Hi!
I got my very first Android phone.
But i'm having a hard time understanding as to how Android manages SD Cards.
I read on the internet that there are 3 methods Android handles Apps on SD Card;
1 = Simply can't. Most manufacturers, like Huawei, outright forbid you from moving the apps to SD Card.
2 = This seems like the most common. A portion of the apps is moved to SD Card but a very small portion. Still manufacturer dependent, like Samsung.
3 = Root! Have unlimited access to your phone. Dunno if using this method completely moves the app instead of leaving most of it in the internal storage.
Now, can some of you explain the reasoning behind this?
Is it because how Android OS is coded and it would be a hassle to implement true, move everything associated with the app to SD Card?
Or
It's because of the greed of the corporations?
I jumped ship from Windows Phone 8.1 to Android because WP8.1 sucked, had horrible multitasking, didn't have developer support even Microsoft abandoned both WP8.1 and 10 but one thing they did right was having a proper SD Card implementation.
You just choose the install location on storage setting and from that moment on, everything, including the install packages, downloads to SD Card.
Even Symbian had it.
Do my only option is to root? Will that make the phone/OS utilize my SD Card fully and not just "move a small portion to SD Card" kind of deal?
I was excited to finally being able to play games and have Gamepad support but now there is the SD Card barrier on my way. I guess we won't have our dream devices anytime soon.
Still, its better than WP8.1. I'm not complaining but there are so many good games on Android. What's the point of them being there if i will not be able to install them?
I got my very first Android phone.
But i'm having a hard time understanding as to how Android manages SD Cards.
I read on the internet that there are 3 methods Android handles Apps on SD Card;
1 = Simply can't. Most manufacturers, like Huawei, outright forbid you from moving the apps to SD Card.
2 = This seems like the most common. A portion of the apps is moved to SD Card but a very small portion. Still manufacturer dependent, like Samsung.
3 = Root! Have unlimited access to your phone. Dunno if using this method completely moves the app instead of leaving most of it in the internal storage.
Now, can some of you explain the reasoning behind this?
Is it because how Android OS is coded and it would be a hassle to implement true, move everything associated with the app to SD Card?
Or
It's because of the greed of the corporations?
I jumped ship from Windows Phone 8.1 to Android because WP8.1 sucked, had horrible multitasking, didn't have developer support even Microsoft abandoned both WP8.1 and 10 but one thing they did right was having a proper SD Card implementation.
You just choose the install location on storage setting and from that moment on, everything, including the install packages, downloads to SD Card.
Even Symbian had it.
Do my only option is to root? Will that make the phone/OS utilize my SD Card fully and not just "move a small portion to SD Card" kind of deal?
I was excited to finally being able to play games and have Gamepad support but now there is the SD Card barrier on my way. I guess we won't have our dream devices anytime soon.
Still, its better than WP8.1. I'm not complaining but there are so many good games on Android. What's the point of them being there if i will not be able to install them?