I'm starting to tire of Android

Keano · 09-11-2010 10:05pm #1

Sorry to start such a thread but the way I feel about Android now I understand why people use Apple - i.e. its straight forward!!

I was using Pinky Desire ROM with A2SD for the last few months. All was going great but I had a low space notification for the last few weeks. Still not able to find out why!!! :mad: It's got so bad that I couldn't even send a text message today! WTF

So I decided to wipe and install a new ROM. Installed R9 WIP - MoDaCo Custom ROM with A2SD+ now I find after installing no more than 5 apps that I have less that 30MB of space left ffs :rolleyes:

Really at the end of my tether with Android, it may be my incompetence but having to delete apps to install more has me very annoyed!

Sorry for the rant but just needed to.

If anyone wants to offer suggestions be my guest.

god's toy · 09-11-2010 10:14pm

Sounds to me like a messed up ROM.

I'm using the stock on what came with my device and 30+ apps and not a hint of slow down.

Me happy

Keano · 09-11-2010 10:15pm

god's toy wrote: »

Sounds to me like a messed up ROM.

I'm using the stock on what came with my device and 30+ apps and not a hint of slow down.

Me happy

You could be right.

fudgez · 09-11-2010 10:20pm

I ended up going back to an iPhone after 3 months with a desire all Android need is a better marketplace though..

god's toy · 09-11-2010 10:34pm

fudgez wrote: »

I ended up going back to an iPhone after 3 months with a desire all Android need is a better marketplace though..

I read somewhere thats on the way.

Abelloid · 09-11-2010 10:38pm

I've been using a stock 2.2 for the last month or two, no problems. You do have to stop to think 'do I really need this app?'.

Keano · 09-11-2010 10:40pm

JustinOval wrote: »

I've been using a stock 2.2 for the last month or two, no problems. You do have to stop to think 'do I really need this app?'.

I'm trying to find a download now to use

Abelloid · 09-11-2010 10:44pm

Keano A Legend wrote: »

I'm trying to find a download now to use

This is a stock 2.1, it should update to 2.2 OTA when you run it.

http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bravo/RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed.exe

You might need a gold card, unless it's a Meteor handset.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667

evolutionqy7 · 09-11-2010 11:30pm

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Sorry to start such a thread but the way I feel about Android now I understand why people use Apple - i.e. its straight forward!!

I was using Pinky Desire ROM with A2SD for the last few months. All was going great but I had a low space notification for the last few weeks. Still not able to find out why!!! :mad: It's got so bad that I couldn't even send a text message today! WTF

So I decided to wipe and install a new ROM. Installed R9 WIP - MoDaCo Custom ROM with A2SD+ now I find after installing no more than 5 apps that I have less that 30MB of space left ffs :rolleyes:

Really at the end of my tether with Android, it may be my incompetence but having to delete apps to install more has me very annoyed!

Sorry for the rant but just needed to.

If anyone wants to offer suggestions be my guest.

Lol how much internal memory u got?

got tons of apps on and still didnt come to low storage point

I think you messed something up.

Keano · 09-11-2010 11:39pm

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Lol how much internal memory u got? got tons of apps on and still didnt come to low storage point I think you messed something up.

It's looking like I messed something the first a download I used was taken straight from Modaco site. I tried then baking my own one and that was pretty much the same.

I was left with just under 30MB after the second installation.

What ROM are you using?

evolutionqy7 · 09-11-2010 11:43pm

Im using MIUI ROM. Maybe you got some pictures or music in your internal memory? How much internal memory u got?

montane · 09-11-2010 11:51pm

Speaking of being sick of android, when the hell are paid for apps going to be available ? :mad:

evolutionqy7 · 09-11-2010 11:52pm

what? they have been available for about a month or longer now

Keano · 09-11-2010 11:55pm

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Im using MIUI ROM. Maybe you got some pictures or music in your internal memory? How much internal memory u got?

I did a restore to my Pinky Desire rom and now have 10.59MB left

Kinetic^ · 09-11-2010 11:58pm

I'm in a similar place atm with my Desire, awful battery and limited local space.

evolutionqy7 · 10-11-2010 12:00am

Idk man

change a rom or something

all fine here

Abelloid · 10-11-2010 12:11am

montane wrote: »

Speaking of being sick of android, when the hell are paid for apps going to be available ? :mad:

Seriously?

montane · 10-11-2010 12:25am

JustinOval wrote: »

Seriously?

Thanks, that went under the radar. Paid for apps, I take it all back

evolutionqy7 · 10-11-2010 12:48am

montane wrote: »

Speaking of being sick of android, when the hell are paid for apps going to be available ? :mad:

JustinOval wrote: »

Seriously Really?

