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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Delete a single dex file
After I unstalled a system app (guvera music) using es file explorer, its .dex file still exist in the /data/dalvik-cache/arm folder even after restarted my phone. Why Android is not smart enough to ...
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Download youtube videos through cache
After watching a youtube video can I use the cache to download the video on my sd card? Something similar to it is in Windows where after watching a video, an application searches through the cache ...
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Cache transfer when switching phone
Is the content of the web cache of my phone transferred when I switch from one android phone to another? How about web history and DNS cache?
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It that possible for the wallpaper cache saved in Android /data folder being hacked? (Not Rooted)
My boyfriend was kidding with me, setting my private photo as wallpaper.
I deleted the photo but the wallpaper still remains there...
After browsing through some information on the net, I found out ...
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What data is included in Auto Backup?
On my Android 7.0 phone, I see that I can set auto backups for the phone data.
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For apps, it says that it will back up app data. I see that Android apps have both ...
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Is WebView localStorage stored in the app cache? [closed]
I am writing a hybrid app (Cordova 6.5, Angular 1.5, Ionic 1.3, HTML5) that will run on Android. This kind of app works in WebView.
My app has a few images bundled with the app and most of the data ...
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Is it possible to add a "clear all app button" in android stock
I'm using a moto G (2015) which has android 6 stock. There is no button to clear all apps launched. By "clear" I mean quit and delete cache. Some skins have such button sometimes represented by a ...
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Problem in wiping cache partition?
I'm a moto g first gen user on 5.0.2 and I want to clear my cache.
I've done it before on kitkat, and I've had no problem.
But now, I'm having a problem. After pressing the volume down and power ...
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Android App Cache Security
I have found that when an app is in use and correct information is provided to it from a user, the information doesn't allow a successful login. However, by clearing app cache, the login is successful ...
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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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Recover photos from Google Photos cache
About two months ago (just over 60 days so they are no longer in Trash), I manually deleted thousands of photos off my Google Photos account due a problem I had with duplicate files. I had a back up ...
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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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What is a cached background process?
What is a cached background process and do they consume memory (RAM)?
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Watch and download youtube video simultanously
So I can watch a youtube video, great. But once I go out of range of wifi I can't play it.
So the other option, is, I use a program to download the video. But I can't play it before it's downloaded.
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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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Nexus 7 Error: Failed to mount /cache
I had a problem with my Nexus 7 (2013, 2nd gen) tablet.
I restarted my tablet and when it was rebooting again, it showed "Google" logo and then stood there.
I wait it (around 20 minutes) but it did ...
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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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What is the purpose of the cache?
I am using a phone with limited internal memory, and I noticed that my app cache has swelled up to 130 MB. What are the pros and cons of deleting the cache for certain apps? I don't understand what ...
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How long does it usually take to erase cache?
While in bootloader, I connected a USB cacble and ran this command to erase cache:
#> fastboot flash cache cache.img
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
erasing 'cache'...
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Some of my apps disappeared after wiping cache and dalvic cache. Why?
I am running Cyanogenmod 12.1 snapshot ROM on my Moto G 2nd gen. Today I Installed Xposed framework and Wiped dalvic and cache. After reboot I noticed that some of my apps have disappeared. Only ...
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Are offline google maps used device wide?
If you save an area on google maps on an android device, will other apps that use the maps api, pull data from this cache if it's available? Or is it separated and doesn't know that it exists?
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How can I force a complete new sync of my Google contacts to my phone?
I would like to force a fresh download of all my google contacts to my phone (and before delete all the google contacts I do have on my phone ... as the sync on my phone got confused and keeps ...
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Is there a way to cache YouTube videos after playing them?
I have an HTC Desire, and the default YouTube app does not cache the video after it plays the first time. The second time you play, it downloads the same video a second time, but I would like to cache ...
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cache formatting not working
I already had problem where my phone was turning on for a while, showing 'apps are optimizing' and 'no storage left'. I had fixed it previously using recovery mode and wiped cache partition. ...
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Why does wiping the /cache partition keep fixing my problem?
My phone Droid Turbo 2 on Android Marshmallow for some reason my Audio in and out keeps going out.
Wiping the /cache partition seems to fix the problem most of the time.
Any idea why this might be ...
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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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What is Dalvik cache?
