Missing app icons in app tray

[AndysonofBob]

Hi

I have a bunch of apps installed but I cant see them in the app tray or desktop.  Roughly a third is missing

To run the apps I have to go to Google Play and 'open' them from in there.  I obviously need an internet connection for this.

If I uninstall and reinstall the app, it will appear in the system tray but vanish at some future point.

Any idea what is going on and what I can do to fix it?

Thanks!!

[_alexdon_]

Are those moved to external SD?

[AndysonofBob]

I might have moved them to the SD card I installed...

Quite possibly!

I can still see the apps in the app part of the settings menu too

[_alexdon_]

In this case,see the following topic:

/t5/Xperia-Z3-Compact/Xperia-Z3C-issue-after-transferring-apps-to-SD-card/m-p/970607#M9612

[Thommo]

This is the problem - Some if not most apps once moved to SD are rendered unusable and that's not a Sony issue but the developer which won't have updated their API's to include this feature for new'er firmware and or models - It could also be an SD card issue but more often than not it's an app issue

[_alexdon_ · Accepted solution]

I think Rickard got it right in that topic,clearing data for xperia home fixes the icons for some of the apps moved.

[AndysonofBob]

edit

thanks!  Fixed!

[_alexdon_]

Great.

[MrReaper]

Good morning,

Me Xperia E4 is starting to get no internal memory and when I try to move apps to sd card, works perfectly until I turned off or restart my device. When I do that, the apps disappears and I can't find the icons or run the apps.

Anyone know why happens that? And if there is any solution? Cause the internal memory is 400Mb and I need free space. I erased all data unnecessary.

Thank you for your time & help!

Reaper.

[abdlmnam_2010]

Same my problem then restored my phone all apps automatically idont know what happen same my storage 400mb