Samsung Update!! Moving apps to SD card now possible!!

[smooth4lyfe]

Another interesting tibit, will S4 nexus support sd card?

I think it does

 

[jdoee100]

True. As many have said, I think 32GB should be the minimum sizes right now and of course they will increase going forward. Maybe Samsung is hearing it since they are trying to help the 16GB models with this update. If they would start at 32GB, it would solve many issues. I would rather have all my apps on internal storage as opposed to APP to SD. Internal storage is so much faster and reliable in my opinion.

"I think 32GB should be the minimum sizes right now," as soon as you said that it became invalid. i think storage space is like money, one can't never have too many..

 

[Paul627g]

Didn't google get away from sd card because they wanted people to use cloud storage system instead?

That is only a small portion of the idea behind it. Sure Google would love to see everything on cloud storage but it's not a perfect solution either. Lots of different variables come into play on the sdcard issue. Filesystem types being a big part.

The post and link included in the post describes it best.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=2841582

 

[planoman]

Anyone else find it ironic that the Nexus 4 had sold millions with 16GB (12.5GB) and no SD card...just a different end user I guess. I can remember posting to threads in that forum with owners of the 8 GB model defending that as plenty of space...of course the prices helped I am sure.

I sure hope the Nexus 5 has 32GB!

 

[JHBThree]

"I think 32GB should be the minimum sizes right now," as soon as you said that it became invalid. i think storage space is like money, one can't never have too many..

How much are you willing to pay for your phone then?

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[jdoee100]

I think it does

really? that would be a surprise, since pure android doesn't support sd card. right?

 

[smooth4lyfe]

Anyone else find it ironic that the Nexus 4 had sold millions with 16GB (12.5GB) and no SD card...just a different end user I guess. I can remember posting to threads in that forum with owners of the 8 GB model defending that as plenty of space...

I sure hope the Nexus 5 has 32GB!

I think it sells more for the Google Experience (Fast Updates, Google Features) than the lack of SD Card

 

[jdoee100]

How much are you willing to pay for your phone then?

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Me? not much. i have other priorities, but i'll take as much as i can get(storage that is).

 

[Hest88]

I really hope this comes to the U.S. version. I had two prior Android phones and never had a problem with my SD card.Google's arguments for removing App2SD were always specious in my mind. Anyone consumer who might not understand the ramifications of moving apps to their card probably won't bother seeking out a large SD card anyway. The rest of us appreciate having choices.

 

[sean8102]

I'm bummed that I was past my exchange time right when the 32GB came out for just 50 bucks more. I know this is different for everyone, but honestly for me app storage hasn't been a problem because I decided not to install any big 3D games onto my phone other than Real Racing (use the N7 for games). It seems like other than games apps are pretty small, and I use the SD card for media. I always look forward to OTA updates though for optimizations, and any bug fixes!

Plus I maybe wrong, but I think this feature wont help much for games anyways since it moves the app, and not the data the game downloaded which is what takes a gigabyte or more correct?

 

[Ry]

This is really going to upset those who argue that an SD card is useless. It's good to see that Samsung is actively addressing the needs of their customers.

Doesn't upset me at all.

Because Android is open and allows for this level of customization.

Posted via Android Central App

 

[JHBThree]

Me? not much. i have other priorities, but i'll take as much as i can get(storage that is).

If you're not willing to pay much then don't complain about the amount of onboard storage you get. Higher amounts of storage cost more.

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[JHBThree]

I really hope this comes to the U.S. version. I had two prior Android phones and never had a problem with my SD card.Google's arguments for removing App2SD were always specious in my mind. Anyone consumer who might not understand the ramifications of moving apps to their card probably won't bother seeking out a large SD card anyway. The rest of us appreciate having choices.

Their reasons weren't specious at all.

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[SenseMonkey]

No. It's why flagship phones should have 32gb of internal storage in one partition minimum. At least that's my opinion of how it should be done. Anything after that is gravy.

I agree, 2 partions that add up to 32Gb is a no go.. :thumbdown:

Courtesy of My LT3VO

 

[smooth4lyfe]

I agree, 2 partions that add up to 32Gb is a no go.. :thumbdown:

Courtesy of My LT3VO

Well its not like you HAVE to use the SD Card option, but I don't see why they would completely remove it
I personally don't agree with Google's reasoning, and I don't think I can be convinced otherwise lol

 

[Aquila]

and I don't think I can be convinced otherwise

Honesty is good, but that's a dangerous position to be in ...

 

[smooth4lyfe]

Honesty is good, but that's a dangerous position to be in ...

I was born ready for war lol

 

[rushmore]

Though this makes no sense, a person has apparently already tested the new firmware and apparently you can only move the app core and NOT the data. This would mean the smallest fraction of the app can be moved to sd and the biggest part of the app stays internal. This would be pure stupid and mean that it would only help people that mainly use small apps with little to no data files. Those people would not have trouble with 9GB in the first place.

Epic fail is a burned out term, but if this is correct, this is an epic fail for the app storage issue and back to square one- root if you want to truly displace apps from internal. Again, this makes no practical sense, so hopefully the poster got it wrong. The only other reason could be the framework changes made to Android made this Samsung's only option (doubtful, since the app core would be the protected part). Point would still be it is near pointless.

 

[tohio]

Though this makes no sense, a person has apparently already tested the new firmware and apparently you can only move the app core and NOT the data. This would mean the smallest fraction of the app can be moved to sd and the biggest part of the app stays internal. This would be pure stupid and mean that it would only help people that mainly use small apps with little to no data files. Those people would not have trouble with 9GB in the first place.

Epic fail is a burned out term, but if this is correct, this is an epic fail for the app storage issue and back to square one- root if you want to truly displace apps from internal. Again, this makes no practical sense, so hopefully the poster got it wrong. The only other reason could be the framework changes made to Android made this Samsung's only option (doubtful, since the app core would be the protected part). Point would still be it is near pointless.

Could you supply the source of this information?

 

[rushmore]

Bless the OP, since actually said "Good job, Samsung" with not an apparent hint of sarcasm.

http://androidforums.com/5884350-post13.html