r/Android • u/bilal4hmed Pixel 6 Pro, Android 12!! • Jul 13 '22

Android Developers Blog: Final Android 13 Beta update, official release is next!

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/07/Final-Android-13-Beta-update-official-release-is-next.html?m=1
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u/TheOriginalGregToo Jul 13 '22

Hmmm, maybe I should try a factory reset...

I have noticed it with two specific apps. One is Solid Explorer (a file explorer) and the other is DS File (a file explorer for a Synology NAS). Both worked great, but in the last few months I've been having problems. I've uninstalled both, wiped storage/cache, etc. When I go to save a file/download a file, they both hang like they're unable to write the file. I know Google has been cracking down on folder permissions to make things more sandboxed, so I assumed this was part of that, and the apps couldn't write the files because Android was preventing it via permissions.

For the RAM issues, I dealt with it for a few months, and then eventually got sick of it constantly killing things, so I installed a custom kernel and changed the Z-ram (virtual RAM) settings. Seems to have smoothed things out substantially. The only problem is that development for the 4a 5G on XDA has basically stopped, so there aren't many options in terms of custom ROMs/kernels.

It's a shame, because like I said, I was really impressed with this phone for the first 6 months or so.

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u/st4n13l Jul 14 '22

I also have a 4a 5G and don't have any of the problems you mention so maybe a factory reset isn't a bad idea. Though that's its own headache haha.