Originally Posted by
BradJohnson There has to be a malfunction here, even if it's only in my brain.
I don't think they made a 16g S5, so it's probably actually 32... but why does AirDroid do that?
Please help me to fix my phone? :-)
Thanks
The Verizon,
G900V, model has
16GB of phone memory in total Thanks to Verizon's re-partitioning of their, "
cloneware" to accommodate their extra carrier bloatware, only
10.5GB of this is available to the user. About
1.5GB less than stock Samsung firmwares worldwide. See
#1.6 of
41 Galaxy S5 models - Dummies Guide
Unfortunately, as the Verizon bloatware is mostly, "baked in", to the, "
cloneware's", system partition, the only way to reclaim that space is by rooting and re-partitioning and flashing a debloated ROM. Not an option for Verizon users as this is the very reason that they have appeared to want to prevent rooting.
You could try doing a
FULL WIPE+FACTORY DATA RESET as per
#2.3 and
#2.4 of
S5 Lollipop Update Problems - Dummies Guide. This will undoubtedly clear out any accumulated, "crud", from your phone and will give you some more free memory.
You could also try installing
Package Disabler Pro (Samsung) from the Play Store. Whilst it will not increase your phone's actual memory because of the re-partitioning mentioned above, it does mean that you can disable some of the bloatware and prevent updating and/or writing extra files to your phone's memory.
