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An option to move the app to external storage? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
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Title. I would like to be able to move the app to the SD card as my device constantly suffers from lack of free space in internal storage (yes, even ~100 MB of space freed does make a big difference for me).

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[โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Might be able to move the cache around, but the app location is probably outside of the purview of the app itself.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    That is still better than nothing :)

    I'm not sure how exactly it works in Android, but I can see internal storage being freed after I move freshly installed, never launched (so, cache size should be zero) apps to SD, so I assume it does something with apps themselves as well.

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    I think I get what you mean now - to make an app movable, the developer has to set a value in AndroidManifest.xml, then the OS itself will offer an option to move that app elsewhere in app settings.

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