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Apps2sd native option

So, i can set this up to give you guys an option during rom flashing to have a Apps2sd native option during the flashing process. What it will do is while the rom is flashing in CWM, it will ask if you want all apps installed to sd or if you want them installed to internal memory. Would you guys want this included?
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this sounds great man... i like that idea.
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Isn't it quite dangerous installing apps to SD card by default? There are a lot of them that may create problems when running from SD card. Plus I found that some apps would not install to SD at all (Google Maps as far as I remember, and some others.) They can be moved to SD later, but direct installation to SD just fails.

This is only for aftermarket app installs. Either 3rd party or market.
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Google Maps or Youtube (another one that would refuse to install directly to SD) are actually aftermarket apps. When I was moving them to SD to clean up some internal storage I had to uninstall them first (with TitaniumBackup), then reinstall to phone memory from the market, and only then move to SD.
It would be neat to have a simple program that would switch the setInstallLocation on demand. I wish somebody would write such app.

I think that would be a great option for roms on the sgs4g.
I like this phone and it has great potential but internal storage/app management will always be an issue. It would be nice to automatically move third party apps to SD during setup. Most run fine from SD and the few that don't can be moved to internal easily enough after rom install.
Thanks Krylon for working on this btw...
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I think it is a great idea. Maybe making available an option where you can turn it off and on?

I don't think it's a good idea,i would like to be able to choose for myself which apps are installed where, some apps can be installed to sd card, but then you lose widget options.
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I think it's a fantastic idea

+1. Great idea!

wease said:
I don't think it's a good idea,i would like to be able to choose for myself which apps are installed where, some apps can be installed to sd card, but then you lose widget options.
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You could still just choose save to internal, then move the ones you want later manually. Or the other way around. Move all to external and move them back if you want.
So my vote is, yes please. ;-)
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Bl4ckpheniX said:
You could still just choose save to internal, then move the ones you want later manually. Or the other way around. Move all to external and move them back if you want.
So my vote is, yes please. ;-)
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+1. cant wait to get cwm back. My flashing addiction is getting to the point where not having it is about to cause me to have a complete meltdown. Lol

I think this is a great idea and for those of you that don't want this on your phone remember he said that this is only an option, he never said it was mandatory if he added the option.
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I would love this option. Just so I understand, I'm a little slow, would market still ask where we would like to install, and if so would the market think it was installing to the internal when it was actually installing to sd card. In other words would we still continue to choose to install to internal mem, but in actuality it is installing to sd. My brain hurts.
Long story short... yes, I would like that very much thank you.

As far as I understand the process, with setInstallLocation set to 2 all you programs will go the SD card by default. No questions asked. You'll have to move to phone manually the ones you don't want on SD.
Some programs will fail to install completely. Seems like all Google apps do that, at least for now. You'll have to revert back to default install location to install such apps.

golmar88 said:
I would love this option. Just so I understand, I'm a little slow, would market still ask where we would like to install, and if so would the market think it was installing to the internal when it was actually installing to sd card. In other words would we still continue to choose to install to internal mem, but in actuality it is installing to sd. My brain hurts.
Long story short... yes, I would like that very much thank you.
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"So, i can set this up to give you guys an option during rom flashing to have a Apps2sd native option during the flashing process. What it will do is while the rom is flashing in CWM, it will ask if you want all apps installed to sd or if you want them installed to internal memory. Would you guys want this included?" OP by Krylon
What this means is.
When you are in CWM recovery, and going to install a new ROM, CWM will ask you where you want the Apps to install. You can choose internal, or external SD. Then CWM will finish the install of the ROM placing the apps where you tell it. I am not sure which apps will have problems or not running from the external SD. But when it happens and if you run into problems with certain apk's on the external SD, you can just pull the apk and move it back to internal.
That is how I understand it anyways.

Oh, if that is all it is - where to place programs *during* ROM installation - it's perfectly fine then. I thought that during ROM flashing the option to install all apps afterwards would be preset either this or that way.

