Ok, so im testing a beta firmware on my lumia 820 with storage check system APP installed and would like to give you an idea show it works.
First of all, this is not a fix, more like a limited workaround.
Based on my phone:
'Old' view shows 1.1 gb in other and 800mb in apps.
'New' view (storage check) shows 1.1 gb in apps, 250mb in maps, 50mb in mail and 500 mb in other.
So as you can see, storage check counts the space in different, more detailed way than original app.
There is another value in 'storage check' called temporary files, user can attempt to delete part of this value manually, or allow phone to do it itself.
From what i've observed this value is mostly web cache and installation files downloaded from marketplace. this is where fix actually works, anytime you buy an app and download it, its installation value goes to temp files and can be removed manually. (E.g. 800mb of asphalt 7).
What is not fixed thought is the fact that 'other' position in 'storage check' still rises everytime you install an app (since it seems every app reserves some additional space, usually 10-30mb per app). On top of that skydrive upload issue is not fixed as well, still taking twice (or even three times, try any panorama app) the storage.
Also it seems some specific temporary files (e.g. third party facebook apps, the one that in fact are using mobile website) cannot be removed. So I would expect this number to raise while you keep using the phone. (E.g. i've flashed the firmware 3 days ago, after finishing all apps install my temp files were 8-10 mb, now it's 45mb and this value cannot be diminished).
So, thanks Nokia, but the issue is still there.
First of all, this is not a fix, more like a limited workaround.
Based on my phone:
'Old' view shows 1.1 gb in other and 800mb in apps.
'New' view (storage check) shows 1.1 gb in apps, 250mb in maps, 50mb in mail and 500 mb in other.
So as you can see, storage check counts the space in different, more detailed way than original app.
There is another value in 'storage check' called temporary files, user can attempt to delete part of this value manually, or allow phone to do it itself.
From what i've observed this value is mostly web cache and installation files downloaded from marketplace. this is where fix actually works, anytime you buy an app and download it, its installation value goes to temp files and can be removed manually. (E.g. 800mb of asphalt 7).
What is not fixed thought is the fact that 'other' position in 'storage check' still rises everytime you install an app (since it seems every app reserves some additional space, usually 10-30mb per app). On top of that skydrive upload issue is not fixed as well, still taking twice (or even three times, try any panorama app) the storage.
Also it seems some specific temporary files (e.g. third party facebook apps, the one that in fact are using mobile website) cannot be removed. So I would expect this number to raise while you keep using the phone. (E.g. i've flashed the firmware 3 days ago, after finishing all apps install my temp files were 8-10 mb, now it's 45mb and this value cannot be diminished).
So, thanks Nokia, but the issue is still there.
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