Two PHOTOS app in lollipop update

[Krkkumar2905]

Just got Lollipop update.. Two nos of google photos app is there. Both showing same data.. Why is it? Even Moto 2014 G2 has got same issue.. Why is it???

 

[B. Diddy]

I would guess that it's only the app icon that is being duplicated, not the app. Is it listed twice in the Settings>Apps>All list as well?

Try wiping the cache partition: https://motorola-global-portal.cust...tail/a_id/97335/p/30,6720,9050/kw/clear cache

Another thing to try is to go to Settings>Apps>All, select Launcher (or whatever the stock launcher is called), and Clear Cache/Clear Data. This will wipe the homescreens as well, so you'll have to set them up again. But it might clear out that App Drawer glitch.

 

[blak8830]

Saw this elsewhere - the advice was to disable google+.
After that, re-enable and download and updates for google+ again.

 

[pallavi prasad]

it worked but the google plus icon has changed to droid icon.

 

[Lazareno DeOliveira]

>
Saw this elsewhere - the advice was to disable google+.
After that, re-enable and download and updates for google+ again.
>

This worked for me. Google+ icon later becomes normal again automatically.

 

[Ankit Singhaniya]

can you please tell how to disable the google+ app?

 

[Droid Ics]

Click and hold the G+ appp icon and drag it to app-info and then click disable.

 

[jason_arnold]

Saw this elsewhere - the advice was to disable google+.
After that, re-enable and download and updates for google+ again.

Yep, worked for me too. Glad it was that easy, the double-icon thing was really tweaking my OCD lol.

 

[Graham Thomas]

Worked for me too (on my Nexus 7, 2012, tablet - I live in Europe so I'm still waiting for Lollipop on my Moto G). Once you've disabled Google+ and re-enabled it, you do then need to go to the Play Store, choose 'My Apps' and update Google+ (the update should be ready to install) in order to get the normal icon again.

 

[Ivo-p]

Will I loose my g + profile if I disable it? And how can I do that? I can't even open it atm
Seems like a lollipop bug.

 

[Graham Thomas]

Actually you don't have to disable Google+. I've just got 5.0.2. on my Moto G and I forgot the above advice on disabling the app. I just selected 'uninstall updates' (from Settings, Apps, Google+). That gets rid of the duplication but messes up the icon and app name. Don't worry. Once that has been done, going to the Play Store and updating Google+ (an update should be marked as available as soon as you go to 'My Apps') restores the proper icon and app name. If you have photos backed up online, Google+ then takes a while to sync them.

By the way (having seen the 'wipe cache partition' sugestion above) if you do want to wipe the cache partition - which I'm told is a good thing to do after an Android version upgrade - note that the method has partially changed with Android 5. This guide worked for me (eventually - the step to get past the 'dead android' icon didn't work for me first time, so keep trying):

How to clear cache partition on Moto G and Moto X after Android Lollipop update? - Moto G Phone Guide

 

[Leela Rathi]

Just got Lollipop update.. Two nos of google photos app is there. Both showing same data.. Why is it? Even Moto 2014 G2 has got same issue.. Why is it???

 

[Leela Rathi]

Just got Lollipop update.. Two nos of google photos app is there. Both showing same data.. Why is it? Even Moto 2014 G2 has got same issue.. Why is it???

I have had same problem. It is so dumm. I looked and both are same

 

[Leela Rathi]

Hey I just posted something on photo ,now I don't see it, where is my note. I am so mad at you guys