topic Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu in Other/General

Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

as005 — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:59:03 GMT

Just switched on the phone and realized that some unknown icons were appearing in the menu. When selected, they say 'Application not Found.'

Though some of the labels are Apps I installed, and their normal icons come back after sometime, but some unknown icons saying android, pro, alpha etc. remain.

See the Screenshot for more info.

I have done virus scan by BitDefender, Eset, Avast [Mobile Version], No Virus Found.

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:06:33 GMT

Again try to restart mobile

Its due to apps been moved to external memory

Or did you format your mobile's memory

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

as005 — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:50:30 GMT

Moved them to External Memory yesterday.

Restarted several time, Problem still exists.

[The Apps icons [Like Firefox, Evernote etc.] get back to normal after sometime of using phone but some other icons with weird label stay.]

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:17:18 GMT

Thats strange...

Try moving all apps to phone memory and then again to memory card...

Could be a problem with meta data

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

SxSuser0009 — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:18:16 GMT

What, no need to move them to external memory at it is EAXCTLY the same as internal.

Remember there is no SD card on SXS.

Ian

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:25:29 GMT

SxSuser0009 wrote:

What, no need to move them to external memory at it is EAXCTLY the same as internal.

Remember there is no SD card on SXS.

LOL

Are you confused my friend ?

Xperia S has 1-1.5 GB internal memory and 32GB external memory that is built in ( no memory card ) and is known as Flash memory (eMMC) and no way it is called as internal memory or it is internal memory

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

as005 — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:04:06 GMT

Man,

Moved them all to Phone memory and those things disappeared but then again moved them to external memory and voila, they reappear...

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Zann_H — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:20:55 GMT

if you're on a rooted phone, i would ask you to clear the dalvik cache. but i guess you're not.

so next option would be to reset data setting or even a factory reset. just make sure you backup everything first.

***before that, try clearing the cache for Xperia Home Launcher. To do that, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All > Xperia Home, and click "clear cache". See if it works. If not, try "Clear Data" as well.

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:25:36 GMT

Zann.H , for your information its not possible to root Xperia S until you install a pre rooted Rom...

as005, move everything important from your mobile to PC as a backup While move all the apps to phone memory and erase your external memory ( settings > storage )

Then send the stuff back from pc to mobile and see if you are able to make it.

It should solve the problem

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Zann_H — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:27:30 GMT

It's possible, as long as u unlock the bootloader :smileylaugh:. And you can still run the stock rom.

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:31:24 GMT

You can't root the stock firmware at all !!!!!!!!

And for installing a custom rom its quite obvious you need to unlock the bootloader

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Zann_H — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:37:35 GMT

you can still root your phone as long as it's bootloader unlocked, by using a prerooted system.img from Binary or Livesquare at XDA.

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:44:05 GMT

Did i say anything else earlier ? in my first post ? :smileymischief:

what i said is quite clear that we need to flash a pre rooted rom and to install a custom rom we need to unlock our bootloader

Do you understand the word "pre rooted" ? it means the rom that has already been rooted..

By flashing that rom we get a rom that already has root access !!! :smileymischief:

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Zann_H — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:49:46 GMT

ok. my mistake. Its a modified stock rom that has been rooted.

ps: we're getting off topic.

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:54:22 GMT

Thank God :smileygrin:

I find no harm in getting off topic if it helps other users

There may be many more reading this thread and a thread should contain a true answer

Atleast we both cleared the doubt

Now waiting for as005

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

as005 — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:54:51 GMT

Did the second method. Works when phone is switched on. Restart and Bam, They appear again.

Trying Factory Reset + Erasing External Memory.

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

SxSuser0009 — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:58:04 GMT

LOL LOL,

I think i am correct.

eMMC memory = 32 GB of which about 25.8 GB(/mnt/sdcard) is available for user.

The othe 6.4 odd GB is used for android system(/system 1GB on my custom ROM), user apps (/data 2GB) and cache(/cache) 246MB.

RAM memory = 1 GB

Ian

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

as005 — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:06:49 GMT

Wrong Man, See your Application Settings, Installed Apps, Down in the Bottom, You will see the internal memory [used & free].

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

Nabeel — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:09:05 GMT

as005 Leave him

i already tried to make him understand but seems

it would unecessary make the thread go longer and off topic

Re: Unknown Icon Appearing in the Menu

as005 — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:55:02 GMT

Nope, Clearing the External Memory didn't work.

Cleared it -> Moved the apps again -> Same Problem.

I think now factory reset is the last resort.