8 gigs. Thanks for the reminder! Is this app still developed? I know that the developer got children and strives to continue, but sometimes life goes a different way. :)

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SeedyOne 9 points 3 years ago

Not even a user but thanks for this post. My Thunder was at 8.6GB, guess that one needs an auto clear too.

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Andvari 2 points 3 years ago

About the same size for my Thunder too.

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OldePetey 7 points 3 years ago

21GB, thanks for the heads up! Didn't know this was a thing

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shadowSprite 5 points 3 years ago

1.67 gbs. Haven't cleared since last time this reminder was posted. Thanks again

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kutsyk_alexander 5 points 3 years ago

6.27 Gb

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kogs 5 points 3 years ago

Well, thanks very much! Just shy of 20GB!

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Psaldorn 5 points 3 years ago

3.3Gb, nice

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Longmactoppedup 4 points 3 years ago

Only 2GB... Since android 14 update bricked my phone a couple of weeks ago.

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thegiddystitcher 3 points 3 years ago

Ah hello friend, I feel your pain 😢

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sep 4 points 3 years ago

Thanks OP! 10.5GB

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kratoz29 4 points 3 years ago

You guys Lemmy hard.

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LucyLastic 4 points 3 years ago

I have Android 7, which doesn't have this feature ... do I need to clear the cache too? If so, does that mean I have to reinstall the app?

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khannie 3 points 3 years ago

If you go into settings->applications->liftoff you should see it in there. Cache clearing has been around as long as I can remember

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LucyLastic 4 points 3 years ago

Thanks, I found it now, I was looking under the wrong part of the app's settings :-/

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slazer2au 1 point 3 years ago

Cache clearing was a thing in 7

Settings -> Apps -> LiftOff -> Storage -> clear cache.

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LucyLastic 2 points 3 years ago

Thank you, I was looking at the wrong bit where it said permissions/storage. Turns out I had just shy of 8Gb there!

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kaktus 4 points 3 years ago

Does it clear the cache whenever there's an update or something? Because mine only uses 60MB, an i never cleared it.

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cron 4 points 3 years ago

Maybe some optimisation by your phone? I've seen phones that suggest regularly cleaning unused files (xiaomi or huawei, not sure).

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kaktus 2 points 3 years ago

That might be it, I have a huawei.

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Cheems 4 points 3 years ago

15.69 nice.

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guriinii 4 points 3 years ago

Thanks doe the reminder, didn't know about this! I had over 5 gig.

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illi 3 points 3 years ago

Well... good to know! 7 gigs for me.

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synae 3 points 3 years ago

I know this is the community specifically for the Liftoff app, but thought I'd mention Eternity which I find to be quite a similar experience and has better cache handling - it has a configurable limit and sticks to it. So, if this functionality is important to you, it might be worth trying out an alternative until Liftoff has a solution.

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slazer2au 3 points 3 years ago

9Gb for October

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BraveLittleToaster 3 points 3 years ago

NINE GIGS??!!

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WaxedWookie -3 points 3 years ago

What a dogshit implementation - this is egregious enough that the app should be pulled/banned until this is patched.

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Warl0k3 14 points 3 years ago

Oh calm down. Its still in development. If one minor issue like manual cache clearing is such a big deal, open an issue on the github page or just fork it and fix it yourself. It's a FOSS app still in active development, the unfortunate cost of living on the cutting edge is that sometimes you get shoved face first through a tomato.

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FelipeFelop 1 point 3 years ago

Genuine question. Is it still in active development? The last release was three months ago, the last commit on GitHub was in August and no posts from the team in two months.

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WaxedWookie 0 points 3 years ago

My background is as a product manager for a digital platform, not a developer. I'm not the guy to fix this issue, but I'm pretty comfy it's a meaningful issue.

While I applaud the FOSS effort (I wasn't aware), I'm not going to sit on the sidelines clapping as people's faces are shoved through tomatoes. If this is worthy of a regular reminder at risk of filling your phone, it warrants an urgent fix that appears to be taking time.

Here's hoping it gets fixed quickly though.

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Katzastrophe 8 points 3 years ago

Mate, the official Reddit App used to do the same shit until i think 2019, calm down. Cache clearing is really not that big of a deal

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WaxedWookie 1 point 3 years ago

So long as you know to do it as your phone's storage is gobbled up at an alarming rate.

Most of us are here because we think reddit is shit - that's not your best point.

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Katzastrophe 2 points 3 years ago

If you want manual cache clearing to be gone, you can always do a pull request on the repo, the app is still in beta, it is not in fact officially finished. Don't expect a work in progress to be a completed product

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Thekingoflorda 5 points 3 years ago

Why? If someone knows the issue, they can choose they want to use the app anyway, or delete it. If the app is pulled, they don’t really have that option.

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WaxedWookie 3 points 3 years ago

This is true (though they'd need to v know about the issue and how to fix it). I just hope the app cache is cleared when they uninstall it (though it'd be an OS issue if it didn't.

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Warl0k3 3 points 3 years ago

3.48 -- less than I expected honestly.

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Telcontar 3 points 3 years ago

Holy crap I have 13.23 gigs. What is stored in the cache? Do I lose anything when I clear it?

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slazer2au 4 points 3 years ago

When Liftoff loads a picture or video the file has to be stored somewhere on the device for it to be displayed. All that is stored in the Liftoff cache. You should not loose data by clearing your cache as the cache is suppose to be a temporary storage location.

If you have downloaded things from lemmy via liftoff those files will be unaffected as they are stored elsewhere.

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TonyTonyChopper 3 points 3 years ago

6.7 Gb. I think I cleared it about a month ago

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AccurstDemon 2 points 3 years ago

Hot damn man, thank you, doesn't exist some way to automate this every now and then?

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spiritedpause 2 points 3 years ago

Is this an issue for the iOS app as well? I'm guessing it's not, since mine is only using 80mb of space.

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FelipeFelop 1 point 3 years ago

Yes, but there’s no way of manually clearing the cache. On iOS the app (if it’s in the App Store) must either manage the cache automatically or allow the user to set a cache size limit.

If it gets out of hand (see Settings/General/iPhone Storage) You’d need to uninstall the app, restart your phone and re-install.

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slazer2au 0 points 3 years ago

No idea, I don't have an ios device to check against.

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eierkuchen 2 points 3 years ago

Holy maccaroni

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