Is there any way to have all the apps installed to sd card instead of phone memory.
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You can go into settings and change ones manually under "applications" and then "manage applications", but it's easier to load an app like "app2sd" and it let's you see what can be moved and makes it "click" simple. There are many core apps that can't be put on the sd card though and you can quickly run out of room on the 4G. I ran out of room with only half the apps I had on my old Vibrant and I had already moved everything possible to the sd card. Problem is you can't put many key apps on the sd card like messaging apps, widgets, launchers and a host of other normal ones.
Thank you.
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Hullo.
Finally got my Tab (BOOYAH! )
installed several apps, and quite big ones at that. Noticed my internal storage was going down but not the internal memory or sd was going down.
Basically, at which point will apps be stored on the sd card? After internal storage has run out?
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Only certain apps can be moved to the SD card, but it's up to the developer to make his app movable.
I suggest you to download this little app
http://www.appbrain.com/app/app-2-sd-(move-apps-to-sd)/com.a0soft.gphone.app2sd
It will scan your apps to know which one are movable.
Oh. So its only stock FroYo a2sd? :|
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Should be able to use ModInstallLocation to force apps to external memory, but i've not found the need to try it yet.
Regards,
Dave
2gb is more than enough for me, but i was expecting it to be more like a2sd+ than cruddy FroYo a2sd.
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I found when I moved a bunch of apps to the SD card I lost use of the widget associated with the app, not sure if there is a way to fix it. To get the widgets back you need to move the offending app back to the phone and then reboot. Hope this helps someone.
Uh... yeah. If you use an app called move2sdenabler they have a warning specifically telling you that you can't move widgets to the sd card.
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I just got my Epic 4G and while I did find the way you can move SOME apps to the sd card once they are installed, I was wondering if there was any way to install/move ALL the applications to the microsd card either normally or after the phone is rooted???
Why?
Fill up the space on your phone first. That's what it is for.
Read speeds are going to be much faster coming from the phone space than the SD card.
Additionally, you won't have to wait forever while the media scanner scans all your apps before you can start using them.
If u rooted get titanium back up pro and it can almost do all the apps on the sd
If you are rooted, you can install this app which will allow you to move the majority of apps to the SD card. Some of them you can't (like launchers, for example) and any with widgets you shouldn't because the widgets won't work.
I'm an ex-Tilt 2-Windows Mobile 6.5 user, so if my phone memory got used up, the phone ran SUPER slow...so I had to keep programs stored ENTIRELY on the sd card, keep my txt msgs to a minimum, otherwise the phone started to CRAWL...is that not true for Android?
Well the question you asked is possible. The app is called move2sd enabler and root is required.
Argh, beatin by a typer...
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zeoran said:
I'm an ex-Tilt 2-Windows Mobile 6.5 user, so if my phone memory got used up, the phone ran SUPER slow...so I had to keep programs stored ENTIRELY on the sd card, keep my txt msgs to a minimum, otherwise the phone started to CRAWL...is that not true for Android?
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Maybe if you fill it to the brink.
Leave ~100 megs for cache. As long as you are not getting any warnings from android about it being to full, then it isn't going to slow down.
If he's asking about backing up EVERYTHING, that's a nandroid backup.
I also wonder if this is a misunderstanding of the concept of app to sd. I know the definition for apps that won't move is service apps right?
I know some stuff wont work because of widgets but when you boot if your card is too full, it takes longer and that is frustrating, well at least to me.
anyone has apps disappearing?
i.e. you're 100% certain they're installed, yet at some point they literally disappear - they're not in the drawer and if you have a shortcut on your home it goes blank (which is how you notice).
I have plenty of space left so its not that. Some are paid, some are free (all are from market).
it happened once or twice on froyo, upgraded to gingerbread OTA today and already happened once.
Yes I've had the same thing, had to restore with Titanium backup, and was frustrated, thought it was just me, but guess I'm wrong.
Never happened on froyo but has done at least 3 times in the last month on gingerbread.
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I noticed that apps that I moved to the SD card would appear "disappeared" after I'd connected and removed a USB cable sometimes. The problem was the SD card didn't always remount so the apps looked like they were gone. No icons or anything anywhere but nothing on the status bar to suggest the SD card was still unmounted. However, if I went into Settings - SD Card & Phone Storage, and tapped the "Mount SD Card" option under SD Card, the SD Card would be mounted and all the apps on there would show back up. Just an idea...
if you moved the apps to your SD card, you lose the desktop icon. with froyo and the apps to SD app, it wouldnt disappear until you rebooted. but with gingerbread and the native apps to SD app, icons will disappear rather quickly.
Had this happen one time on 4183 with Galaxy on Fire 2. Haven't seen the problem since.
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Hello xda forums, I want to ask you about moving apps2sd card. By a little research I have found out that moving apps to sd card is a thing. Now I want to do it but I wont seem to be able to get the option "move app to external drive/usb device" or whatever option. I just want to know how to enable it.. A way of not requiring any computers just doing all by my phone would be great..
Also, if you are going to say "oh, why are you moving your apps to sd card" or anything similar like that, please just dont.. say that to google, not me, I don't care, I have lots of big apps and my storage is full...
Thanks...
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1) Open Play Store.
2) Search for Folder Mount.
3) Install app.
4) Upgrade to pro.
5) Use it to move large app data to your external SD and create a symlink in the original location.
I realize that you're actually asking about the native apps to sd ”feature,” but I don't think you quite understand what it actually is and is not. It does move apps to your SD, and that is it- only the .apk is moved. The data, which is why those apps and games are so big, remains on your internal. As such, it does not save you any appreciable space. To do that, you're going to have to use a third party app.
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Folder mount didn't really help. What I got to do is to move the whole app, the apk of the app, that can be done using system right? I feel like I should be able to enable it somehow.. Any ideas?
(What I need to do is to move the apk that can be reached via Root Browser, theee are many apks with the size between 30-100 mbs, eventually taking up too much space)
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