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[Q] low storage?

after installed a few apps in the flipout, I got the notification saying the fone is low in storage.
is it because I installed all the apps in the phone? well where is the setting for installing apps to the SD card? have been looking it up, but no sign of it really~
any help?
thx a lot!

On android 2.1 you can not install apps on the SD card by default. 2.2 introduced that.
If you install app2card or app2sd, you will be able to put your apps on the SD card. I use app2card.

so... is it possbile to upgrade it to 2.2?
thank you very much!

zacharywater said:
so... is it possbile to upgrade it to 2.2?
thank you very much!
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no, it is impossible at the moment.

[Q]Help required on Rooting Xperia Play

Hi All,
I have couple of basic question regarding rooting my xperia play. First of all i am not sure what i want is rooting only, so i will explain my problem, please let me know what i am trying to do is correct or not.
With the device, i got a dumb internal memory. I am a gaming freak, so downloaded most of the games and apps. So now i m running out of memory(Internal + SD card).
Today i purchased 16GB card over 8GB, which solved one problem.
Another problem is with the Internal memory. only 30MB is free currently.
1) Somewhere i read that if i root the device, i can force move all the applications to the SD card. so i decided to root. Is this the only solution?
2) I am following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043630
thread for rooting, can you please let know the OS image mentioned in there is the latest?
3) If there are multiple flavors of OS for xperia play, can you please let me know which the best OS to flash?
Thanks,
Harsha

madskillz6 said:
Hi All,
I have couple of basic question regarding rooting my xperia play. First of all i am not sure what i want is rooting only, so i will explain my problem, please let me know what i am trying to do is correct or not.
With the device, i got a dumb internal memory. I am a gaming freak, so downloaded most of the games and apps. So now i m running out of memory(Internal + SD card).
Today i purchased 16GB card over 8GB, which solved one problem.
Another problem is with the Internal memory. only 30MB is free currently.
1) Somewhere i read that if i root the device, i can force move all the applications to the SD card. so i decided to root. Is this the only solution?
2) I am following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043630
thread for rooting, can you please let know the OS image mentioned in there is the latest?
3) If there are multiple flavors of OS for xperia play, can you please let me know which the best OS to flash?
Thanks,
Harsha
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you dont need to root to force all apps to the sd card, check out this thread for a detailed tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089282

Download 2.3.3 Gingerbread. That's the latest. Theres a rom dump of it in the forums
Sent from my R800i using XDA App

guess you should change your nic? LOL Just kidding.

AndroHero said:
you dont need to root to force all apps to the sd card, check out this thread for a detailed tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089282
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@AndroHero:
Thanks for your help. It really helped me a lot. With the help of App 2 SD i moved all possible apps to SD. Now internal memory has 130MB free.
I have some more questions,
1) After i move any game to SD, i could still see its presence in internal memory but in few KB's. Is this the data of my progress in that game?
2) How to move already pre-installed games to SD? Also a game called "Crash......" i want to un-install.
3) Going forward, with installing new games and apps, i may run out of internal memory again, that's the time to root?
Thanks,
Harsha

madskillz6 said:
@AndroHero:
Thanks for your help. It really helped me a lot. With the help of App 2 SD i moved all possible apps to SD. Now internal memory has 130MB free.
I have some more questions,
1) After i move any game to SD, i could still see its presence in internal memory but in few KB's. Is this the data of my progress in that game?
2) How to move already pre-installed games to SD? Also a game called "Crash......" i want to un-install.
3) Going forward, with installing new games and apps, i may run out of internal memory again, that's the time to root?
Thanks,
Harsha
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1. Not too sure but I know it leaves a footprint in your internal memory.
2. Use Titanium Backup to remove them and then reinstall the apk to force them to the sd card. I did this with fifa, sims, etc.
3. Yes
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help needed for rooting with gingerbreak!

hello everyone!
i am using a sgs gt-i9000 with 2.3.3
i want to root my device with gingerbreak v1.2
i read the instructions, but i still have some questions.
1. does the phone have to be connected to PC when i click the 'ROOT' button?
2. is an external sd-card necessary while rooting? (i generally don't use external sd card)
3. after rooting, all my internal memory apps and data will be deleted right?
i mean will only the apps be deleted or all my images and everything also?
Please help me! I want to get my phone rooted asap!
Thank you very much!

1) Use the CF-Root method to root your phone. PC connection is not needed as you will flash it in the recovery mode.
2) Nope, an external sd card is not needed as well.
3) Rooting your phone will not wipe any applications or data.

dwall said:
hello everyone!
i am using a sgs gt-i9000 with 2.3.3
i want to root my device with gingerbreak v1.2
i read the instructions, but i still have some questions.
1. does the phone have to be connected to PC when i click the 'ROOT' button?
2. is an external sd-card necessary while rooting? (i generally don't use external sd card)
3. after rooting, all my internal memory apps and data will be deleted right?
i mean will only the apps be deleted or all my images and everything also?
Please help me! I want to get my phone rooted asap!
Thank you very much!
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Hi, search here for CF-ROOT from ChainFire XXJVQ 2.3.3 if you are using it or enter in About Phone and search for your Firmware CF-ROOT, put phone in download mode and flash as PDA
Good Luck !

