Apps to SD card?

[Nuuq]

Hello all,
Bought 64gb SD card in order to put all my gigantic games on it, but had no luck.
So I factory reset tablet, erased SD, and now I'm ready for your help.
Is it possible to install apps from Google Play on SD card? Thanks.

 

[VidJunky]

It seems most apps will not completely install on the SD. There is always a small file left on the device. For the ones that will transfer to SD it will just move the large portion of the app to the SD. On my Asus tab it has an option to install apps on the device, on the SD or Auto. I'm assuming that the way it works is if an app can be moved to SD if you have SD or Auto selected it will install the small file to the device and the rest to the SD as if you had chosen to place it there. I would also assume that if an app does not have the move to SD option it would install to the app to the device regardless of the setting. Check your device for this setting under your app manager. Also there used to be a similar setting in your PS account for installing items that were capable to the SD, but that was several versions ago when moving items to SD was getting popular. Honestly I haven't looked for it since then and only do the create shortcut on home screen option now, but it may still be there.

If you cannot find either of those settings there are apps that take the place of your apk installer that will install to your SD. The one below has a good rating and says it will do bulk installs to SD, so you're not one by oneing it through each app, but I've never personally used it and there may be better ones.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...d=bong.android.sdcardapk&hl=en&token=GqXd6JIW

 

[Nuuq]

Just installed Hearthstone and moved it to SD, now 1.5gb is on eternal storage, and 44mb on SD... don't get it.
No, I can't find that 'default option'...

 

[Nuuq]

Any samsung users to help?

 

[VidJunky]

Sorry if your tab doesn't have it.

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[Nuuq]

Wow that amazing feature to have. Nothing like it here, or I can't find it...

 

[sure why not]

Are you rooted?
I use SDFix for my KitKat rom.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e.../apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&token=6Tanftyi

 

[Nuuq]

Are you rooted?
I use SDFix for my KitKat rom.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e.../apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&token=bG-qEEbo

I'm not rooted... Honestly, doesn't make sense taht you have to be rooted to do something simple as that. Why do they give us SD if we can't use it...

 

[sure why not]

It's a security measure in Android, not on Samsung's side.
That's why you need root to fix it.

The SD card can still be used for many things like storing media files (movies, music)
But apps and games that want permissions to write to, or modify files they have not created are blocked.

I installed it so Titanium Backup could backup to my removable SD.
At least I will have a full mirror of my Note in the event it is bricked or destroyed.

ETA: I can't imagine owning any device without root access.
Played that game with Apple for a while. Totally done with that!

 

[Nuuq]

Will root it. Comming from Nexus devices root now looks amazingly hard.
Not sure where to start with note 10.1 2014...

 

[Moshe Barash]

Google fixed the SD card issue in lollipop so if you don't want to root then you could just wait for the lollipop update 5.0

 

[sure why not]

Will root it.
Not sure where to start with note 10.1 2014...

You have options.
Towelroot is a oneclick exploit.

 

[Moshe Barash]

If you have the LTE version you can use a method that will not trip Knox.

 

[Moshe Barash]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785804 here is the link for the p605

 

[Nuuq]

Any suggestions for custom rom?

 

[sure why not]

Towelroot is the one that does not trip Knox.

Find it at XDA or just search.

 

[sure why not]

Any suggestions for custom rom?

What are you looking for?

Maybe better asked, what do you dislike about the Note as it is now?

Biggest problem of going to Vanilla Android is that all the Spen features are baked into the Samsung UI.

 

[Nuuq]

What are you looking for?

Maybe better asked, what do you dislike about the Note as it is now?

Biggest problem of going to Vanilla Android is that all the Spen features are baked into the Samsung UI.

Well don't care about Spen TBH. I had Nexuses and loved vanilla, for unknown reason. Hate Touchwiz because it takes 6gb on my 16gb tab. And that lack of app to SD feature is just crazy.
Have been using CM for some time on my old G2. And loved it.

 

[Moshe Barash]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../p600-nexus-experience-aosp-cm11-rom-t2936863
Here is a link to a nexus/vanilla ROM.

Here is a link to a cm ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...unofficial-t2962520/post57675446#post57675446

 

[grabbit97]

I have a Sansung Galaxy Tab 4 and can't get the SD card to mount. Kitkat running on it...