Android 8.1 will reduce the size of inactive apps to save space

10 November 2017
The feature, however, does have some limitations.

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  • Amit Kumar
  • bES
  • 19 Nov 2017

I lost my voice for my Nexus 5x after I did update to 8.1, please fix this issue with the update I am having a hard time to use it , or let me know how to go back to 8.0.

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    • AnonD-702955
    • Y7u
    • 13 Nov 2017

    Anonymous, 11 Nov 2017Android anarchism needs to stop now enough of fragmentation... moreThat's exactly what I'm doing, using my Marshmallow phones until version 9 comes out with SD845 or higher.

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      • Anonymous
      • UD{
      • 13 Nov 2017

      Anonymous, 12 Nov 2017Useless feature.Yeah. Google is really working on a useless feature. Smh

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        • Anonymous
        • 6XU
        • 12 Nov 2017

        Anonymous, 11 Nov 2017Yea even KitKat is much more functional than the latest iOS... moreAndroid is great OS to use and customize the way you want. Jelly Bean was already great android version. Marshmallow and newer versions are very smooth and more stable than any iOS.

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          • Anonymous
          • 6XU
          • 12 Nov 2017

          Anonymous, 12 Nov 2017Yet this feature which GSMArena says might only really be e... moreUseless feature.

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            • Anonymous
            • nCh
            • 12 Nov 2017

            Anonymous, 11 Nov 2017You nailed it. Today's modern Android is way better boring iOS. Yet this feature which GSMArena says might only really be enjoyed 1-2 years down the road is already being enjoyed by iOS users today.

            https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/7/15752132/ios-11-storage-deleting-apps-messages-photos

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              • Harinder
              • GXp
              • 11 Nov 2017

              Google should provide permission to remove useless system apps rather than this silly inactive app option.

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                • Anonymous
                • srQ
                • 11 Nov 2017

                >the same can’t be said for mid and lower range devices, most of which start at 32GB.
                I think that makes first pixel low end device, ha-ha.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 0BG
                  • 11 Nov 2017

                  AnonD-450518, 11 Nov 2017No memory expansion on microSD card is a deal breaker for m... moreI'd consider it if they start putting 128GB in not so expensive devices. Or at least 64GB with 53GB+ available.
                  I need two sim slots, so with the current trend, there are almost no phones with an sd slot for me. Quite pathetic.

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                    • AnonD-450518
                    • u}s
                    • 11 Nov 2017

                    No memory expansion on microSD card is a deal breaker for me, I will never consider an phone of today without it. But despite this limitation more OEM's are following Apple iPhone's route like Pixels, OnePlus & Xiaomi, I still prefer storage on the go.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 0BG
                      • 11 Nov 2017

                      Anonymous, 11 Nov 2017You nailed it. Today's modern Android is way better boring iOS. Yea even KitKat is much more functional than the latest iOS, so the supposedly great updating service doesn't do much. New icons here and there or something more important, which has long been standard feature in Android.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • s5j
                        • 11 Nov 2017

                        Anonymous, 11 Nov 2017Android is becoming better every day. On the other hand iOS... moreYou nailed it. Today's modern Android is way better boring iOS.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pI@
                          • 11 Nov 2017

                          I have that so called 32GB out of what I can use is over 20GB something. Phone says I have 11.40GB used out of 32GB and 2.47GB used out of 7.28GB on sd card.

                          I have 8GB SD card in cause I took it out of my older phone. Bought the sd card 4 years ago. I have not never needed a bigger SD card but soon should get something like 32GB or bigger and give the 8GB for my mom so she can expand her LG Leon storage.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • S3$
                            • 11 Nov 2017

                            Save RAM for pete's sake. Windows XP was better in regards to that.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 0BG
                              • 11 Nov 2017

                              Gumby, 11 Nov 2017You still get 54GB of free space then. Plenty No it's actually 48GB. An empty 64GB media is actually 58GB. Not enough for me. AND totally not justified. My desktop OS uses less.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 6XU
                                • 11 Nov 2017

                                Android is becoming better every day. On the other hand iOS is becoming crap with lots of bugs and issues. Battery life becomes worse after every system update. Phone freezes and lag very often. And iOS isn't secure now. People want simple phone but iPhone isn't simple. You can do everything more easy in android. I'm not Apple hater through.

                                  AnonD-95787, 11 Nov 2017This is very annoying, new OS from Google for every 6 month... moreIf you want all the updates why not buy a Pixel phone or an Android One from other OEM'S they get the latest update for a period of two years.

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                                    • AnonD-424566
                                    • Bw@
                                    • 11 Nov 2017

                                    Why over blote a phone in the first place,lets face it the consumer should decide what he or she wants on there phone,most ppl can't go down the root option for obvious reasons,all ppl need is the basics,it's not rocket science !

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                                      • Gumby
                                      • 7tw
                                      • 11 Nov 2017

                                      Anonymous, 11 Nov 2017Many of the 64GB phones already come with around 10GB used ... moreYou still get 54GB of free space then. Plenty

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                                        • nokia 2
                                        • tDR
                                        • 11 Nov 2017

                                        "......but also go as low as 8GB"
                                        *fixed