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xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:47:44 GMT

hi. im facing a problem with my xperia Neo. recently im getting the message "phone storage is getting low". when i checked the phone storage in settings it showed a mere 4 MB left. i really dont understand how the phone storage dropped to such a low level. my SD card is working fine n has lots of space left. i had upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.4 last month...but i really cant understand how phone memory dropped to 4 MB. now im not able to install many apps from the android market. the apps download fine but cant install since it says "not enough space". having no choice i had to delete some apps from my phone like Go launcher, gmail updates, messenger and some live wallpapers. as a result i managed to get the phone memory to 23 MB. but the problem still persists. the phone displays the same message that phone memory is low n i cant install some apps. can someone please help me to solve this problem?

i have another small problem. i had installed real player from android market. it worked fine. but recently i moved it from phone to SD card in the settings menu. since then the player is working gud but im not able to get its widget on the homescreen. the widget has disappeared n is not on the widget list. how can i restore it? i tried to uninstall n re-install but that didnt solve it.

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

slimshaddy — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:18:33 GMT

ok... how many apps you have on your phone..??

also download apps2sd from the android market..

it clears cache files which will increase the storage like 18-20 mb

everytime you use internet or any app... open apps2sd every 3-4 days and cear cache....

its really helpful..

and are you sure it was the real player widget ?? or was it a shortcut..???

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:08:59 GMT

thanks a lot slimshaddy! well i dont have too many apps on my phone. just wats needed for the mails, messengers n music. well i have some news. i went to settings->storage n then the apps list and for each app i hit the "clear data" button. n by this i got the phone memory up to about 50 MB. but then i had to get some vital updates from the internet. the problem is its still just 33 MB. n now the phone is still showing "low on storage". can u plz tell me what was the phone storage in xperia neo by default??

n really thanks for ur suggestion. i wil install apps2sd righhtaway n will let u know how it works. n ya it was the real player widget(not shortcut) that i was talking about.

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

slimshaddy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:22:20 GMT

well it has total 380 mb..

go to settings > applications > manage applications

and check there the internal memory usage....

and report here...

you should download app2sd and it will increase the memory

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:41:39 GMT

hd games is not working in my xperia neo

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Uliwooly — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:47:22 GMT

if you want extra storage check this out

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/thread/30193

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:09:32 GMT

@slimshaddy- wen i go to manage applications i have 4 tabs namely- downloaded, all, SD card and running. under downloaded the memory used is 343 MB n free is 37 MB. under running used is 153 mb n free 147 mb. now this is wat i dont understand...how did it go down from 380 MB to 37 MB? cud it be due to the android gingerbread 2.3.4 update?

n yes i used the app u suggested...app2sd. but it didnt fare too well. wenever i click "clear cache" it says "no cache size used by apps". i still use my old way of going to manage apps n then clicking "clear data" for each app...but i go only as high as about 50 mb with that. this prob is getting frustrating...suggest something!!

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

slimshaddy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:31:42 GMT

used 343 mb..?? this is the internal memory usage... but how can this be...

you said that you dont have much applications but still its a lot more usage...

in thats apps2sd , what its showing in the 2nd and 3rd tab.. how many applications..??

is your phone on contract..?? maybe your operator filled the phone with bloatware ( extra stuff which cant be deleted )

also , how many apps pages you have in your menu..?? ( set the meu arrangement to alphabetical ) and tell me..

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Uliwooly — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:37:02 GMT

Try this out

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/146351#146351

Don't forget to mark the Correct Answers & Helpful Answers

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

slimshaddy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:39:21 GMT

but still uli , why hes getting so low space in the first place , he doesnt have so many apps...

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Uliwooly — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:46:42 GMT

that's quite odd, maybe a settings reset or factory reset could solve it

Update Service (SEUS)

http://dl-www.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/110/61/1309763183/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.7.13.exe

As long as he backup everything

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

slimshaddy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:53:48 GMT

hmm i'd have suggested an update only after he tells me the total applications...

