Technology for the production of gadgets is developing rapidly, but in the mid-price segment there is not much attention to internal storage, which usually ranges from 8 to 16 GB in size. Considering that most of the volume is occupied by built-in programs, there is almost no space for games and additional information, and it becomes necessary to install applications on the Android SD card directly.
When buying a phone or tablet, you must immediately purchase a memory card. By default, all information is downloaded directly to the internal storage, but through the settings, you can easily arrange the automatic saving of photos, videos and music to an external card, the permissible volume of which largely depends on the resolution of the operating programs of the gadget itself.
Not all devices are designed to install more than 128 GB of storage, so you should carefully read the phone's instructions before making a purchase. In this case, the internal storage will be open for applications, but its volume may not be enough for a large number of desired games, which are "heavy" in the process of improvement by manufacturers, and the necessary utilities that make work and organization of life easier.
Much depends on the modification of the gadget, sometimes such a simple method is available on highly equipped devices. First of all, you need to check if you can do with simple actions:
In new versions of the operating system, it is impossible to install the application on the Android SD card by default. To do this, you need to know some tricks and download special programs.
Actions for versions Android 5.0 inclusive
In older versions of the system, it is quite easy to figure out the sequence of actions and free up internal memory, improving the speed of the gadget. To do this, just enter the basic settings and go to the application tab, then select the "transfer to SD media" item. The program will transfer the information itself.
Additional data storage, such as "gallery", "music" and applications for reading e-books, after saving to external media will automatically upload information to the SD card without additional settings. Thus, the internal storage will be freer, which will improve the speed of the device as a whole.
It should be borne in mind that the features of certain games and programs sometimes make it impossible to transfer them to an external drive. That is why the manufacturer's firmware is not installed on SD, and their forced transfer can disrupt the processes inside the gadget. The operating system always warns of this possibility, so you should not be afraid to make a mistake.
Saving applications to an android memory card from 4.2 to 5 inclusive is quite simple if you follow the following algorithm:
- Go to the "Applications" tab and select the "downloads" section, where all the previously installed software is located.
- Select the program for transfer from the list and click on it.
- Check data access and the required amount of memory.
- Click on the "recording to SD" section, if available.
The further process will take place independently. Active gamers shouldn't forget that any game where speed of interaction is important will perform better in internal memory.
Combining external and internal
Installing an application on an android memory card from the fifth version and higher will require additional steps, since the system itself is set differently than in older versions, but there is a new utility - Adoptable Storage, which allows you to combine internal and external drives into a single database.
When this function is activated, the gadget system itself will calculate the total amount of memory based on the storage parameters and display it on the display. In order to use the utility, you need to do the following:
After such formatting, the external drive cannot be removed and placed in another gadget, this can damage access to the recorded information and it will not be possible to configure it again.
Sometimes you need to urgently free up RAM and reset all applications, videos, music, photos to a removable disk. This is done in a few simple steps:
This method is not suitable for transferring pre-installed software.
Reliable outside helpers
If the above options were not implemented, then the device itself has insufficient functions. However, there are two ways to get around these restrictions and easily download additional software and install games on an android SD card of any modification:
- using a computer;
- by downloading third-party programs.
Long way - computer
If you use a laptop, you will have to be patient, but this process will take place without the risk that always accompanies obtaining Root rights. First of all, you need to go to the Play market website through a PC, find an application for downloading and copy the link to it from the browser line. Then, step by step, do the following:
Sometimes it turns out to be done with a flash drive. If you have any difficulties, you will have to use synchronization software, for example, the well-proven Phone Explorer program. You can download it from the Play Store or from the site of the same name and install it first on a tablet or phone, and then on a PC. To transfer data you will need:
- open the application simultaneously on a computer and a gadget;
- choose the type of connection, for example, Wi-Fi or bluetooth;
- find the downloaded application in the PC memory;
- transfer it to the external media of the gadget.
Verified utilities
Despite the fact that many users go through the root procedure without problems, there are many difficulties in case of an unsuccessful attempt. It is not recommended to do this on a newly purchased phone that has not expired the warranty period, because after installing root rights, the warranty will not work and any breakdown or stress in work will be corrected at the expense of the owner.