AntonX said:
Oh, if that is all it is - where to place programs *during* ROM installation - it's perfectly fine then. I thought that during ROM flashing the option to install all apps afterwards would be preset either this or that way.
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I was thinking the same thing. erp de derp!
I would be curious to see/know how many apps would be rejected this way. Which would be more work, deleting and reinstalling X # of apps or moving X # of apps to the sd card. Still, either way my vote remains to have the option.

I second the motion. Definitely yes!

Q Touchwiz and apps on SD

Google is not helping me out here, searched the forum, and threads with similar titles with no luck.
Can anyone explain why TouchWiz does not like to run apps that are on your SD card? I've been replacing it with ADW, but I'd rather not so that I can get a good feel for the UI.

?? I have not run into this issue. Almost all my apps are installed in the SD card, and they run fine on TouchWiz. In fact, when I install an app from the market, it automatically installs on the SD card.

mike-y said:
?? I have not run into this issue. Almost all my apps are installed in the SD card, and they run fine on TouchWiz. In fact, when I install an app from the market, it automatically installs on the SD card.
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Hmm I'll take a screenshot and add it into the op, the apps show up fine, but they're greyed out and when press the icon it tells me that it's not installed on my phone.

martx said:
Hmm I'll take a screenshot and add it into the op, the apps show up fine, but they're greyed out and when press the icon it tells me that it's not installed on my phone.
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You need to do a factory reset on the phone, then reinstall all of the apps and they won't disappear.
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cnote74 said:
You need to do a factory reset on the phone, then reinstall all of the apps and they won't disappear.
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That worked perfectly

[Help] Can't move apps to SD card ...

Hello
So i have a little problem which is really anoying ...
I'm running the lastest stock FW which is Jelly Bean 4.1.1, and my device is rooteed ( i updated with OTA RootKeeper) and i'm sure i'm rooted because somes apps that requires root are working perfectly.
I have tried every single app on the market that would allow me to move my apps to the SD card but no success, every app fails ...
Any idea on how to fix this ?
Thanks in advance

azsde said:
Hello
So i have a little problem which is really anoying ...
I'm running the lastest stock FW which is Jelly Bean 4.1.1, and my device is rooteed ( i updated with OTA RootKeeper) and i'm sure i'm rooted because somes apps that requires root are working perfectly.
I have tried every single app on the market that would allow me to move my apps to the SD card but no success, every app fails ...
Any idea on how to fix this ?
Thanks in advance
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Look for link2sd on the market. This app will move your apps to your sdcard then create a reference point for the OS to find the app. The draw back is it's a little technical to set this up. You need to create 2 partitions on your sd card, first partion is fat32 to store your normal stuff and the second partion formatted with ext4 for the apps. Currently there is no other app can move app to sd.

buhohitr said:
Look for link2sd on the market. This app will move your apps to your sdcard then create a reference point for the OS to find the app. The draw back is it's a little technical to set this up. You need to create 2 partitions on your sd card, first partion is fat32 to store your normal stuff and the second partion formatted with ext4 for the apps. Currently there is no other app can move app to sd.
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Is this a Jelly Bean issue ?

azsde said:
Is this a Jelly Bean issue ?
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Yes, I believe they blocked this since ICS.

buhohitr said:
Yes, I believe they blocked this since ICS.
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That's a shame ...
Thanks for the info

Why would you need it anyway? 32 or 64 GB of space not enough for apps?

_that said:
Why would you need it anyway? 32 or 64 GB of space not enough for apps?
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Why do you need to move apps to SD card? That's an old froyo thing isn't it?

