2 quick questions I haven't answered yet -

lyronva · October 8th, 2012, 10:33 AM

2 quick questions, I have done searches for each within the forum with no luck.

What is the meaning of a blue square around an app? This happens occasionally.

When I go to "My files" the root directory is "sd card" when I don't have an SD card installed yet. Is this just a directory in RAM called "sd card"?

Thanks in advance -

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chanchan05 · October 8th, 2012, 10:41 AM

1. Haven't seen this. Where are you seeing this?App drawer? Homescreen?

2. The internal storage of the phone is labeled as sd_card. If you put a microsd card into the phone, it will show up as external_sd

3. You don't have directories in RAM. You don't even see RAM in file explorers. Basically RAM is a memory used by the system for cache and ongoing application processes. You can't save anything on it or whatever. You have a mistaken concept of what "RAM" and "storage" is in relation to electronic devices. Seems to be a pretty common misconception for some weird reason.

Digital Controller · October 8th, 2012, 11:04 AM

chanchan05, did a good job answering most of them, i think i can provide some insight for the first one.

You must be running a different system because the stock android OS doesn't allow you to resize your apps, but from what it sounds like the blue square indicates a resize option, meaning you could pull the app to take up more space if you want, it works just like widget resizing just for an app though.

chanchan05 · October 8th, 2012, 11:18 AM

Oh wait, he says he uses the "My Files" app, indicating he's using a Samsung (its the stock Samsung File Explorer). If you long press a widget, a blue square (or orange, depending on Android version) appears around with with 4 points you use and handles so you can resize the widget. Haven't seen this happen on app shortcuts though.

lyronva · October 8th, 2012, 03:38 PM

First, I realize now that I didn't even include my phone/OS, it is a Galaxy SIII and 4.0.4.

1. The blue square occurs on the home screen, after I've closed an app (browser, e-mail e.g.) - from what I recall it has often/always been on a page other than the "center" screen. I'll add that the blue square has shown up around apps that I have not had open recently. I don't think it's a resize thing, as (a) the resize for widgets on my system is orange as you say and (b) this one doesn't have points anywhere for dragging.
For what it's worth, I'll screen capture and post it the next time it occurs.

2. Ah, makes sense now - thanks - chanchan05, poor choice of terms on my part (indicates my ignorance between internal memory and RAM, I guess I thought they were sort of the same medium, although I understand RAM is dynamic and internal storage is static & solid-state).

While I'm asking questions, I hear this tone several times a day. I haven't nailed whether it is e-mail showing up and/or wireless networks coming into range, whatever (sound file attached). What does it mean, and where in the alert menu structure is it?

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lyronva · October 9th, 2012, 07:23 PM

It happened again tonight. It was after I had opened and closed FFL. Just for fun I moved the icons in the upper right and it then occurred around the one that replaced it. It seems to go around the first available app, if you're reading left to right. Any ideas?

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