Unfortunately, the lack of space on the internalthe drive of Android-devices recently felt quite strongly, because with the development of the capabilities of the "operating system", many programs and games have become much more demanding of free resources and the amount of memory gadgets. That's why many people use removable SD cards. But Android applications on the memory card are not always installed.
General information about the installation
In any version of the OS "Android" installation of applicationsto the memory card is disabled by default. In principle, if the device itself and the OS version support this possibility, as they say, it will not be necessary to reinvent the wheel. A little digging in the settings, you can set your own parameters.
This is a relatively short and simple process, which will be discussed a little later. You can install applications on the memory card in other ways. Let us dwell on these situations for the time being.
Downloading applications to a storage card
Before solving the installation problem,consider downloading content to a removable storage medium. The fact is that in "Android" application installation on a memory card in most cases should be in close connection with the process of downloading installation distributions, because they too can have quite large volumes.
Uploading content to an SD card is supported.almost all Android-devices regardless of the version of the OS itself or the installed firmware. To specify the location of saving files to a memory card, it is enough to enter, for example, into the Internet browser and in the advanced settings specify a removable storage as the storage location. You can do the same in the case of creating photos, when you need to use the settings of the application to configure it.
It's even easier to download applicationsusing a desktop computer or laptop, and then copying them to an SD card. In principle, the place of downloads can also be changed in any file manager.
Methods for installing and relocating applications to SD cards
Now about the most important thing.Implementing the use of installed or already installed applications from a memory card is not so difficult. First of all, you need to see if the device itself supports such features. It also happens that the transfer, and even more so the installation, of applications on a removable media is simply blocked by the manufacturer of the gadget. What to do in this case?
Для ОС «Андроид» установка приложений на карту memory can be implemented in several ways. For example, you can first install the program or game using the standard method on the internal drive, and then transfer it to another location (in this case, the SD card).
For direct installation on the card, you canuse third-party utilities. It is clear that the creation of applications for Android in most cases implies the possibility of installing or moving to another location.
Using system settings
If there is a need for installationapplications for Android on a removable media, first you need to consider several aspects. The first step is to go to the settings, where you select the "Applications" item, and then go to the settings for the applications themselves. There is a special line "Transfer to SD-card". If the device supports this function, the transfer will be performed within a couple of minutes, after which the active button "Move to phone" will appear for each transferred program or game.
As it is already clear, in Android OS the launch of the application after the transfer process will be performed from the memory card.
But do not rush to rejoice.Sometimes both the mobile devices themselves and the creation of applications for Android, the use of such functions simply does not provide. In addition, you may need even root-rights or use super user mode.
The best programs
Transfer programs or directInstall programs or games on removable media today there is a lot. As a rule, almost all programs of this type are freeware (free). True, here you should pay attention to the fact that some utilities are very simple to use, and with some professional programs you have to tinker to understand what's what.
Among the easiest means of porting programs to removable media, you can note popular packages such as AppMgr Pro.
This app automatically analyzes the datainstalled applications, and then displays the result in the form of a sorted list, in which the Android applications are listed separately, which can easily be transferred to a memory card. After selecting the necessary applications and confirming the actions, the transfer will be performed automatically without any damage to the system.
No less interesting is the utility Link2SD.But an ordinary user will have to deal with it for a long time, because it will be necessary to split the card into sections from a computer, for example, using the MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition software package, one of which should have the FAT32 (Primary) file system and the second ext2 devices and versions of "OSes" it can be ext3 / ext4). It is in the second section that the portable or installable programs will be stored.
The most extreme case is the use ofmobile device with connection to a computer or laptop via USB-interface. To install applications on a memory card, you will first need to install the program on both the smartphone and the computer. After connecting and synchronizing, you can install applications directly from the control program window from the computer terminal.
Software products of this type exista large number of. Separately it is necessary to allocate, say, Mobogenie or My Phone Explorer, and the second utility supports not only Android-devices. It's quite easy to work with such programs. You just need to select the installation file and specify the installation location of the program (again, if such support is available for both the device and the program).
Forced installation of programs on a memory card
In some cases, you can try to use another non-standard method. In the "OSes" "Android" installation of applications on a memory card by this method is called forced.
The essence of the process itself is to install the ADB RUN program on a PC. On a smartphone, when connected via a USB port, USB debugging must be enabled.
After running the application on the computer, you will need to enter the following commands:
Su - if you have root privileges (if not, the command is skipped).
pm getInstallLocation ("0" by default).
pm getInstallLocation 1 - installation in the device’s own memory.
pm getInstallLocation 2 - installation on a memory card.
pm getInstallLocation 0 - return to default settings.
In principle, there are not many teams, but you can see for yourself that this is not the most convenient way. Although in some cases it can be used quite effectively when other methods do not help.
Problems with application health
It is believed that in the Android OS installation of softwareA memory card is not everything. After installing or transferring the application, you need to start and test it. If the launch does not occur, or the program does not work as it should, you will have to repeat the above steps from the beginning. You can try to transfer the application to the initial location and check its performance there. If everything is normal, then the matter is either in the program, or in the memory card, or in incorrectly performed transfer or installation operations.
Conclusion
Summing up, we can say that there wereConsidered the most simple and common ways to transfer and install applications on removable memory devices. Naturally, each utility has its own characteristics, as well as portable or installable programs. Even various modifications of mobile gadgets, not to mention the Android OS versions or firmware, can play a very significant role. But in most cases at least one way will be effective for many.
