Android’s new app archiving feature offers a way to save storage space without losing app data. Have you tried it yet?
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When people think about reclaiming space, they’re not thinking about deleting apps they chose to install. Nobody wants their stuff auto-deleted. What people really want is to remove pre-installed bloatware completely, not just disable it.
@Perry
Removing pre-installed apps won’t free up space because they live in a separate system partition. Disabling them at least clears app data, which helps a bit. Plus, storage sizes have grown, so space usage isn’t as critical now.
@Perry
Disabling system apps doesn’t affect user storage. If you don’t update those apps and leave them disabled, they won’t take up any additional /data space.
@Perry
That’s not the point of this feature. When you archive an app, it’s not deleted. Its data stays intact, but the app itself is removed. For example, I archived my smart IR remote app since I won’t need it until next summer. When I reinstall, I won’t have to sign back in.
@Shannon
Why not just add a ‘Save Everything’ button in the system settings? That would be simpler for everyone.
I wish they’d swap the archive and open buttons. My muscle memory keeps making me archive apps when I’m trying to open them. Then I have to wait for the app to redownload.
Oak said:
I wish they’d swap the archive and open buttons. My muscle memory keeps making me archive apps when I’m trying to open them. Then I have to wait for the app to redownload.
Same here! I’ve made that mistake so many times.