installing apps to SD card

[joemonkey]

i have the Arc for a few days now. i installed a few apps and i notice some allow me to install to SD card and some don't. i was under the impression android v2.3 has the ability to install all the apps to SD card. is this not the case?

 

[Sam-SonyXperia]

I believe that it would still need to be supported by the application itself.

 

[daveybaby]

Yeah, the app has to support it. It's a whole extra line of code (!) that has to be added to the app so you can see why many apps havent implemented it.

Having said that, some types of apps arent suitable for installing on the SDcard - this includes things like widgets, live wallpapers, alternate keyboards etc, since moving them out to the SD card can actually slow the performance of the whole phone down.

But if it's a game or a normal app then there really is no excuse apart from developer incompetence and/or laziness.

 

[joemonkey]

Yeah, the app has to support it. It's a whole extra line of code (!) that has to be added to the app so you can see why many apps havent implemented it.

Having said that, some types of apps arent suitable for installing on the SDcard - this includes things like widgets, live wallpapers, alternate keyboards etc, since moving them out to the SD card can actually slow the performance of the whole phone down.

But if it's a game or a normal app then there really is no excuse apart from developer incompetence and/or laziness.

i have installed app2sd and it allows certain apps to be moved to d card. thanks for your input.