Thread: why does installing more applications 'slow' down a phone?
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2010-04-12 , 03:26
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Originally Posted by SAABoy View Post
Ehhh, I wish it was a specific application that made a big impact, but it wasn't. You sure there's no possible way more installed apps means slower phone? I know, it doesn't make sense, they are just taking up space in the flash memory, and not hogging up the cpu... but there must be a hidden story...
There are infinitesimal effects like more desktop files to parse through to show the app list, and you could certainly expect some small slowdown in apt operations, but i can't think of any mechanism for apps on the flash to slow down the device.

Mine has a problem with responsiveness and there's a thread about it, but that's something that takes time after a reboot to manifest.
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