Questions tagged [cache]
A cache can be defined as a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster (no necessity to load from somewhere).
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Is there a way to check DNS cache on an Android device?
Is there a way to check DNS cache on an Android device? For example, you can check it on windows via the command ipconfig /displaydns.
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How to limit the 'User Data' size of Firefox Android?
The User Data of Firefox Android goes on increasing every day..
To reduce it, I have to clear storage data and personalize all the settings once again after every few days.
I have set it to clear ...
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login only recognises password at second attempt
On a Cubot Quest phone with android 9: Each time I reboot, the login screen does not accept my password at first attempt. It shows Wrong Password and immediately asks for a password again. At the ...
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How clearing cache solves all your problems?
My phone is Android A30s. I recently have encountered two problems: I couldn't download an application from appstore and I couldn't open the Yahoo app. Both problems I solved by deleting the cache ...
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How to clear cache for all apps at once?
I want to clear all app caches mainly to reduce the size of and speed up backups. This feature has been supported in Android 4, but appears to have been removed a long time ago.
A root-only method is ...
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Can baking EMMC chip revive a dead motherboard?
I think my phones EMMC chip is dead.
At my days i baked some dead graphic cards and get somewhat good results.
Can same thing work with EMMC chip on a phone?
If you never heard of it here a link.
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How to clear android cached .apk data
I'm developing a mobile application for android and testing with a physical device. I have two versions quite different but same name etc. When I deinstall one apk to test the other, the old one is ...
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LG Stylus 2 Wipe cache partition
My friend have LG Stylus 2 quite laggy and need to wipe phone cache
We have already wipe cache from apps with following method
Drag down the notification bar and tap the Settings icon Settings icon....
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How to successfully erase cache during the flashing process of a stock Android ROM?
Following Google's guide for flashing/restoring the stock Android ROM, and initially using the default flash-all.sh shell script to flash the stock Android ROM to my device, I noticed that I am not ...
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How can I get totally anonymous from an app on android & bluestack
I am using an app on android
I have confirmed that :
if I clear the app data or even reinstall the app from google play, the app does have a specific behaviour
if I install the app on a completely ...
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Cannot enable Huawei Wallet fingerprint verification — "Unable to apply for certificate"
A friend of mine has a Huawei Nova 9 SE and wants to his bank cards in the Wallet app so he could pay directly with the phone.
Every time when we try to add the card, it says we should enter the PIN ...
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How do I prevent my android app from constantly getting cached
Excuse the novice question.
I've got a website which has constantly changing content. I've had an android mobile app made for me (by web2application.com) which in theory should just open the website ...
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How to wipe cache from Mi Recovery Mode (no root, no OEM unlocked)?
I saturated my phone memory, and while attempting to restart it to delete files, it got stuck on the "Mi" logo. I only have a partial backup.
Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, not rooted, not &...
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Is it safe to delete a .bin file on an Android 11 phone?
I keep getting .bin files that show zero data in them and others that pop up regularly. Is it safe to delete them? Do they contain any vital information. Are they remnants of sites I've visited using ...
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Gmail app cache on Android
A while ago, I received an email with an image in the message body. It was attached via URL source. I have read that message on my Android device and saw the image there as well. When I go to the mail ...
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Android wifi tethering (hotspot) DNS server (dnsmasq) returns 127.0.0.1 for some domains
My laptop connects to the internet through Android wifi tethering (hotspot).
Some websites cannot be connected because my Android DNS server returns 127.0.0.1.
I can browse the sites on my Android ...
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Google Play Store stuck on "Pending" (Android 10)
The issue with Google Play Store being stuck on "Pending" has been discussed a lot. We all know the solution: clear the cache.
But I'd like to delve deeper into this problem. I'd appreciate ...
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Wifi Hotspot - Getting 504 Timeout (and CORS) when cache is not disabled
I have an android phone that I'm using for wifi hotspot to which I connect my laptop to. There is generally no problem with it however sometimes content just doesn't load.
I tried checking the Network ...
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On a non-rooted device, can adb access any files that an Android file manager cannot?
An Android app I was relying on did not save its data. I'm hoping that perhaps the data is located in a cache or temporary file.
The device is not rooted (and is running Android 7.0), and I've ...
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E:failed to mount /cache (invalid argument) - how to format?
I have a Asus Zenfone 2 and a few days ago it ran out of battery and turned off. Then after I charged it up and restarted it, it wouldn't turn on. It gets to the logo and the loading circle and just ...
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How to clear dalvik cache if DDMS doesn't recognize device?
I have a Navon Platinum Explorer tablet (wich is not an original Navon tablet). Few years ago I was able to clear the dalvik cache, with DDMS in Eclipse (Mars) but it's full again and DDMS doesn't ...
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Is my device unrecoverable without factory reset? - com.andoird.phone stopped
Yesterday I took my Xiaomi Mi A2 from my pocket and saw a warning screen (text-only) telling me the device couldnt start and if the issue persisted I might need to do a factory reset and wipe all my ...
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Is there a command in /system/bin to wipe cache?
Is there a command in /system/bin to perform cache clearing?
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Are SD card file systems cached somewhere?
After removing the SD card from the phone, is the file system tree still stored somewhere accessible? I previously used ES File Explorer to view the contents.
In case it is phone specific, Samsung ...
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Retrieve the original content of a webpage that was browsed in Chrome?