When installing custom ROMs most recommend clearing the Dalvik cache. What exactly is Dalvik cache?
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Cameranext not saving pictures
I am using a non-rooted Oneplus One (cm12, all patches). I have to admit that I really dont use the camera very often, but on a family trip yesterday i noticed, the pictures i took were not saved, ...
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What is cleared when I restart my phone?
I haven't restart my phone since the day I got it however decided I would give it a go since my contacts seem to disappear intermittently. Anyhoo, it prompted me that if I restarted my phone anything ...
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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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Cache size exceeds phone capacity
What is going on here? (please see attached screen shot).
This is a Galaxy S5 Mini. Totally stock rom, never rooted. I have recently restored it to factory settings in an effort to overcome a fast ...
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How to check which data gets cached by App?
I decided to use a banking application (provided by german postbank), but ONLY to SEE my account transactions, so I do NOT want to make any new transactions, just VIEW them.
Im always logging out of ...
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Apps store settings/cache (the Android directory) on SD card even though it's not where they reside?
Phone: Galaxy Note 4, Android 5.1.1
I would expect apps to store their settings/cache in a place where they reside, i.e. if app is on MMC the settings should be on MMC and if it's SD they should be ...
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Creating problems in wipe cache partition
My phone, moto e 1st gen is very slow after i updated to Android lollipop. So, I gone to recovery mode after switching off my phone. The "no command" message came. Then, i pressed power button 2-3 ...
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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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I want to transfer my android internet app info (saved passwords/log on info on browser)
I have a note 3 and will be transferring to my note 5 soon.
I want to find out if there is anyway i can just transfer the app with the existing internet browsing info with the login info i already ...
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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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How to clear all applications data in android?
Hi I want to clear all applications data(preferences and sqlite) from my phone in one tap.
How can i do this? is there any app which can do this WITHOUT ROOT PERMISSION?
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Desire sv does not start after clear cache
I cleared cache memory of my HTC Desire SV then tried to restart the phone. It does not start. I have also tried hard boot on this phone but result is same.
How can I get my phone to boot again?
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ADB version of these terminal emulator instructions?
I have the "Insufficient storage" bug on my Moto G X1032. This answer fixes it with the terminal emulator app, which i can't install. They recommend performing the following commands in adb if that's ...
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How to not lose credentials, form data, and active tabs while still use DU Speed Booster app?
I have installed DU Speed Booster app and use it regularly on my Android Device which I believe is running version 4.4.2 Kit Kat .
I always lose information stored on forms that I would like to ...
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Clear Google Maps search history without removing the cached maps?
I've been using the Google Maps app to cache the maps on certain places where I might be going in the future. I don't always have internet access which is why I'm doing this. Now that I've cached most ...
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pictures takes too much storage despite saved on cloud
I have a storage problem and that is because my pictures and videos takes too much space.
The thing is that all my pictures and videos are automatically loaded to Google plus. so why do they also take ...
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Does increasing cache size of memory translate to higher I/O speeds?
Hello Android Enthusiasts!
I recently came across this app SD Booster on the Play Store that claims to increase I/O speeds. On installing it, it showed me that the default cache size for my device is ...
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Google plus photo editor (downloading editing tools problem)
I am using a Micromax Canvas a74 which runs on Jelly Bean. I have Google Plus installed on my phone, which has another app named Photos that helps to sync our photos to Gogle's cloud storage.
My ...
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Facebook for Android app no longer displays og:image of website served via home computer's IP
I've followed the advice given in this post. I have updated the Facebook cache, and shared a website on Facebook on my Facebook timeline (shared only with me for testing purposes) via a web browser. ...
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No Micro SD Card Inserted but phone detects it
I have an Android 4.0.4 Myphone A919 Duo. I go to Settings > Storage. Internal Storage: Total Space is 0.98 GB. Phone Storage: Total Space is 1.55 GB. Then on SD CARD, it says Mount SD Card which ...
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Error: "read only file system" on rmdir
I have problems with my Google Play so I tried to solve them from this blog,
You gonna need Android Terminal Simulator or equivalent terminal app. This will also require your Android rooted.
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What caches can be cleared, when wanting to keep settings?
I do not know enough about the original purpose of the different caches. If I do a cleanup in a few months and clear many app cache items, is it safe for me to assume that most programs will not lose ...
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