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:09 GMT

@slimshaddy and uliwooly- guys thanks for ur interest in solving my prob. first lemme mention some basics...i started facing this problem only after i upgraded to 2.3.4. my phone is not network branded in any way. but ever since i upgraded to 2.3.4 i have been getting this O2 operator logo screen when i turn on/off my phone,, though i dont use O2 service!!

yes the phone shows that 343 mb used. thats why i always have the msg "phone storage getting low" in my notification bar.

in app2sd thr r 3 tabs...movable, SD card and phone. in movable thr is just 1 app task manager. SD card has 9 apps n phone has 11. the "clear cache" option u suggested just frees up a few KB's only n most of the times nothing.

i have 4 apps pages in my menu. i may sound old,, but im listing all apps on my phone menu page by page...for u to understand the prob in a better way..

page 1-- contacts, phone, messaging, browser, timescape, settings, setup guide, music, gallery, alarms, camera, email, market, facebook, calendar, maps

page2-- gmail, gtalk, navigation, places, latitute, support, sync, calculator, track ID, astro, youtube, ebuddy, news n weather, downloads, apps2sd, wallpapers HD

page3-- get apps, data monitor, power amp, mail, 3D camera, google search, xperia hotshots, connected devices, alice, FM radio, mobo player, clock, office suite, lets golf, wisepilot, equalizer

page4-- 3D album, McAfee security, music n videos(facebook), get games, uefa.com, voice search, update center, games n apps, O2 priority moments, liveware manager, SIM toolkit

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Uliwooly — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:39:44 GMT

that's odd, if your phone is SIM free, the O2 logo or any network's logo shouldn't appear at all, did you flash their firmware?

you can always debrand it, and get rid of the O2 logo and apps

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/146337#146337

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

slimshaddy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:48 GMT

agree with uliwooly , maybe when you updated , somehow you got the update of o2..

and also , since its an operator's software , they fill the memory with bloatware ( unnecessary things which you cant even delete )

ok....re-update your phone...

first try with this..

http://dl-www.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/110/61/1309763183/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.7.13.exe

click on install anyway when it shows you have the latest software ok..

if again you get the same thing.. the same logo , try a different pc then update it once more....

uliwooly's link is good , it will definately remove that o2 icon... i used the same method for my arc but still you should try my suggestions before doing that , re-updating might solve the problem..

and if it doesnt you should ask o2 whats going on... you should know why this happened in the first place..

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:27:24 GMT

hmmm. it seems that i will have to check with the update service link u provided. but before i do that i wanna ask about resetting my phone which u earlier mentioned. will a settings reset and factory reset erase the android 2.3.4 update too? also i need to know that is there a way to downgrade back from 2.3.4 to 2.3.3?? i wud like to try that as well...coz this prob was not there wen i used 2.3.3. n i agree with slimshaddy that it seems that i somehow got the O2 upgrade by chance. also i wud like to mention that wen i updated to 2.3.4 i was using update service version 2.11.1.9. but nonetheless it was Sony ericsson update service..so how i got the O2 update..beats me!

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

slimshaddy — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:02:32 GMT

maybe cross connection

if you factory data reset your phone , it will not remove 2.3.4 ,

also you can downgrade by using the same method uliwooly suggested but with different files...so just try update service, if that doesnt works and uliwooly will give you the link to downgrade also

Re: xperia neo problem- phone storage is getting low

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:03:07 GMT

okk guys!!! i have re-updated my xperia Neo. i used the latest version of update service. n now wat i have is a mixed bag! thanks to u guys slimshaddy,,uliwooly...the main problem got solved. as soon as i updated the phone showed a welcome 284 MB internal memory. but..hold on there are still some spots of bother..

the darn O2 logo is still there weni switch my phone on or off. plus i have a feeling that the phone is somehow consuming more internal storage than it really should. lemme tell u what i did. as soon as my phone was ready after update...i connected to wi-fi n installed the following apps:-

1.adobe flash player- 12.85 MB

2. astro- 3.91MB

3. BBC news- 2.10MB

4. yahoo mail- 3.89 MB

5. mobo player- 7.52 MB

6. real player- 3.68 MB

now this approximates 34 MB total. so i shud have 250 MB left. but the phone now shows 223 MB left. this is wat i dont understand. also i noticed that there is an app called PO Box Touch of 11.75 MB which i didnt install n which i cant even delete. it was thr also before this update. is this app essential? if not then how do they find their way inside ppl's phones?

also the moment i turn on wi-fi, some apps start updating automatically..like gmail, astro, yahoo, facebook, adobe etc. earlier i used to allow these updates for every app. cud that have eaten up my fone's memory?

im still quite happy with 223 MB as long as it doesnt go downtown again..

tel me ur views