Hi
I have LG Optimus P690 running Android 2.3.4
I wanted to setup my phone installation location to SD
by those familiar step...
adb devices
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
all went fine...
but When I installed a app , it was installed in primary memory
instead of sd memory.
That means those adb steps didn't work... is that so....
doesn't it work on 2.3 version of android.
When ran adb devices on cmd..
I didn't get a serial number starting with 'H', is that a problem....
Help me...
Only certain roms allow making the sd card the default location for installing apps. An example is CyanogenMod. Basically, it can be supported in Android 2.2 and above (since starting from Froyo, applications were able to be moved to the sd card).
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Doing this with stock rom
So there's no way to do this with a rooted stock rom? I'd very much like to do it because I have a low-end P500 and the internal memory is ridiculously small.
You can always move your apps manually.
You can't move all the apps to your SD card unless you've AppsToSD or similar to that installed on your fone. If you already have it in your fone then there is one app (ROM Toolbox) that might help you to move your apps directly to the SD card.
they've two version (FREE and PRO) on the Playstore (choose according to your needs).
Good luck!
If that didn't work, then just install the app to the phone then move to sd in manage applications
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^^ Thats how I do it... manage applications, move to phone storage....
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STIDRIVER said:
^^ Thats how I do it... manage applications, move to phone storage....
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great answer
Flash rom... cyanaogenMod 7.2.1.....
Goto CyanogenMod setting> Application>install location> change auto to external..... also check on Allow Application moving
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i tried some of your suggestions......bt may be unfortunately it didn't worked.
Ok.... tell me have u rooted ur phone???.... or hv u installed cm7???
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Root LG get apps to SD move apps to SD card simple
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app2sd default
Dineshbalu said:
Hi
I have LG Optimus P690 running Android 2.3.4
I wanted to setup my phone installation location to SD
by those familiar step...
adb devices
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
all went fine...
but When I installed a app , it was installed in primary memory
instead of sd memory.
That means those adb steps didn't work... is that so....
doesn't it work on 2.3 version of android.
When ran adb devices on cmd..
I didn't get a serial number starting with 'H', is that a problem....
Help me...
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Just follow this step:
To install an app to the SD card on Android, the application itself needs to support it. In my experience though, most current apps can be moved to the external storage. However, the system installs all new applications on your device’s internal memory by default, except for those that explicitly request external installation. Luckily, it’s possible to make your Android 2.2+ phone put apps on the SD card by default instead. Here’s how:
1. First you have to enable USB debugging on your Android device from Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.
2. Now you need to download and install the Android SDK on your computer from the attached file. Once you’ve downloaded and extracted the package to the folder of your choice, run SDK Setup.exe and click on Available Packages to the left. If you get an error message at this point, enable “Force http: in the Settings. From the list of available packages, select “Usb Driver package”, click on the Install Selected button in the bottom right corner and follow the prompts.
3. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB-cable. Your OS will prompt you to install new drivers. Choose to install them from the android-sdk/usb_driver folder. Do not mount your device; you only need to plug-in the cable.
4. Next, run a command prompt and navigate to the Android-SDK\tools folder. In Windows, this is done by selecting Run from the Start Menu (or by pressing Win+R) and typing cmd. You change drives in the command prompt by entering the drive letter followed by a colon (, and change folders with the CD command. For example, to enter the Android-SDK folder, simply type cd android-sdk.
5. In the Android-SDK\tools folder, type in adb devices and you should get a serial number starting with “H” in return. All you have to do next is entering adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2. You’re done! Android will now install apps to the SD card by default.
6. To switch back to storing software on the internal memory, enter adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0.
Steps on how to install app in sd / move app to sd
There are certain tricks to regain a couple of MB here and there, like clearing the cache that some applications use, but for those with a taste for apps and games, the phone storage limitation has been quite a nuisance. Android users with root access have been able to enjoy the Apps2SD utility, but getting it to work is a comparatively complicated process. Frozen yogurt to the rescue!
To install an app to the SD card on Android, the application itself needs to support it. In my experience though, most current apps can be moved to the external storage. However, the system installs all new applications on your device’s internal memory by default, except for those that explicitly request external installation. Luckily, it’s possible to make your Android 2.2+ phone put apps on the SD card by default instead. Here’s how:
1. First you have to enable USB debugging on your Android device from Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging.
2. Now you need to download and install the Android SDK on your computer from the attached file. Once you’ve downloaded and extracted the package to the folder of your choice, run SDK Setup.exe and click on Available Packages to the left. If you get an error message at this point, enable “Force http: in the Settings. From the list of available packages, select “Usb Driver package”, click on the Install Selected button in the bottom right corner and follow the prompts.
3. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB-cable. Your OS will prompt you to install new drivers. Choose to install them from the android-sdk/usb_driver folder. Do not mount your device; you only need to plug-in the cable.
4. Next, run a command prompt and navigate to the Android-SDK\tools folder. In Windows, this is done by selecting Run from the Start Menu (or by pressing Win+R) and typing cmd. You change drives in the command prompt by entering the drive letter followed by a colon (, and change folders with the CD command. For example, to enter the Android-SDK folder, simply type cd android-sdk.
5. In the Android-SDK\tools folder, type in adb devices and you should get a serial number starting with “H” in return. All you have to do next is entering adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2. You’re done! Android will now install apps to the SD card by default.
6. To switch back to storing software on the internal memory, enter adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0.
Moving (almost) all Android apps to SD card
To run commands which will enable Move to SD card button for most installed apps, you need to have adb executable on your computer. Adb stands for Android Debug Bridge and is used for Android software development, but it is a very useful tool to have for any advanced Android user. You do notneed to have a rooted phone to run adb commands.
To download the latest version of Android SDK (which includes adb executable), follow instructions from step 2 in the Installing the SDK article from the official Android development site. Note: you do not need to install any other software such as Eclipse for this procedure.
After downloading the archive of the SDK, unzip it to any folder and remember its location (let’s call this folder <sdk>).
If you are installing Android SDK on Windows machine, you also need to install USB driver as described in USB driver for Windows section.
Connect the phone using USB cable and do not enable USB storage mode. Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development and enable USB debugging.
Start terminal window on your computer.
Navigate to folder containing file named “adb” (updated to reflect move of adb from sdk\tools to sdk\platform-tools in 2.3):
If using SDK 2.2 or older: in the terminal window navigate to <sdk>\tools folder (using “cd full-path-to-sdk-tools” command).
If using SDK 2.3 or later: in the terminal window navigate to <sdk>\platform-tools folder (using “cd full-path-to-sdk-platform-tools” command).
Type the following two lines in the terminal window and press Enter after each line:
adb shell
[update] If you get “cannot find file” error and are using Mac or Linux, type “./adb shell” instead. [/update]
pm setInstallLocation 2
Now on your phone go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications.
If you have Android 2.3 or later, click on USB Storage tab (may be called SD card). This tab shows a list of apps that either can be installed to SD card or are already on SD card. The ones that have checkbox on the right side are already moved to SD card (credit to Michael Scully for the tip).
On Android 2.2 and earlier if you don’s see USB Storage or SD Card tab, click on All tab.
Android USB storage tab
Press hardware Menu button and select Sort by Size.
Tap on each app that is taking significant amount of space and tap Move to SD card button. Press hardware Back button and repeat.
(optional) To change the default installation location for new apps back to the internal phone memory, go back to your terminal window and type:
pm setInstallLocation 0
(important) Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development and disable USB debugging. Leaving USB debugging enabled makes your phone vulnerable (e.g. lock pattern can be reset).
Enjoy! plz press the thanks button when going out,will be appreciated...
Hi, When I tried it displays the connected phone, but device is in offline. So unable to proceed. Pls help me out. Thanks.
Hello!
this guide will allow all of you to move you applications to SD!
For EG : You are not allowed to the facebook app or HTC sync to ur sd card but after you follow this tutorial you will be allow to move them
before you start of you need these things
1.Your Phone :silly:
2.the adb utility Files(if you have SDK MANAGER INSTALLED you can find these under plat-form tools folder) and if you DONT ( you can download them, link are given BELOW )
3.USB CABLE
4.Your USB DRIVERS SHOULD BE INSTALLED
----(This tweak requires Android 2.2 or later)-----
Steps:
1.Enable USB DEBUGGING first..
(Open the Settings screen, tap Applications, and select Development,USB Debugging)
2.Connect Your Phone
(connect your Android device to your computer. Windows should locate the device and install the appropriate drivers automatically. If it doesn’t, you may have to download and install the appropriate drivers from your Android device’s manufacturer. Do not mount the device after connecting it – just plug it in.) ---- (FOR HTC USERS -- SELECT HTC SYNC )
3.if you have downloaded the files from the below link , extract them and open a command window there ( BY HOLDING SHIFT AND RIGHT CLICK >> OPEN COMMAND WINDOW HERE ) . if you already have the SDK MANAGER and Android SDK Platform-tools package installed , browse to the platform tools folder and open a command window there
4.Run the adb devices command and you should see your connected Android device.
