move all
android applications to sd card without root rooting your phone, real
world scenarios of how to move all apps to sd card
Installing the apps directly to SD card, you can conquer the
difficulty of internal memory of devices (valid for those apps which are not
dedicated for inside space). But the question is 'how to set storage space default
to SD card' ? There fore I am providing solution here below :
Pre-requisites for this purpose:
1. Android SDK
2. Setup of ‘adb’
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| Android Install Apps to SD Card Default |
As we all aware, Android apps fit to the inner storage by
default, but we can also install the SD card as the defaulting install position.
This trick allows moving almost any app to the SD card (WITHOUT requiring Root
Access).
This requires Android 2.2 or updated version. To alter the default configuration
position, we’ll required to use the ADB (Android Debug
Bridge) and Android SDK.
Step 1: Enable the USB Debugging-
First, we required to permit USB debugging on Android device. So in order to do
this:
First Open the Settings screen > Then
tap Applications > select Development.
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| default install position |
Then, Check the ‘USB Debugging’ checkbox to permit it. This
will enable / permit debug mode, letting changing the settings on Android
device from PC or System. We may desire to disable or not permitting the debug
mode after completing this procedure.
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| USB Debugging |
Step 2: Now second step is - Install the Android SDK-
All we required to download and install Android SDK on our PC or system.
When installing the SDK has been completed, required to launch / start the SDK
Manager from Start menu
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| Install the Android SDK |
The ADB utility doesn’t installed by default. It built-in
the Android SDK ‘Platform-tools’ folder – Need to select this package and click
the Install button for download and install the ADB.
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| built-in the Android SDK |
When the process complete, Need to connect Android device to
PC or System with contained USB cable (or just attach the emulator). Windows
should place the tool and set up the suitable drivers mechanically. If it
doesn’t set, then you may have to download and install the suitable drivers
from your Android device’s producer. Do not build up the device after connecting
it – just need to plug it in.
Step 3: Installation Using ADB
Browse the Windows Explorer window and navigate the following path ‘android-sdk\platform-tools folder’
Point to be Note: platform-tools folder set up with the package of SDK.
Path can also be as : E:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
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| Android device to PC |
Now need to Launch a Command Prompt window from this folder
by pressing and holding the Shift key, Required right clicking on the folder,
and need to selecting Open command window from here.
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| Launch a Command Prompt window |
Now Run the adb devices command, it will show the associated Android devices:
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| Android devices |
Required to Run the following command to locate default
install location to your SD card:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
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| Android devices |
Note: Later on when you like to revert the change later and
install apps to the internal storage by default, then need to run following
command:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0
0 represents device’s inner storage, and the default.
2 represent the outer storage, whether it is a SD card or USB
storage.
Moving Apps to SD Card:
Apps that declined to leave our system storage can be moved
to the outer storage. For example, below we’ll see screens of the Slacker Radio
app. Before the changes were made, the ‘Move to USB Storage’ button was grayed
out (disabled). After the changes were made, the button is enabled and the app
can be moved easily.
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| Moving Apps to SD Card |
To move an app to the SD card, need to open the Settings display,
tap Applications, and then select ‘Manage Applications’. Select the app you want
to move and press the Move button on its details screen.
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