Fixed

:D:D

breeno · 10-11-2010 2:38am

I don't mean to sound smart but it sounds like something is going wrong if you only have that kind of space after a clean install. I'm currently using defrost 6.0 rom and just counted and have 135 apps installed (didn't think I had anywhere near that!) and still have 60mb left on the phone. Are you doing a full wipe prior to installation? Also, it might be worth your while formatting your sd card and repartitioning it if your having problems with apps 2 sd?

edit to say most of my apps are on sd obviously!

Baz_ · 10-11-2010 3:10am

I do mean to sound smart (however, since I'm not, I usually fail) but to me it sounds like you did way too much tinkering with a very highly evolved piece of technology with a very low level of technological know how. I mean the fact that each time you install a new ROM, you end up with even less memory (as far as I read the situation) tells its own damning story.

Just a small rule of thumb: If you don't know what you're doing then either a) don't do it or b) if you do do it, don't come here *complaining when you mess it up...

[size=-2]*by all means when you mess up and want help come here and ask for it, but don't come here complaining when you mess up (intentionally or not) a technology you don't fully understand...[/size]

Keano · 10-11-2010 9:52am

Baz_ wrote: »

I do mean to sound smart (however, since I'm not, I usually fail) but to me it sounds like you did way too much tinkering with a very highly evolved piece of technology with a very low level of technological know how. I mean the fact that each time you install a new ROM, you end up with even less memory (as far as I read the situation) tells its own damning story.

Just a small rule of thumb: If you don't know what you're doing then either a) don't do it or b) if you do do it, don't come here *complaining when you mess it up...

[size=-2]*by all means when you mess up and want help come here and ask for it, but don't come here complaining when you mess up (intentionally or not) a technology you don't fully understand...[/size]

I take your criticism on board Baz and yes you failed at trying not to sound like a smart ass

I installed the ROM via ROM manager and I selected clear data/cache option before the install so I assumed this was wiping everything but a fresh install. Obviously it wasn't

s_carnage · 10-11-2010 10:03am

Try downloading cache cleaner. I run it every night and last night it cleared 16mb from my internal memory.

I'm running LeeDroid and have about 50 apps installed including a big sat nav app and have about 70mb free. Took me a while to get it going because I didn't have the SD card formatted the correct way for A2SD to work right.

Atomic Pineapple · 10-11-2010 10:54am

Ah another complaint about Android that has nothing to do with Android!

Low memory warning means your taking up too much of your internal memory, either your phone doesn't have enough, you have an inefficient ROM or you actually have the device over loaded with too many apps.

Non of which are down to Android.

Keano · 10-11-2010 10:59am

Edit: I started this thread as a rant at Android and all comments are welcome even those I don't agree with.

However, now I am just looking for YOUR help. I want to install a new ROM so what do I need to do?!!!!

Will I need to reformat my sd card?

Restore to factory settings before I install ROM?

evolutionqy7 · 10-11-2010 11:16am

Keano A Legend wrote: »

So it's my fault there is so little memory on the phone? Nothing to do with the amount supplied from day one?

Sorry

your the only one with the problem here

You did something wrong obviously.

Keano · 10-11-2010 11:26am

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Sorry your the only one with the problem here You did something wrong obviously.

Fair enough. Thanks for the help

Pyro Boy · 10-11-2010 12:14pm

Keano A Legend wrote: »

However, now I am just looking for YOUR help. I want to install a new ROM so what do I need to do?!!!!

Leedroid wiki is good start

http://leedroid.protogenlabs.com/wiki/the-basics-of-flashing-a-rom

and for partioning your sd card

http://leedroid.protogenlabs.com/wiki/partitioning-your-sd-card-ready-for-a2sd

and

http://leedroid.protogenlabs.com/wiki/do-i-need-to-wipe-before-flashing-a-new-rom

PM if you need help with the guide.

ellinguistico · 10-11-2010 12:57pm

does partyinmygaff still knock around these parts? Or indeed anyone who i might get in touch with to root a phone, or is that frowned upon on boards?

Baz_ · 10-11-2010 1:00pm

ellinguistico wrote: »

does partyinmygaff still knock around these parts? Or indeed anyone who i might get in touch with to root a phone, or is that frowned upon on boards?

Ah sure don't worry about it, just name and shame a dude before finding out whether it's frowned upon or not...

But seriously, as long as it's your phone why would it be frowned upon? Why should we care if you wanted to smash your phone up, never mind root it, or maybe I'm missing something...

But if its not your phone, then that would be just frowned upon generally, never mind on boards.ie...

Royale with Cheese · 10-11-2010 1:22pm

Android is very straight forward for me. I have a desire and yes the internal memory and lack of apps you can install to the SD card sucks, but the problem there is mostly with the phone and not the operating system. And no operating system is ever going to be straight forward if you start messing around with custom roms.

I'm starting to tire of Android

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