Manufacturers know that very often when trying to install root access on their own, the device starts to slow down or loses many functions, therefore, they limit the warranty against such cases. It is better not to risk it and use proven software, with which you can either get what you want without such access, or be sure that even root rights in combination with it will not harm:
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Description |
| AppMgr III (App 2 SD Hıde and freeze Apps) | It is widely used precisely because of the simplicity of the interface and the ability to move several applications at the same time, as well as hide information from other people. Root access is not required, although without it the utility is not able to transfer operating files. After downloading (it can take up to five minutes), open the program, find the software materials that need to be moved, and press the appropriate key. |
| Link 2 SD | Serves not only for moving content to apk., Lib., Dex. and external media, but also for cleaning the cache and installing software. It is recommended for advanced users, since the improved functionality will require creating two partitions on an external disk and registering root rights. As a reward, the owner gets the opportunity to transfer any files, including operating ones, without harming the device, convert the built-in software into a custom one, "freeze" content and choose a place for installations. The app is installed automatically, but requires additional work for root access. |
| Total commander | A program with a text editor, archiver, player for audio and video content. With it, files can be moved, copied, sorted, renamed and deleted without compromising the overall functionality of the gadget. The function of data transmission via bluetooth is provided. Getting root rights is necessary. To do this, you can use another reliable application KingsRoot. |
Forced expansion
This method can be used by a person who is familiar with the basics of programming, since when changing the location for installing the software by default, you will have to make changes to the phone via a computer. On a PC, you need to download the Android Debug Bridge (ADB Run) program and check for a USB connection on your smartphone. Root rights obtained in advance will facilitate the following steps.
All new mobile devices are sold with a certain amount of system memory. But we have the ability to expand it with SD cards. When you download mobile apps and games from the Google Play store, they are downloaded to your phone storage by default. In this article, you will learn how to save the necessary applications on Android directly to an external memory card.
Is it possible to download applications from the Play Market directly to an Android memory card
When downloading programs and games from the Google Play market, we are not given the right to indicate the type of memory on the phone in new versions of Android. There is an "Install" button that we press. After that, it is downloaded automatically to the phone memory. This download scenario is not suitable for many users. After all, every year Android games are released the size of game files for a computer. And some smartphones, especially older ones, don't have enough system memory to accommodate them.
Cleaning up system memory with a third-party application
There are a couple of non-standard ways to download programs directly to the SD card, which we will look at next. We also have the option to transfer already downloaded files to the memory of the flash card. Which you will also learn about from our article.
Configuring Application Download to SD Card
Perhaps some users have already changed the location of the data saving in the settings. But the application is still loaded into the phone's memory.
It is possible to bypass the system as follows:
- Who has not changed the settings for installing files in Android - open the settings;
Open Android settings
- We find here a parameter named "Memory";
Find the item "Memory"
- Next, find and open the item "" and click here on the line with the SD card.
Find the item "Installation location"
Now all your downloaded files from the browser will be downloaded to the memory of the flash drive. But Play Market will still save files and programs to system memory. We just configured this default for a reason. This is also required for the next instruction.
How to save applications to a memory card on Android
When the system is set to save to memory card by default, you can proceed to the next step. It consists in uninstalling the Play Store update.
For those who don't know how to do this:
- Go to the settings of your smartphone;
Opening the Android smartphone settings
- We select further the item "";
Select "Applications"
- At the top, swipe the tabs and find "All";
Select the "All" tab at the top
- Find the program of the "Play Market" store in the list and select it;
- In the market parameters window, click on the block " Remove updates».
Click on the "Remove Applications" button
In some cases, you need to confirm the deletion. Now we go to the main menu of the smartphone and select the Play Market icon to launch it. We find in the search the application that you want to download to the SD card. Or a game that didn't fit in system memory before. Try to install the program now and check its placement.
Downloading games to external media of your smartphone
If your device does not have the ability to change the type of memory that will be used by default for downloading, applications from the Play Market will help. You need to find a suitable download manager, of which there are many in the online store. Download AppMgr III for example. It can not only change the path for downloading programs from Google Play, but also move applications already downloaded to the system memory. And also flexibly manage them: send to devices, delete several at once, etc.
Download AppMgr III on Google Play
Google Play Market does not "trust" its applications to unreliable SD cards. Therefore, we have difficulties in their direct installation on the additional memory of your phone. Many of the applications that promise us to download and install applications on a memory card have Root rights in the condition. Only after your smartphone is jailbroken will you be able to open system folders and change previously inaccessible parameters. And you can also specify a USB flash drive as the main memory.
