Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

[as005]

Just switched on the phone and realized that some unknown icons were appearing in the menu. When selected, they say 'Application not Found.'

Though some of the labels are Apps I installed, and their normal icons come back after sometime, but some unknown icons saying android, pro, alpha etc. remain.

See the Screenshot for more info.

I have done virus scan by BitDefender, Eset, Avast [Mobile Version], No Virus Found.

[Nabeel]

Again try to restart mobile

Its due to apps been moved to external memory

Or did you format your mobile's memory

[as005]

Moved them to External Memory yesterday.

Restarted several time, Problem still exists.

[The Apps icons [Like Firefox, Evernote etc.] get back to normal after sometime of using phone but some other icons with weird label stay.]

[Nabeel]

Thats strange...

Try moving all apps to phone memory and then again to memory card...

Could be a problem with meta data

[SxSuser0009]

What, no need to move them to external memory at it is EAXCTLY the same as internal.

Remember there is no SD card on SXS.

Ian

[Nabeel]

SxSuser0009 wrote:
What, no need to move them to external memory at it is EAXCTLY the same as internal.
Remember there is no SD card on SXS.

LOL

Are you confused my friend ?

Xperia S has 1-1.5 GB internal memory and 32GB external memory that is built in ( no memory card ) and is known as Flash memory (eMMC) and no way it is called as internal memory or it is internal memory

[as005]

Man,

Moved them all to Phone memory and those things disappeared but then again moved them to external memory and voila, they reappear...

[Zann_H]

if you're on a rooted phone, i would ask you to clear the dalvik cache. but i guess you're not.

so next option would be to reset data setting or even a factory reset. just make sure you backup everything first.

***before that, try clearing the cache for Xperia Home Launcher.  To do that, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications >  All > Xperia Home, and click "clear cache". See if it works. If not, try "Clear Data" as well.

[Nabeel]

Zann.H , for your information its not possible to root Xperia S until you install a pre rooted Rom...

as005, move everything important from your mobile to PC as a backup While move all the apps to phone memory and erase your external memory ( settings > storage )

Then send the stuff back from pc to mobile and see if you are able to make it.

It should solve the problem

[Zann_H]

It's possible, as long as u unlock the bootloader :smileylaugh:. And you can still run the stock rom.