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Removing apps from Tracfone

ceekay — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:41:46 GMT

I have a Tracfone Premier (LGL62) I got in Sept 2016. I would like to remove some apps that are installed that I do not use. I get messages saying there is not enough memory for updates. I don't use the phone for much so don't need many of the apps that show on the apps page.

My question is - how do I do it? If I go to apps and select an app, the only choices are Force Stop, Uninstall Updates, or Disable. I doubt disabling will make a difference to the memory issue. I tried googling and all the info says to use the Uninstall button. I do not have one. I tried logging in just to see if other buttons would show up but the same three choices are there.

Has anybody else come across this issue? Any ideas if uninstalling updates also uninstalls the app? I am not overly technical but I know this should be an easy thing to do. I have done it on my tablets without any problems.

Thanks

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

software — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:56:05 GMT

Try going to the Playstore and pulling up the App from there, it may give you the option to uninstall.

Do you have a separate storage card you installed in your phone? Some Apps, can be moved from internal storage to the storage card.

I had one of those phones and had to get rid of it. Very little internal memory and only a few Apps could be moved to the storage. If you like Apps, that's not the phone to use.

@ceekay wrote:
I have a Tracfone Premier (LGL62) I got in Sept 2016. I would like to remove some apps that are installed that I do not use. I get messages saying there is not enough memory for updates. I don't use the phone for much so don't need many of the apps that show on the apps page.

My question is - how do I do it? If I go to apps and select an app, the only choices are Force Stop, Uninstall Updates, or Disable. I doubt disabling will make a difference to the memory issue. I tried googling and all the info says to use the Uninstall button. I do not have one. I tried logging in just to see if other buttons would show up but the same three choices are there.

Has anybody else come across this issue? Any ideas if uninstalling updates also uninstalls the app? I am not overly technical but I know this should be an easy thing to do. I have done it on my tablets without any problems.

Thanks

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

BlueTopazGem — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:11:04 GMT

@ceekay wrote:
I have a Tracfone Premier (LGL62) I got in Sept 2016. I would like to remove some apps that are installed that I do not use. I get messages saying there is not enough memory for updates. I don't use the phone for much so don't need many of the apps that show on the apps page.

My question is - how do I do it? If I go to apps and select an app, the only choices are Force Stop, Uninstall Updates, or Disable. I doubt disabling will make a difference to the memory issue. I tried googling and all the info says to use the Uninstall button. I do not have one. I tried logging in just to see if other buttons would show up but the same three choices are there.

Has anybody else come across this issue? Any ideas if uninstalling updates also uninstalls the app? I am not overly technical but I know this should be an easy thing to do. I have done it on my tablets without any problems.

Thanks

FYI: I also had this issue (not enough memory for updates) a couple of weeks ago. I deleted a lot of old text messages. Once I did that I had enough memory to install the updates.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

x Hedge — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:25:17 GMT

Before you ask HOW-TO remove an app you have to determine which apps are safe to remove without destroying the functionality of your phone. Google this:
What apps are safe to remove from LG Premier?
After that Google:
How do I remove apps from LG Premier?

if you go to Settings>storage you'll probably find photos &video are taking most of your useable space. You can store these in the cloud and free up space that way.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

151949 — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:29:03 GMT

On my android phone if I just hold my finger on the app icon for a moment the word uninstall appears at the top of the screen. Just move the icon up to that word and it will dissappear. Just be careful what you are removing. Some of the stuff that come with the phone is needed for it to operate correctly and do all the functions you want.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

x Hedge — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:58:00 GMT

@ 151949 , That only removes it from being displayed on the phone's screen, not from the phone.
When I'm removing apps from my phone I'm in
Settings>Application manager.

@ceekay, go to play store, tap menu in upper left corner, go to Settings. Make sure your phone is not set to update apps automatically. I find most updates are useless, like adding 6 more languages to my keyboard. Useless, but take up a lot of space!

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

deeva — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:45:00 GMT

I had the same issue with this phone. I bought a memory card. But a few months ago, I replaced this phone with the LG Fiesta with more memory.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

ceekay — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:45:04 GMT

Thanks for all the great suggestions! I have tried several and think I should be good to go for awhile. I do not use my phone for much other than a phone and sometimes texting. Occasionally I will check the weather or use Google maps if we are looking for alternate routes someplace. I just see apps like YouTube and Cloud print and know that I will never use them so seems like I could do away with them. For the most part, I have been very happy with this phone. After having to carry one for work for a million years, I try to use my personal one as little as possible. :-)

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

JGalt — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:47:52 GMT

I have the same issue about updates and would like to delete apps that I don't have a clue what they are so don't want. There are all sorts of google apps that came on the phone.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

Beauty$Junkie — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:33:31 GMT

The google apps cannot be removed. I purchased a SIMS card from Walmart for $12.50 and added the storage to my phone. I hope this helps. I hate that you just cannot remove the unused apps.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

Runner26 — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:17:30 GMT

AFAIK, the apps that comes preinstalled on your phone usually cannot uninstall; the best you can do is uninstall the updates and then disable it which keeps you from getting the alerts that there's new update for that certain app. In my experience, there's are only few apps that you're able to move to the SD card but the vast majority will reside in the internal storage of your device. The SD card is usually good to store pictures, music, videos.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

WildDunes — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 12:30:25 GMT

I'm rather unfamiliar with "smart" Tracfones but am starting with an older LG Ultimate 2 that was given to me. Also setting up my brother's Samsung J3 Luna Pro. My concern about uninstalling apps is when I get the "Force Stop, Uninstall Updates, or Disable" message. Anyone know what these 3 choices actually mean? Thanks for any help.

Re: Removing apps from Tracfone

Moonlady — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 15:20:04 GMT

You can, indeed, uninstall apps that come preloaded. When I got the LG Fiesta, the first one I uninstalled was the Facebook app. In addition, I have it set to NOT update automatically. I *never* update apps. Googling "ever since app update" will tell you why. There's absolutely no need for me to update an app, and take a chance on the mischief that often ensues.