Instructions for saving files in Android to SD card without programs
The latest versions of the Android operating system are reliably protected from changing the type of memory for installing applications. Users may not have options for changing memory and some boot managers may not work. In this case, we are left with buying devices with a lot of system memory. Mobile phone manufacturers are pushing us to do this. But there is another way how to use a USB flash drive for your smartphone as storage for videos, music and applications.
Open Android Settings from the Quick Access Menu
To download applications in Android above version 6 without any programs, open the settings;
- Then click at the very bottom of the item "";
Select "About phone"
- Find in the next window the item " Device version"And tap it quickly 7 or more times. This is required to enter developer mode;
Tap on the phone version 7 or more times
- Then go back to the main settings window and find "";
Find the item "Advanced settings"
- Find the line "" in them and select it;
Select "For Developers"
- Next, find the item " Allow saving ...". In it, you need to move the switch to the active position to enable the parameter. Make sure to “ Optimize your SD card"Was also included.
Enable saving data to a memory card
Now you need to use a mobile browser to download files from the network. And all the files you download will be saved in the SD card memory.
File manager on smartphone
To find the downloaded files, you need to open the file manager and find them in the Downloads folder. The folder may also be called “Download” in English, depending on the device and application.
Transferring applications to the memory card of the mobile phone
Like other functions in a smartphone, software transfer has two ways to implement:
The first method is always a priority - and we will consider it.
System programs this way are not transferred... Sometimes built-in utilities ( what were in it from the store) are not systemic and can be migrated.
To do this:
- Select the "Settings" item in the main menu;
- Then click at the very bottom of the item "";
- Go to the settings of your smartphone;
The internal storage on smartphones is not endless, and photos, videos, documents and applications take up quite a lot of space. That is why most devices have an SD card slot - this allows you to significantly expand memory reserves.
And yet, users are faced with the following problem: the phone has an external storage device, but all applications are automatically downloaded to the internal memory. Because of this, the notification constantly appears that there is not enough space. On Android, this problem can be solved in several ways.
How to download games and applications to an SD card
There are several ways to use an external card to download applications and games to it. For example, you can set the SD card as default memory, move applications using standard settings or combine memory.
Setting external SD storage by default
You can set the SD card as default memory, and then the smartphone will determine it as a priority for data storage.
For this:
Some applications will still be stored in internal memory, this is determined by their settings.
Using settings to move apps
Unfortunately, in the settings there is no way to choose the automatic installation of applications to external media. But you can manually move some of them (not all applications support such a transfer).
For this:
There is another option: you can transfer applications not each separately, but all together. For this:
Combining internal and external memory
This method is available for smartphones with Android version 6.0 and higher.
Video: how to set up downloading games and applications to the SD card
Video: Move Games to External Storage Using Apps2SD
Using an SD card and the described methods will help significantly unload the internal memory of your smartphone. They are quite simple, so any user can handle them, even if he is not very well versed in technology.
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What you need to know when installing applications on a memory card
It is easy to see that practically all Android applications are installed into the smartphone's memory after downloading. This is explained by the fact that the memory card is a very unreliable place to install and save programs on it. And that's why:
- Data on the memory card is stored without encryption
- A poor-quality card can disrupt the operation of not only an individual application, but the entire system
- Removing a memory card can result in losing all applications installed on it.
- A breakdown of the memory card also leads to the fact that the user loses data.
Features of older versions of Android when using an SD card
Throughout the history of the Android operating system, three large periods of deciding how to install applications on an Android memory card can be traced:
- Android 1.1 - Android 2.2 Froyo
- Android 2.2 Froyo - Android 4.2 KitKat
- Android 4.2 KitKat - Android 6.0
Prior to Android 2.2 Froyo, there was no way to install, save or transfer applications to a memory card at all. On technical forums, you could find several purely hacker methods, but they could only be used by advanced users.
Starting with Android 2.2, the developers allowed installing and transferring applications, as well as saving to a memory card. To do this, it was enough to find the Applications item in the operating system settings and set the storage location.
At the same time, various programs appeared that could be downloaded for free on Google Play, allowing you to transfer already installed applications to a memory card. But such utilities required assigning root privileges, so not all users could cope with this task.
