Insufficient storage; (I have sufficient storage)!!!

[PeteyG]

I'm trying to download apps from Google Play, and am constantly faced with the pop up message:

"Insufficient storage

This device doesn't have enough space to download "APP NAME". 

Consider deleteing apps or content that you no longer need and try again."

Frustratingly though, I have over 403MB of space available on internal memory and have moved literally everything that I can do onto the SD Card. 

I've restarted, cleared caches, etc. How can I solve this error? Nothing will install anymore!

[volkerjacob]

OK - yesterday i try to update - not possible - "You need at least 524 MB free on your Xperia ...." the only Apps on Phone are Apps by Sony - i can#T remove them - all my media files and user apps are alrerady deleted .....

Nice Job Sony!

BR Volker

[ppgsk17]

Check for Other section in Internal Storage and try deleting files from there

[Meredith1]

Apologies if this is in the wrong area, I just need help to prevent me taking a hammer to my Xperia aqua.
Memory available; 350mb, app size; 30mb, try to download? This device does not have enough memory!!!!! Sake!!
Chance Sony will be binned after having Sony phones since J1; 99.98% (there's always an iPhone or Samsung sitting on your shoulder!)
Have moved everything to sd card, so where is it all?!

Cheers guys!

[YoGem]

Hi Meredith, this is the wrong forum haha, anyway, what Xperia Aqua device do you own? And what's the app you are trying to install? 30mb is the compressed size, I suspect that the app uncompressed is going to be about 100/150 mbytes and that's the reason why you can't install it. If I recall correctly the minimum disk space required by android is 256mb and depending the file system allocation it may be that the space intended for apps is already saturated and you can't add anymore apps to the device.

[_alexdon_]

@YoGem@Meredith Merged it here, hope it's correct.

[Em5]

I have no storage space on my phone! Everythink that can be is on my sd card, i cant download anythink i only have 3 apps that i have downloaded myself (on my sd card) as i cant download anythink else. I have stopped alot of built in apps, i have changed my play store to factory settings, its still showing i have space left on my phone but cant download anythink. I have cleared the cache aswell, any help? Thanx

[Uliwooly]

@Em5

Settings > storage > how much free space do you have available (internal storage) > if you have less than 500MB you won't be able to download apps. 

[River10]

I'm getting the same problem done all the above and still no joy.

[Kazza1]

3Gb of the limited 8Gb is taken up by Android System ony phone, is this normal?

[grumbley]

I have exactly the same issue. Infact I would suggest all M4 users have the same issue. It's got the point where it is riddiculous and you actually have like 2 apps on your phone. because you have had to remove them all in order for the Sony useless software to do it's updates. 

The phones are useless and sony doesn't give a care about it's owners. All we ever here is

clear the cache, well that doesn't work

Move apps to your SD card. Well there are only certain apps that can move to the SD card under android 5

When will you release MM sony? Oh can't tell you that, between last year and never

can I installl the AOSP version of MM? Well no, because you need the driver file and hey we don't want to release that

So I now have an insecure brick that has zero functionality