GL to SD
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slf.ListglApp&hl=en Been using since I had the original transformer .. work well on Infinity with latest build just need to have root. I have all my large games on my sd card. :laugh:

obelis said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slf.ListglApp&hl=en Been using since I had the original transformer .. work well on Infinity with latest build just need to have root. I have all my large games on my sd card. :laugh:
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I believe this only for game data only not regular apps! Also not all games will work with this.

sbdags said:
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Why do you need to move apps to SD card? That's an old froyo thing isn't it?
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Well, let's say that some apps requires a certain patch that only works when the patch is applied to an app that has been moved to the SD card :fingers-crossed:

You can also use the app directory bind to do this on ICS or JB.

With large apps like GTA3, GTA Vice CIty, and Madden, even with a 32g card being able to move large apps to sd would be a godsend. Its making my god tablet slow being filled up. Be nice to find a workaround...

[Q] HELP!

ok i have a samsung galaxy stellar / sch-1200 from verizon, cant find a forum on it so i figured this would be closest hopefully.....
it reads internal storage as "sdcard01" and i also have an 8gb external sd card. the phone itself does not have an option to move app 2 sd card in the application manager.
ive tried app's via the playstore and still no avail. app2sd and others..
my question is.. is there an option somewhere in the phone that i cannot seem to find or a way to get it to default save items/pics/mp3s/ect to the actual sd card??
ive looked all over to try to find out some similar problems and cant seem to find any info besides actually swapping the external to internal and vice versa using ADB.... i do not have this phone rooted and wont until warranty is up. if anyone could point me in the right direction or inform me on how to change the storage settings id really appreciate it.
thanks in advance.

Wrong phone and carrier... at least you got the Samsung part.
Edit: read the phone and posted. Sorry
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Cooptx said:
Wrong phone and carrier... at least you got the Samsung part.
Edit: read the phone and posted. Sorry
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thats part of the problem possibly... i cant find a forum on this phone.

Is it rooted? If so try Titanium Backup to move the apps
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Cooptx said:
Is it rooted? If so try Titanium Backup to move the apps
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no not yet.. i will be rooting it in the next couple months but as of right now its not unforunately. its like the phone doesnt even recognize the sd card it in even though it is mounted and reads pictures and music that i manually put on there. but the application manager doesnt even have an option to "move to sd"

I don't know. Maybe it is mounting as read only. That is what happens on the xoom
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Cooptx said:
I don't know. Maybe it is mounting as read only. That is what happens on the xoom
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shouldnt be.. i can move individual files that i have downloaded, its the weirdest things ive ever came across..
my og droid was rooted and my htc inspire, they both even before rooting had the option to move apps to the sd card. the phone has 2gbs of internal space so its not like its worse than the previous just blows my mind and i have no idea how i could maybe change it to having the external card being the primary storage. under Astro it says there are 2 sd cards... i know its thinking that the internal storage is the first/primary card. just dunno how to get it to switch over i guess..
thats the best way i can think to describe the situation..

For moving pics and music and such I would think a file browser like es file explorer or something would let you move from one storage to the other. I dunno that you would need root access for that. But apps are a different story.

TwitchyEye said:
For moving pics and music and such I would think a file browser like es file explorer or something would let you move from one storage to the other. I dunno that you would need root access for that. But apps are a different story.
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yea the file parts im not real worried about. i am able to move them and everything.
i might be not able to really explain it the way im wanting to. its reading like there are 2 sd cards when there is only one in the phone. so the primary storage is to the internal (fake sd card) so it wont move apps to the sd card to free up internal space. thats my assumption anyway. so i thought there might be a way to change the primary storage but i havent found a way to. if that makes sense.

yeah there are external2internal swaps or whatever but I'm pretty sure you're gonna need root and custom recovery to do anything like that.

TwitchyEye said:
yeah there are external2internal swaps or whatever but I'm pretty sure you're gonna need root and custom recovery to do anything like that.
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thats what i was afraid of.. thank you though for trying to help. if you or anyone come across a similar situation that has been solved please let me know.

Is it possible to move apps to external SD?

