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Apps in internal memory or sd card?

Hi!
I see that some of the apps are in sd card (application manager -> sd card). But I didn't move thwm there.
1. How Android decides what apps where should be installed?
2. Are there any downsides installing apps to sd card? Except the fact that apps won't be available when sd card is removed.
3. Will progress of my games and settings of my apps will be saved in sd card after apps are reinstalled after factory reset?
Thanks!!

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1) by size. Don't know the exact but as an example if an app is bigger than 100mb then it is installed on the external sd.
2) The one you stated plus the fact that the internal memory is quite faster than the external card.
3) I think no. Except for apps that use an account or the internet for saves, you are gonna need an app like titanium backup to restore apps data.

How to install apps on sd card instead of internal memory

How do i install apps and games on the sd card as if its internal memory, I need a method thats root but not Xposed as i had to unistall that.

FolderMount: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount&hl=en

Application storage problem

I have added a 32gb SD Card but I can't even update applications as the rom is too low 8GB I believe. And it's occupied by os mostly. I moved all the apps to sd card but still the apps don't get moved completely from internal storage. And after update the apps get back to internal storage.
How do I get rid of this annoying problem!!?

Try factory resetting, maybe its a bug

Adromedemon said:
Try factory resetting, maybe its a bug
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So this doesn't happen to anyone else?
Also I noticed when I move app to sd card it doesn't completely move it. say a 222mb app after moving to sd card, it shows 167mb on device storage and 2xx on sd card!

I had that problem.. I partitioned my sd card, I downloaded link2sd plus and I was able to move the whole app to sd card, it's better to use the option link to sd card rather then the option move to sd card, your apps run properly when you link instead of move.. I also installed a custom rom , Igot memory for days

Star.Dust said:
So this doesn't happen to anyone else?
Also I noticed when I move app to sd card it doesn't completely move it. say a 222mb app after moving to sd card, it shows 167mb on device storage and 2xx on sd card!
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Yes, you cant completely move all app data on sd card. Try link2sd if it works

Storage problem solved for galaxy grand prime plus or other low storages devices
Hi,
This tutorial for those who want to increase storge.
After marshmallow update samsung stops adoptable storage.
But there is one way to enable adoptable storage again.
Guide:
Root your device.
Install Twrp recivery.
Download root essential from playstore
Open the app and select storage.
Now click on adoptable storage and the click on adopt.
Now download ASPlugin.zip from google.
Now flash the zip file from the Flasher given in root essential.
All Done.
Now you can use sd card as adoptable storage in settings.

Installing apps direct to the SD card.

I'm on a Redmi 3S with 16 GB internal storage which runs on unofficial version of LineageOS by Fedosis. I was not using an SD card, hence everything was in the internal memory itself.
As the app and app data is getting huge, I wanted to move this to an external storage. So I got a 32 gig SD card. While setting up the card, I used the option "as internal memory". After installation I could not access my phone memory. And when I rebooted to recovery via TWRP, I cannot see this SD card. Only thing I could see was phone memory. So it's kind of a complication to flash apps.
So I again formatted the SD card and set it up "as portable memory". Now I can access the phone memory normally and in TWRP also. But when I try to move the apps, [eg: Hearthstone, Flamingo, etc] it says, it's not possible.
So, how should I set up my new SD card, so that I can move the existing apps into it and also install new apps to the same SD card?

format as internal storage and then go to appsettings and manually move them to external memory. but this isnt supported by all apps.
to flash something with twrp than, you have to put the file you want to flash into /data/media/0/TWRP

merlin.berlin said:
format as internal storage and then go to appsettings and manually move them to external memory. but this isnt supported by all apps.
to flash something with twrp than, you have to put the file you want to flash into /data/media/0/TWRP
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Thank you.

Apps can't access external SD?

Hello, I rooted my Qualcomm e4, uninstalled bloat and everything is running fine.
I can access all of my music and content on my ext SD card, but no apps are now letting me use the ext storage.
Example: Pocketcasts won't let me download episodes to external SD, only the internal storage.
I also can't move apps to the ext SD card.
Is there a solution for this?

wktra said:
Hello, I rooted my Qualcomm e4, uninstalled bloat and everything is running fine.
I can access all of my music and content on my ext SD card, but no apps are now letting me use the ext storage.
Example: Pocketcasts won't let me download episodes to external SD, only the internal storage.
I also can't move apps to the ext SD card.
Is there a solution for this?
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I don't think this phone has the option to move apps to sd card. For apps to use it, the app has to have the ability coded into it.

wktra said:
Hello, I rooted my Qualcomm e4, uninstalled bloat and everything is running fine.
I can access all of my music and content on my ext SD card, but no apps are now letting me use the ext storage.
Example: Pocketcasts won't let me download episodes to external SD, only the internal storage.
I also can't move apps to the ext SD card.
Is there a solution for this?
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How is your external card formatted? Adoptable or portable?

Thanks for the help, but I installed Resurrection Rom and the problem is solved.