System and method for downgrading applications
US10235152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/62
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a technique for downgrading applications to placeholder applications in order to free up storage space in a user device. Based on a variety of heuristics, a number of installed applications are identified as candidates for a downgrade. The downgrading of the identified applications involves creating a placeholder application for each of the identified applications. The identified applications are temporarily deleted while keeping the user data associated with the applications intact and the placeholder applications are installed.
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