I browsed a post on Craigslist in Chrome in my Android phone, and after a few hours when I checked the post again using the same URL, the webpage says that the author of the post has deleted the post. ...
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How can I transfer offline songs from Spotify into a dual app of spotify to access downloaded music
I am from a country where Spotify is not supported so I have installed it using vpn. I am using the 7 day premium trial which allows one to download and access music files. Can I reinstall the app and ...
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Nexus 5 won't boot into OS, bootloader/adb won't let me do anything either
Nexus 5 power button started "sticking" and would get itself into a "boot-loop". I looked it up and it seemed lots of users were having issues with the power button on the Nexus 5, so I just decided ...
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Why wasn't contents visible on SD card? Is there a write buffer?
I am using a SMS backup app that stores a local copy in /sdcard/sms_backup/. After running the app and making a backup, I connected the phone to the computer, by a USB cable, and nothing was there. I ...
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Why does clearing cache fix Snapdragon 820 overheating issues?
I was researching whether Snapdragon 820 has overheating issues like 810, and found numerous advice on both LG G5 and Samsung Galaxy S7 that says "yes, overheating can happen, and to fix it, ...
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How do I view Android application specific cache
I wan't to copy cache files of an application to see what it stores in cache. I've a non-rooted Galaxy Note 4 running android 5.1.1. Is there any way using adb or something else? This application is ...
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Instagram Post Notification Cache Location
Instagram has a "post notification" feature which notifies users on a specific user's new posts. These notifications show the image preview in expanded notification view in notification panel.
The ...
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Firefox in cache slowing down phone
I am running Cyanogenmod on my rather old Motorola Droid 4, and it is pretty slow by now. I something quite strange lately. From what I read on the internet Android seems to handle memory quite ...
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Where does Bandcamp app store its cache?
Bandcamp refuses to install on an external SD card. It also doesn't offer an option to save its cache anywhere else than the main flash of my phone. So it either clogs my phone storage within days or, ...
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Android System Module Reads Zero Bytes
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 started wigging out on me. While I was desperately tapping a Retreat, I think I may have deleted or disabled something. Apps crash frequently since and the "Android System" ...
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Google Music won't cache my songs?
I haven't updated my Google Music in ages (I still had the blue interface) but when I updated it to the latest version, I had to clear my song cache because some of my music weren't playing correctly. ...
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Clear Download cache on Alcatel devices?
I am using an Alcatel 997D with Android 4.0.4. I need to clear the Download cache, the normal way to do this is to go to Settings - Apps - all apps, then select Download and then clear cache. However ...
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Why does device memory used go up after clearing cache on an app?
I would have thought memory used should go down not up. Is there some sort of recycle bin I need to be clearing out somewhere?
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In what version of Android was process caching first implemented?
Android can cache app processes to improve start-up times for subsequent app executions.
You can see this capability on some devices by going to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications (or just ...
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Stop Chrome caching webpages
Is there anyway to stop Chrome on Android from caching webpages? If not is there either another browser that will allow this or a way to achieve the same functionality?
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How do I remove images from the Downloads folder that are visible from within certain apps, but not visible from any file manager?
Background: I used to use the Share with another app button on Google Chrome to send images from Google Chrome App to my Text Messaging App. It would go to my text message but not be seen in the ...
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How to clean app caches in Android 11 and why is it not possible to delete all app caches in Android settings?
In the phone's stock file browser's cleaner it shows me that apps like Soundcloud take up lots of storage space but it only offers me the option to remove the app entirely instead of deleting just the ...
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20 GB of "Other" files?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S9+ with 64 GB.
I deleted almost every app (including WhatsApp). At this moment, my archive says that there are 19.57 GB of files in a group named "Other" (or "...
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Can't flash stock ROM - cache - partition table issue
So I tried to flash LineageOS on a Redmi 8, and while doing this I had an issue. It fails to mount cache (Skipping mounting /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/cache) then a few other errors related to ...
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Get an older version of the website if visited previously?
I visited a website which hosted something I need in plain text. Now the website removed that page and I can't access it. I still have the old link and I visited it from Chrome on my phone. Is it ...
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Why do I have multiple Google Play Services and Google Play Service caches running on my device, and how do I get rid of them?
I have a Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (SM-A546U) that has been severely compromised. I have sometimes 3 or 4 Google Play Services and 3 to 4 Google Play Service system caches running at any given time.
How ...
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Can't clean app caches on Xiaomi Mi Note 10
On Xiaomi Mi Note 10 I can't clean the caches of apps.
A workaround for cleaning the caches that worked partially was to make the Google PlayStore display the warning about missing disk space for an ...
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View Android Chrome Cache files on device?
Is there any way to view the chrome app cache files on android without ADB or root just on the device itself?
Edit: or from a file manager on a computer?
Edit 2: does chrome use or cache different ...
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Is there any way to retrieve webpage from local cache in Brave browser?
I viewed webpage on Brave browser that later was deleted. Is there any way to retrieve this webpage from local cache?
I know that there is soft like Nirsoft ChromeCacheView, but it can only extract ...
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How to clear space on your internal storage, other than the trivial measures?
After 3.5 years of use, my Android device (a Xiaomi RedMi 3S) has its internal storage full almost to capacity. I can run its cleaning routine, I can remove photos I snapped and music files I may ...
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Can I clear user data in gallery?
I've a One plus 5T and I need to take a lot of videos on my phone and even though I keep deleting them and cleaning my phone regularly the storage always seems to be full.
Apparently, my user data in ...
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