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[SOLVED] Application doesn't exist & Installation icon on homescreen
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I was just playing with my phone and all of a sudden these icons appeared. The thing is that I can't erase them because when I try a message appears saying the app doesn´t exist :confused:
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I had same problem. I tried everything to delete them, but I couldn't. So I flashed the phone. I do not know that is permanent solution maybe other guys have solution for this problem.
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Do you have the terminal installed? If so, please show the output of
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This are the outputs I got:
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I did a hard reset and the number of unnamed icons increased. It seems there's one for every app I had before the reset. Still no solution though :/
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No solution so far?
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What's the status of your application updates? Any pending?
That icon is typically reserved for an application that is updating. If your update process is stuck or corrupted, that could explain it. However, if that's the case at this point it would be difficult to fix without re-flashing. |
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Nope, there's one icon for every app I've uninstalled. When I reinstall one of the apps, one of the icons goes back to normal.
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You are running 1.2 right? You don't mention that anywhere in this thread...
There was def. report for this in the tracker, at least a very closely related issue IIRC. Tis worthwhile finding it, reopening (if closed, can't recall), & adding feed-back. |
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The screenshot shows a folder, so yeah, PR 1.2 :) . Sigh, I guess I'll look for it,
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Ah OFC! If you can't find it post back here, someone will know...
I don't have time to search right now & most prolly won't be back in this thread. |
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It's ok, I have no problem looking for it. It's just that I thought by now someone'd have figured out how to solve this :(
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HELP Can't delete - Application does not exist
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Hi,
Can anyone help. I downloaded pinball fantasies from N9 fanclub. To see if it was any good. Decided I didn't want it on my phone but it wont delete. Once delete it turns into a download type icon and if you try to delete this it says "Can't delete - Application does not exist". If I reinstall the download icon gets replaced with the app I can then go to the manage apps and uninstall but if you restart the phone the download icon comes back again! I also deleted the Taxi app with the same outcome. If i reinstall its fine i just can not delete. Any help please? or is this a PR 1.2 issue? |
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what about using Installations inside settings menu??
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tried that! If i delete there it goes but when you restart the download icon is there and this is not visible in the settings menus.
To get rid of the download icon you have to reinstall the app, then as above! it just goes round in circles! |
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This issue has existed in this form (or very similar) for ages now.
IIRC it was supposedly fixed. There's a ticket in the bug-tracker... Maybe it needs to be reopened & given feedback from users like yourself. |
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have you tried the manual way? on my n900 when i'ved cases like yours
i'm doing steps as follows: 1. locate the installer file 2. extract the files. deb or. rpm using 7zip 3. will appear file with extension. tar 4. extract file. tar using 7zip again and you will get some folders. you just search for related files in that folder in your mobile phone. and manually delete them. |
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I'm not particularly good with these things but will have a go at this n900 method. I now have three of these files. Any other suggestion
Is there an actual location i can look in, this is happening everytime now! never use to. can not recall if i have uninstalled anything since pr 1.2 update: uninstalled burn the city, which was installed before the pr1.2 update and this was removed normaly |
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^Found the bug report yet?
They need to know it's still an issue, & they may want to gather some info from you. They'll prolly help you with a more elegant workaround in the meantime. Once fixed no-one will have resort to this "manual fix" anymore. |
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^Yes workarounds have been repeated "ad infinitum".
There's even some documented in the universal guide. But the root cause needs to be addressed once & for all. Otherwise we'll just continue to get threads like this... |
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Already giving up trying to report this! Bugzilla: can not browse! search can't find it there!
sign up on the developer forum, they send me an email, follow link, try and sign in and it won't let me! Request a new password and it says email was sent but i never get one!! Has someone got a link to the bug that was reported? |
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Read the first few posts there, & see the other TMO threads referenced there. Also read the other threads/posts that those threads link to... Your issue is slightly different now from what I can tell, but it's definitely closely related. The report can be re-opened, & this thread + other new ones can be referenced. They may say you have to lodge a new report at the Nokia dev forums. But this is close enough to the original issue that they should monitor it from #566. If you re-open make sure you change the version number, that you vote, & that your email address is added etc. |
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thanks again Jalyst, after reading the bug report it does sound similar but not identical. hopefully they will get back to me soon!
I might have to start a folder soon with all these dead icons in! at least we have folders now! |
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yeah..me too..i have this problem..now my n9 have some dozen icon like that.and i cant remove..so i juz move it to some folder.
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update: I had a call from Nokia.
They suggested a Hard Reset. Has anyone got any experience with doing these? The chap I spoke to said I would lose everything including data stored on the mass storage. So I guess there is no point using the phone to backup my contacts etc? I would have to use Nokia Link, which is only in Beta for Windows XP. |
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I think Nokia Link for XP has exit beta. I have 1.2.408.3448. But maybe i think wrong.
Do not forget to copy stock photos and videos (if you liked). |
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ok, well Im still not sure the mass storage needs deleting! I may just wait for PR1.3 then flash it with Nokia updater this will at least leave the mass storage alone, but delete where all the apps are stored and hopefully the issue! I'll try a backup anyway as it won't hurt!
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They'll take forever, but they'll eventually respond... It's an assigned issue so they'll prolly want some more info from you. |
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not heard anything yet! wanting to reflash my phone with same firmware rather than the hard reset but Nokia updater dosesnt allow this any more! Not entirely keen on the unoffical flashing methods!
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thanks for that! i'll avoid that then! it's weird as it only affects apps installed after PR1.2. As i did an over the air update the apps i had were not removed as they are with a nokia updater firmware flash!
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looks like others are having the same issue, I don't foresee this getting fixed
http://harmattan-bugs.nokia.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566 |
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