• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Help uninstall apps = Available memory stays the same

jaunvie

Lurker
Jan 23, 2010
4
1
When I uninstall apps. (I've tried both the settings menu and the app market) my available memory stays the same. I can't seem to get any more memory. Are the apps somehow staying on there? It doesn't show them at all, or is it a glitch in the phone?

I running the original OS.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Andima
"Memory" refers to RAM. The only thing that will free up RAM is closing running programs.

Uninstalling programs will free up the internal flash storage space, but won't do anything to free up RAM unless that particular program happened to be running at the time it was uninstalled (causing it to be exited, of course).

-SF
 
Upvote 0
When I uninstall apps. (I've tried both the settings menu and the app market) my available memory stays the same. I can't seem to get any more memory. Are the apps somehow staying on there? It doesn't show them at all, or is it a glitch in the phone?

I running the original OS.

I had this problem back in November I did a hard reset and haven't had the problem since.
 
Upvote 0

BEST TECH IN 2023

We've been tracking upcoming products and ranking the best tech since 2007. Thanks for trusting our opinion: we get rewarded through affiliate links that earn us a commission and we invite you to learn more about us.

Smartphones