@ronaldkh
ronaldkh said:
1) Use the CF-Root method to root your phone. PC connection is not needed as you will flash it in the recovery mode.
2) Nope, an external sd card is not needed as well.
3) Rooting your phone will not wipe any applications or data.
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Thanks man.
But do u knw hw to root with gingerbreak also?
Does gingerbreak require an external sd card?

dwall said:
Thanks man.
But do u knw hw to root with gingerbreak also?
Does gingerbreak require an external sd card?
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only froyo sistem is root with gingerbrek

search for CF-Root Kernel --> Odin--> PDA--> Flash , No Repartition

Running android from sd card?

Looking to install android on a sd card like this http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/03/04/psa-please-dont-pay-80-for-a-nook-color-sd-card-that-runs-honeycomb/. This is going to my grandmother so I was looking for a simple solution so she could boot either by inserting and removing the sd card. Can CM7 run this way? And does this method still work, and do I need to root?

pollardhimself said:
Looking to install android on a sd card like this http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...for-a-nook-color-sd-card-that-runs-honeycomb/. This is going to my grandmother so I was looking for a simple solution so she could boot either by inserting and removing the sd card. Can CM7 run this way? And does this method still work, and do I need to root?
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Yes it can be done and no you do not have to do anything to the stock software on the main memory. Follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12240928
There is a brand new CM7 (7.2-RC1) build just released. Get it here:
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=encore

Thanks!!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

How to save/move Apps to SD card?

Hi could anyone tell me how to save Apps to an SD card in my Z2?

You cant... its because Google decided to restrict it in 4.4

Cobman said:
Hi could anyone tell me how to save Apps to an SD card in my Z2?
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You can't, read about the restrictions of KitKat. and if you have root you can use an app to do that.

Seriously? Can't believe I just found out... what is the point of this restriction? is andriod trying to copy Apple with their restricted iphone storage?

Fadeless said:
Seriously? Can't believe I just found out... what is the point of this restriction? is andriod trying to copy Apple with their restricted iphone storage?
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I don't think Google likes SD cards, and they try to promote their Google Drive. None of the Nexuses have SD card slots.
"Cloud is the future".

Xernoxis said:
I don't think Google likes SD cards, and they try to promote their Google Drive. None of the Nexuses have SD card slots.
"Cloud is the future".
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What about applications though, you can exactly move them to cloud to free up space. The Z2 only has 16gb and with apps getting bigger and bigger that's really going to be a big limitation.

Fadeless said:
What about applications though, you can exactly move them to cloud to free up space. The Z2 only has 16gb and with apps getting bigger and bigger that's really going to be a big limitation.
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So your apps use 12GB storage? That is how much free space you have. For backup apps you can just move the backup folder to SD card. You can have Nandroid backup on SD card aswell.
Also music and films go to SD card. There are exploits for Spotify to move the folder to the SD card.

Xernoxis said:
So your apps use 12GB storage? That is how much free space you have. For backup apps you can just move the backup folder to SD card. You can have Nandroid backup on SD card aswell.
Also music and films go to SD card. There are exploits for Spotify to move the folder to the SD card.
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What about photos? But true, unless I am going to get massive games like GTA I should be fine I guess.

Fadeless said:
What about photos? But true, unless I am going to get massive games like GTA I should be fine I guess.
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You should be able to save photos/videos to SD card still (there's an option in the camera app).

There is an option to transfer data like videos, photo's & music in "storage" , which I know does not solve the problem but is good news for Z2 developers because this shows that it's possble to do it & create roms with that purpose in mind...

There's no problem on galaxy devices coz their native folder manager "My files" bypasses this restriction.
I hope Sony creates their own native manager to fix that!
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Could someone test following: connect device with usb debugging, start cmd and try adb shell pm set-install-location 2. Only do it if you know adb.
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Hi guys! Do have any roms in mind that can transfer apps to sd card? I just bought my Z2 and i also have a 128gb sd card. Im having 2nd thoughts installing custom rom but if the stock rom cant allow me to install apps to sd, i will have no choice but to install that rom. Thank you!

argelb said:
Hi guys! Do have any roms in mind that can transfer apps to sd card? I just bought my Z2 and i also have a 128gb sd card. Im having 2nd thoughts installing custom rom but if the stock rom cant allow me to install apps to sd, i will have no choice but to install that rom. Thank you!
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Try a Xposed module named XInternalSD

Try foldermount. On my Z2 it works but I have the premium version. I am not sure if it also works with the free version.

mariusfl0rian said:
Try foldermount. On my Z2 it works but I have the premium version. I am not sure if it also works with the free version.
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Free version should work also, I believe difference is in number of pairs allowed.

Thanks for the reply guys! I tried folder mount and it indeed worked for me. But i have another concern, i dont know if its just my phone or others are also having this issue. Do you have problem installing some apps? It says No space available but i still have 9gb available in my internal card. Hope u can suggest what i can do to install any app i want. Thank you!

So how can I save downloaded songs from spotify to my sdcard?
Link: http://amzn.com/B00IVPU894
Kinda useless purchase.

higgs_ said:
So how can I save downloaded songs from spotify to my sdcard?
Link: http://amzn.com/B00IVPU894
Kinda useless purchase.
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Let's go out on a limb here but have you tried folder mount?

Still can't do it with new update?
So let me get this straight, even with the new update(4.4.4), you still can't move apps to sdcard on the Z2???
I'm unrooted/stock, just got the device, but I'm shocked to know this, I should've looked more into it before making the purchase. I have link2sd, and I noticed it just takes me to the app in app info(which I could do by myself through settings), and I still don't have an option to move apps to sd card.
Am I missing something? I have to root to move apps to sdcard with the z2 on the latest stock rom and firmware??
I didn't want to start a new thread and saw this one, among others.