5.Type the following command to set the default install location to your SD card:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
6.If you want to revert this change later and install apps to the internal storage by default, just retype the above command and replace 2 with 0
0-Default
1-Internal
2-External
7.Disconnect the Phone .. Enjoy
ADB UTILITY - http://www.mediafire.com/?hovackomfaxbso3
ENJOY :victory:
Next time please search http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1924054
shortyoko said:
Next time please search http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1924054
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Hii Guyzz... Here i'm gonna show u how to move apps to sdcard...
1.To run commands which will enable Move to SD card button for most installed apps, you need to have adb executable on your computer. Download Android SDK from Official Android SDK developers site.
2. After downloading the archive of the SDK, unzip it to any folder and remember its location (let’s call this folder <sdk>).
3. If you are installing Android SDK on Windows machine, you also need to install USB driver.
4. Connect the phone using USB cable and do not enable USB storage mode. Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development and enable USB debugging.
5. Start terminal window on your computer (on Windows: click Start, type “cmd” and press Enter).
6. In the terminal window, navigate to folder containing file named “adb” (<sdk>\platform-tools folder) using this command: cd “full-path-to-sdk-platform-tools” (replace “full-path-to-sdk-platform-tools” with an actual path as shown in the screenshot below).
7. Type the following lines in the terminal window and press Enter after each line:
• adb devices
• This checks that the phone is connected and is in the correct mode. You should see one entry in the list of the attached devices. If you get “device not found” error, see Troubleshooting section below.
• adb shell
• If you get “cannot find file” error and are using Mac or Linux, instead type: ./adb shell
• pm set-install-location 2
• (If this command doesn’t work try using the “old” command: pm setInstallLocation 2. Thanks to polosco for the tip.)
• exit
8. Now on your phone go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications.
• If you have Android 2.3 or later, click on USB Storage tab (may be called SD card). This tab shows a list of apps that either can be installed to SD card or are already on SD card. The ones that have checkbox on the right side are already moved to SD card (credit to Michael Scully for the tip).
• On Android 2.2 and earlier if you don’s see USB Storage or SD Card tab, click on All tab.
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Android USB storage tab
9. Press hardware Menu button and select Sort by Size.
10. Tap on each app that is taking significant amount of space and tap Move to SD card button. Press hardware Back button and repeat.
11. (optional) To change the default installation location for new apps back to the internal phone memory, go back to your terminal window and type:
• pm setInstallLocation 0
12. (important) Go to Settings -> Applications -> Development and disable USB debugging. Leaving USB debugging enabled makes your phone vulnerable (e.g. lock pattern can be reset).
13. Enjoy!
There v gooo..... No rooting...no vulnerability....everything is safe and easy.....
Hey!
I've just picked up my shiny new Z3 and attempting to unlock it's bootloader.
I've followed the instructions on Sony's Website:
" 1. Download and install the Android SDK.
2. If you’re running Windows, you also need to download and install an updated Fastboot driver. This is the standard android_winusb.inf-file, with a few lines of code added to enable Fastboot to support Sony & Sony Ericsson devices. Replace the original android_winusb.inf-file with the downloaded file in the usb_driver folder, located in the Android SDK > extras > google folder on your computer. If you can’t find the usb_driver folder, make sure you are running Google USB Driver package revision 4 or higher in your Android SDK. If not, install the Google USB Driver Packager using the Android SDK manager.
Note! If you’re running OSX or Linux, you are not required to install any additional drivers.
3. On your device, turn on USB debugging by going to Settings > Developer options and click to enable USB debugging.
As of Android Jelly Bean 4.2 the Developer options are hidden by default. To enable them tap on Settings > About Phone > Build Version multiple times. Then you will be able to access the Settings > Developer options.
Connect to Fastboot
1. Turn off your Xperia™ Z3 Compact.
2. Connect a USB-cable to your computer.
3. On your Xperia™ Z3 Compact, press the Volume up button at the same time as you connect the other end of the USB-cable. ** (Here, this step doesn't happen for me) **For Windows users, when asked for a driver, point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file.
4. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.
5. Enter the following command:
fastboot devices ----- ( I've noticed that I should type " device" as opposed to " devices" ) ( This is where my issue begins)
After I've typed the above instructions, I don't get a reply from the device. Nor am I prompted on Windows or on the device.
6. Verify that you get an answer back without any errors. "
I've tried the above with the SDK running in the background on my computer and the SDK closed on my pc.
Any advice or assistance would be much apprecaited.
Thanks!
check this guide out, hopefully it'll help you out... http://www.theandroidsoul.com/unlock-bootloader-sony-xperia-z3/
Thanks. I was able to successfully unlock my Xperia ZR with this link.
Thanked you