similar one with a smaller size in the play store.
If it's a system app that is big, and you've found a replacement, you could clear it's data and see if you can disable it, BUT be warned that disabling certain system apps could cause problems. Some apps are necessary like settings, Google play services, etc. I recommend Googling or asking which are ok to disable and which aren't.
By the way, apps like Facebook and Instagram are going to take up a lot space, fyi, just in case you use those. You might want to check your downloads as well. They can add up.
I've had phones before that were the same size of internal storage; it definitely makes it difficult. Lol, I'd get used to seeing that insufficient storage notification or alert, it'll prob happen a lot. I chose to ignore it until I needed to install an updates. Rooting and using Link2Sd, as was mentioned before really helps, but you really gotta know what you're doing or risk messing something up. And based on what you said you use your phone for, I don't think you really need to go that route.
My apologies if you already know all or some of this information. ^_^
Basically, go through all your apps and consider uninstalling any apps over 25mb or their updates. If you really need a particular app that is bigger than that, you may be able to search for a similar one with a smaller size in the play store.
If it's a system app that is big, and you've found a replacement, you could clear it's data and see if you can disable it, BUT be warned that disabling certain system apps could cause problems. Some apps are necessary like settings, Google play services, etc. I recommend Googling or asking which are ok to disable and which aren't.
By the way, apps like Facebook and Instagram are going to take up a lot space, fyi, just in case you use those. You might want to check your downloads as well. They can add up.
I've had phones before that were the same size of internal storage; it definitely makes it difficult. Lol, I'd get used to seeing that insufficient storage notification or alert, it'll prob happen a lot. I chose to ignore it until I needed to install an updates. Rooting and using Link2Sd, as was mentioned before really helps, but you really gotta know what you're doing or risk messing something up. And based on what you said you use your phone for, I don't think you really need to go that route.
My apologies if you already know all or some of this information. ^_^