topic Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps in XPERIA archive

Insufficient Storage to Update apps

SarahB — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 22:45:19 GMT

I don't have many apps on my phone simply because it caused so many problems installing them. I regularly clear caches but every day I receive update information and then I'm informed that there isn't enough memory. I have returned it to factory settings once and I have no wish to do that again. When this doesn't happen the phone lags dreadfully. I used to have an Xperia arc and I am truly regretting switching over. I have uninstalled updates and re updated etc, but surely there is an easier solution?

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

_alexdon_ — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 22:52:31 GMT

You cannot add memory to the phone unless you root.Sony does not permit moving the apps to the microsd card.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

ralhunze — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:27:30 GMT

hey, I have the same problem ... ... only a few apps on my Xperia J which I use regularly ... but those can't be updated due to too low memory ... any suggestion of easy root software which could be simply used by a non expert like me?

thx Ralf

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

_alexdon_ — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:29:22 GMT

This might help you.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

PawelX — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:06:44 GMT

This is not a problem of low memory. I also have this disastrous phone and although I have over 200MB free memory, a lot of apps won't install (not necessarily big ones, sometimes small ones won't get installed while bigger ones will). The same with updating. This phone is screwed up - or at least the factory-installed system is.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

_alexdon_ — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:09:52 GMT

Pawel,no offence,but when you are looking to buy a phone,you need to inform a little about everything(price,specs,company).Personally,I tell you that from the first time I saw J,I did not like it and it seemed like a trouble maker.I played with the phone for a while,but still did not like it.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

LukaLuxXD — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:10:22 GMT

I have the same problem. I only have Temple Run 2 and pre-installed apps, but I can't install apps.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

HowardB — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 20:37:08 GMT

I am an iPhone owner butgot my son a J. I am really frustrated for him. He only has a few apps but is getting these same blockages adding or updating apps.

Can someone please explain what is happening ? This is what I see when I look in the settings section:

Phone Memory: Total Space 754Mb. Apps 633Mb Available 90.55Mb
Internal Storage: Total Space 2.01Gb. Apps 162Mb ... others... Available 1.59Gb
SD Card: Total Space 29.71Gb. Available 29.50Gb

Where is the problem that is restricting apps ? Anyone ?

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

_alexdon_ — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 22:13:38 GMT

Apps are installed in phone memory.Try to move some of them to internal memory.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

HowardB — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:43:50 GMT

Thanks alexdon - I have seen instructions for moving apps to the SD card but never to the Internal memory ... can you give me some help on that ? many thanks.

I have done so much googling of this and some people say all apps should be installing into the 2Gb of Internal storage and some say no, they are correctly installing into Phone storage ... it really is a muddle.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

_alexdon_ — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:03:31 GMT

You have 3 accesible memories on J?Internal,phone and sd card?You should be able to see if an app can be moved from one memory to another if you go to:settings-apps-all-select your app and hit move to... button.

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

Monty1981 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:27:51 GMT

When I attach my Xperia J to my PC Companion it tells me I have 4.84g of 5.56g available but will not update anything. I have emailed and rang Sony and they just request I send them my phone, which isn't good enough. I have installed a Cache cleaner and moved apps (the ones it will allow) to the SD card, still nothing. I think I'm fully aware of why these phones are only £30 on ebay, no-one wants one!

Re: Insufficient Storage to Update apps

JodiB — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 19:09:53 GMT

I agree with you, Monty1981,

I am searching for a way to upgrade the internal memory and found this forum.

I have a few apps loaded that I use every day and the unused apps that come with the phone take up most of the internal memory. My 14 installed apps occupy only 75.2MB, yet somehow 86% of the internal memory is used. That means the pre-installed apps use over 500MB and even though I never use most of them, I am stuck with them. I have moved all the apps I could to storage, but have to clear my cache three or four times each day to improve phone performance.

I find it frustrating that the only apps I can delete are the ones I CHOSE to have in the first place. What was sony thinking when they sold a phone with enough internal memory to hold only their apps, but not enough to update them?

Oh, and the camera is horrible. I tried loading a different photo app, but uninstalled it when it made no difference. To see just how poorly the Xperia J camera compares, check out this handy camera phone comparison tool:

http://www.gsmarena.com

When I replace this phone, it will not be with a Sony product. What's their motto? Make.Believe I think that means "MAKE any crappy thing you want because consumers still BELIEVE in the Sony name." Maybe at Sony head office the sign says: make.believe.suckers!