Forcing Apps to install to the SD Card without root

[vnishasharma]

Thanks El Presidente for very useful post..

 

[wowerike]

THANKS! It works
Although it didn't started at first. I restarted the phone. But no change in managing applications: "move to sd" button was grey and disabled. After about 5 minutes later - a mirracle the button was enabled and i managed to move some apps to sd card GREAT!
I've just downloaded an update for FB - and it automatically went to sd card, I guess. Because I can't see it in "apps on sd", but it asked about permission to write to sd card and the internal storage space didn't get lesser.

By the way, I've updated android to 2.3.5 before. So, this works with it.

That's all just my experience - maybe it will help someone

 

[niks898]

wrked gr8... thnx mate

 

[Hammad najam]

@El Presidente
I can't get past step three. It says, "'sdk-tools' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I have no idea why it's not working.... Help! and USB Debugging is enabled. please help me i really need to change my default memory location.

HTC WILDFIRE S
GINGER BREAD 2.3.5
HTC Sense 2.1

 

[El Presidente]

@El Presidente
I can't get past step three. It says, "'sdk-tools' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I have no idea why it's not working.... Help! and USB Debugging is enabled. please help me i really need to change my default memory location.

HTC WILDFIRE S
GINGER BREAD 2.3.5
HTC Sense 2.1

Hi Hammad, what exactly have you typed to make it give that error message?

 

[Hammad najam]

Hi Hammad, what exactly have you typed to make it give that error message?

i worte wht ever was shown in the description.Downloaded htc syc then downloaded sdk min file i extracted it to folder c,then enabled debugging, connected my htc wildfire s with pc (on the charge mode),opened up the cmd(with administration)

I typed "cd\sdk-tools"
It comes up with "c:\sdk-tools>
but when i type C:\sdk-tools>"adb devices" this message appears after this command "'sdk-tools' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
^This shows up when i type "adb devices"
I hope ur getting my problem and have a solution for my problem,and one more thing is it possible to change default location to sd memory on GingerBread 2.3.5

 

[Hammad najam]

i worte wht ever was shown in the description.downloaded htc syc then downloaded sdk min file i extracted it to folder c,then enabled debugging, connected my htc wildfire s with pc (on the charge mode),opened up the cmd(with administration)

i typed "cd\sdk-tools"
it comes up with "c:\sdk-tools>
but when i type c:\sdk-tools>"adb devices" this message appears after this command "'sdk-tools' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."
^this shows up when i type "adb devices"
i hope ur getting my problem and have a solution for my problem,and one more thing is it possible to change default location to sd memory on gingerbread 2.3.5 :d

please reply man am waiting for feedback..peace

 

[dem123]

how would you do this in a mac?

 

[Caro332]

how would you do this in a mac?

Unfortunately you need windows...You can get a windows boot or something on your mac and do it

 

[El Presidente]

please reply man am waiting for feedback..peace

Is there another folder in SDK-tools called SDK-tools?

 

[Hammad najam]

Is there another folder in SDK-tools called SDK-tools?

Yeah i think so,because when i extracted the sdk-tool file.it had two sdk folders in c drive.
So is all it because of the folder.

 

[El Presidente]

Yeah i think so,because when i extracted the sdk-tool file.it had two sdk folders in c drive.
So is all it because of the folder.

Excellent

 

[Hammad najam]

Excellent

 

[l1ndon]

Have I understood this right?

I followed all commands, seemed to go to plan no problems.

All my apps that were possible to move to SD were already on the SD, and now I've done this, I dont seem to have any extra options... in other words it didnt do anything, is this right?

If you could already move the apps to sd, whats its purpose...

Clearly I am a bit confuse here... some help would be greatly appreciated

Should I try the process again... what should I be able to do now that I couldnt do before?

 

[l1ndon]

Did it again, still nothing changed... the only app that I downloaded that couldnt be moved to SD before is facebook, and it still cant... does that sound right?

Is it impossible to move all the junk from vodafone for instance to the sd?

Ive only got 16mbs free, same as I had before I did it is this right?

