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Saving apps to an SD card than the phone

Discussion in 'Mobile Phones & Devices' started by FloydPalmer, Sep 4, 2016.

  1. FloydPalmer

    FloydPalmer Registered Members

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    One of my biggest frustrations with my Galaxy Ace has been the inability to save apps on my SD card and as I edge close to buying an S5, I wanted to ask if this a general situation on all devices that the apps aren't saved on the SD card? There seems to be no way you can do so (not sure apps which advertise ways to resolve this are good)

    Thoughts appreciated!
     
    FloydPalmer, Sep 4, 2016
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  3. starbuck

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    Hi Floyd,

    Firstly, you have to remember that not all apps can be moved to your SD card.
    Some apps must be run on your internal storage in order to function.

    In addition, as of Android 4.0, official SD card support was removed from Android devices.
    What this means is that any device running Android 4.0+ has varying degrees of compatibility when it comes to moving apps to your SD card, ranging from partial transfers to no transfers at all.

    If your device is running Android 4.x or 5.x, it is very likely that you will not be able to move apps to your SD card.
    There are apps in the Play Store that can do this.... but the vast majority of them require your device to be rooted and are NOT recommended.

    Depending on which version of Android you are running, this may help if you just want to store Pictures/Videos/Music etc on the SD Card.

    How do I move music, images, videos and other media to the microSD card

    This method worked for a couple of Android phones that we use...... but didn't work on some of my friends phones.
    So it will depend on the Android version that you run.
     
    starbuck, Sep 4, 2016
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