I've got a tf300t. And i notice in settings, there's NO option to move anything to the SD card. I tried link2sd, and it says i have a internal SD. I know that's full already. Any way to move apps to the actual external SD? i am rooted, so root apps will help too. Any help would be appreciated. I have 2.8GB left internal, and 13 GB on external SD. Thanks!
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JeepGrandCherokee said:
I've got a tf300t. And i notice in settings, there's NO option to move anything to the SD card. I tried link2sd, and it says i have a internal SD. I know that's full already. Any way to move apps to the actual external SD? i am rooted, so root apps will help too. Any help would be appreciated. I have 2.8GB left internal, and 13 GB on external SD. Thanks!
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When an app is open, you can long press the app in the recents view and click on App Info. On that page, it should say "Move to SD Card".

cmendonc2 said:
When an app is open, you can long press the app in the recents view and click on App Info. On that page, it should say "Move to SD Card".
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no button on any app to do so.

JeepGrandCherokee said:
no button on any app to do so.
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Its not in the app you want to move to the SD card - when you switch between apps by pressing the recents button on the bottom bar, you can long press an app, and a small menu will appear below it. Click on App info to get to the page with the ability to move the app.

cmendonc2 said:
Its not in the app you want to move to the SD card - when you switch between apps by pressing the recents button on the bottom bar, you can long press an app, and a small menu will appear below it. Click on App info to get to the page with the ability to move the app.
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thats what i did, only option were, uninstall, force stop, and clear cache. i know what your talking about because i did it on my phone with the same OS, and on the tablet, no moving to SD option is there.

JeepGrandCherokee said:
thats what i did, only option were, uninstall, force stop, and clear cache. i know what your talking about because i did it on my phone with the same OS, and on the tablet, no moving to SD option is there.
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What firmware version/ROM are you running? I'd imagine the latest versions have that feature, and my installed ROM does as well.

cmendonc2 said:
What firmware version/ROM are you running? I'd imagine the latest versions have that feature, and my installed ROM does as well.
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im running an ASUS TRANSFORMER TF300T with CHROMI-X custon ROM, Android 4.2.1 jellybean. i cant upgrade the firmware anymore. at max upgrade level.

JeepGrandCherokee said:
im running an ASUS TRANSFORMER TF300T with CHROMI-X custon ROM, Android 4.2.1 jellybean. i cant upgrade the firmware anymore. at max upgrade level.
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Actually, you can upgrade to KK, Android 4.4.4. For example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2686235

cmendonc2 said:
Actually, you can upgrade to KK, Android 4.4.4. For example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2686235
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i dont want to sound picky and mean, but ive used kitkat and i dont really like it, it crashes too much. my dads phone crashes on him all the time, and doesnt respond. im all jellybean.

JeepGrandCherokee said:
i dont want to sound picky and mean, but ive used kitkat and i dont really like it, it crashes too much. my dads phone crashes on him all the time, and doesnt respond. im all jellybean.
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Yeah its all preference with Android. Im surprised that your JB ROM doesn't have move to SD card built in though. I keep my phone on JB and move to SD card works fine. I remember TI Backup having some option to move apps to the SD card and run it from there. I think its this :http://desk.n2acards.com/customer/portal/articles/961882-how-do-i-move-apps-to-the-sd-card-with-titanium-backup-

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Yeah its all preference with Android. Im surprised that your JB ROM doesn't have move to SD card built in though. I keep my phone on JB and move to SD card works fine. I remember TI Backup having some option to move apps to the SD card and run it from there. I think its this :http://desk.n2acards.com/customer/portal/articles/961882-how-do-i-move-apps-to-the-sd-card-with-titanium-backup-
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your gonna love this...i have titanium back up and i did just what they said on the site...no move to sd card option. what the ffffffffffff!!!!! this is ridiculous.

JeepGrandCherokee said:
your gonna love this...i have titanium back up and i did just what they said on the site...no move to sd card option. what the ffffffffffff!!!!! this is ridiculous.
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Have you tried other methods, like DS Super App2SD?