When developing an update for Android 4.4 KitKat, Google specialists took serious care of data security and rewrote the protection algorithm. The function of installing, saving and transferring installed applications to the card, in general, was blocked. An SD memory card on Android has become exclusively a place for storing photos, videos and other content.
Developers could make updates to one or another program that would bypass the Android protection systems and save programs to the card. Until the end, this did not solve the problem of installing, transferring and storing applications.
How to install applications on a memory card Android versions 6.0-7.0
The ability to install or save an application to a memory card appeared only in the sixth version of Android - Marshmallow. The developers have created a feature called Adoptable storage that helps make friends between a reliable internal storage and an unreliable external card.
The adaptive storage function allows you to format the memory card so that Android perceives it as part of a single system partition. This happens using the Ext4 file system and 128-bit AES encryption. The smartphone's memory becomes more capacious, and you can use absolutely any memory card.
Experts recommend using high-speed cards labeled Class 10 and UHS-I Speed \u200b\u200bClass 3. Adapting memory cards has one significant pitfall. The map becomes part of one system, in fact, part of Android itself. Accordingly, if you delete it, there is a risk of losing all applications and data that are stored on it.
If you installed a card from an old one on your new phone, be sure to check it for malware using a special anti-virus utility. You can choose the most reliable one for yourself with the help of our article about the best antivirus program for Android.
How Adoptable storage works
In order to understand the principle of the adaptive storage function, we will analyze step by step all the main steps:
- Insert a memory card into your phone
- A dialog box for configuring the memory card will appear. Here the system will offer to choose one of two settings: portable memory or internal memory
- Choosing internal memory for storing data (applications, files, and so on)
- The card must be formatted to protect data. If there are important files on the card, you will need to back them up
- Go to the Android settings and select the "Storage and USB drives" section. If all the previous steps were performed correctly, you will see your card in the list of drives.
Please note that from the very beginning you will not be able to install the application on the memory card by downloading it from Google Play. By default, it will automatically install to the internal memory of your Android smartphone. However, by configuring the memory card as internal storage, you can transfer and save programs on it. To do this, you need to perform a number of simple steps:
- Enter the Android settings and select the Applications item
- Select the application you want to transfer to the memory card
- In the program settings, click on the Storage item
- Here click on the Change button
- Select SD card and click Move
After a few seconds, the selected program will be transferred to the memory card. Please note that if you remove the card from your phone, you will lose access to the application. If you still need to remove the card, go through all the steps above and assign the storage location to the internal drive. Now you know how to install applications directly to a memory card. And you can tell about your successes in the comments to this article.
Articles and Life Hacks
In every mobile device running on the Android system, there are two types of memory: phone memory and a flash drive, that is, a memory card, and in order not to occupy the phone space with voluminous programs, it is better to dump them on the sd card.
There are two options for installing third-party applications on a USB flash drive in android:
- Swap the internal and external memory by installing the Root External 2 Internal SD program.
- Manually transfer downloaded applications from phone memory to a USB flash drive. The second option is easier and safer for your gadget, but the android system does not always allow you to transfer the necessary applications from one place to another.
Transfer to memory card
If you do not want to risk and use the Root External 2 Internal SD program, then you will not be able to download services directly to the sdcard, by default they will be installed in the phone's memory. But you can move them from one place to another. For this:- Go to the main menu and select "Settings".
- Here you need the section "Applications", in which you need to go to "Application Management".
- Select the service you want and click on it.
- In the window that appears, find the item "Move to sdcard" and click on it.
But there are situations when the system does not allow you to transfer one or another program from one place to another, that is, when you select it in Application Management, a window pops up that does not contain the line “Move to sdcard”.
Then only installing a third-party service will help you, which will help free up space in your gadget.
Using Root External 2 Internal SD
Root External 2 Internal SD is a program that swaps the internal and external memory of a mobile device.
Therefore, if the android system for some reason does not allow files to be transferred to the memory card, then you can use Root External 2 Internal SD. And for this you need:
- After downloading the program, go into it and put a checkmark in front of "Use per dafault" and "Default SGS3 Roms".
- At the very end of the list, select the item "View the different device" and find your SD card.
- After searching, paste its location into “The ext. sdcard device access ".