 

[Hammad najam]

by ur help, but there is a new problem now when i "adb shell" this Message appears > "error device not found"
USB debugging is on,i don' knw wth is going on but i think the adb shell file is missing from the sdk-tools folder which i downloaded. Please help me i need to do it.

Please help me out whts the problem y am the only one whose having these problem
Reply me man am tryin to get this right its been 4 day am trying to get it right .

 

[El Presidente]

Please help me out whts the problem y am the only one whose having these problem
Reply me man am tryin to get this right its been 4 day am trying to get it right .

Have you definitely done all the pre-requisites? Your phone is connected in charge only mode?

Did it again, still nothing changed... the only app that I downloaded that couldnt be moved to SD before is facebook, and it still cant... does that sound right?

Is it impossible to move all the junk from vodafone for instance to the sd?

Ive only got 16mbs free, same as I had before I did it is this right?

Have you tried installing stuff? It should go straight to the SD.

 

[l1ndon]

Thanks El Presidente, its not my phone and I've had to give it back now. If I get chance I'll do it again and verify that new apps go straight to SD, I guess thats the way to check its worked.

Only thing that didnt seem according to your instructions was that I didnt have to confirm admin privileges at any point, but it used the ADB and responded exactly as in your screens.

Did anybody else have experience like me... ie no extra apps to be moved, everything remained greyed out?

 

[Aadib]

Finally I got it. Thanks

Dude, how did you do it. Um stuck with the same problem...:'(

e-mail me if you like: xzbit_a@hotmail.com

 

[Hammad najam]

Have you definitely done all the pre-requisites? Your phone is connected in charge only mode?



Have you tried installing stuff? It should go straight to the SD.

ThankGod after all tht hours I spend on it paid off.Got it working now ,but y i cannt move facebook ,gmail and such other apps on to my sd card.before this update I could only download 2 to 3 games and tht was all but now i can download more.but when i download big games file form app store my internal memory starts consuming for e.g(it went from 30mb 19mb y) I cannt figure it out maybe u could help me.Thanks for the help u did man cheers

 

[ryuki024]

sir, it seems like nothing happen. i cant move the facebook and gmail. And im wondering when i transfer app in the sd card they become smaller in size for example when i move an app that sizes 20mb+ when in phone memory and when i transfer it in sd card they become 2mb? it seems like there are still remaining in the phone memory.

 

[El Presidente]

ThankGod after all tht hours I spend on it paid off.Got it working now ,but y i cannt move facebook ,gmail and such other apps on to my sd card.before this update I could only download 2 to 3 games and tht was all but now i can download more.but when i download big games file form app store my internal memory starts consuming for e.g(it went from 30mb 19mb y) I cannt figure it out maybe u could help me.Thanks for the help u did man cheers

sir, it seems like nothing happen. i cant move the facebook and gmail. And im wondering when i transfer app in the sd card they become smaller in size for example when i move an app that sizes 20mb+ when in phone memory and when i transfer it in sd card they become 2mb? it seems like there are still remaining in the phone memory.

A lot of the apps won't move completely, some apps will still retain a small portion of themselves on the phones internal memory. There's no getting around that unfortunately.

 

[ryuki024]

A lot of the apps won't move completely, some apps will still retain a small portion of themselves on the phones internal memory. There's no getting around that unfortunately.

is there a way to completely move my apps in exact size? Because its still making my internal memory full. because only small portion of the apps memory goes in the sd card the biggest part goes to the internal memory. Is there any apps that can help? because my htc wildfire S is rooted. Thanks!

 

[El Presidente]

is there a way to completely move my apps in exact size? Because its still making my internal memory full. because only small portion of the apps memory goes in the sd card the biggest part goes to the internal memory. Is there any apps that can help? because my htc wildfire S is rooted. Thanks!

If you're rooted, you can try Links2SD? I've never tried it, but my understanding is you partition part of your SD Card to function as your internal memory.

 

[Caro332]

Link2SD is definitely the best option I've ever found. You should try it out