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| Thread ID: 145609 | 2017-12-17 01:10:00 | Can I add internal storage using an SD card in my sony xperia if kit kat is my OS? | Misty (368) | Press F1 |
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| 1443459 | 2017-12-17 01:10:00 | The query may lead you to think that I know more than I do. I have been researching this on Google. Have learnt to identify the OS on my phone which is Kit Kat. That is an older OS in smartphone terms I gather. I have been deleting apps I do not want - except ones like Vodaphone, which it will not allow me to get rid of (now why is that????? - don't answer, I know the answer). Have got a barely used micro SD card with all my data, pics etc (not many). My phone will not let me move apps to the SD card. So, in researching, I have discovered that I may be able to use my micro SD card as added internal storage if I re-format (after backing up). I cannot find any info however which identifies whether or not I can do that in Kit Kat. It seems that it may only have come in with the introduction of Marshmallow - but that is far from clear. |
Misty (368) | ||
| 1443460 | 2017-12-17 03:52:00 | No it's marshmallow onwards and it's not all phones. There are instructions here www.howtogeek.com you can always try to follow them and see if the options exist, no harm in trying. I suspect unless there's an update for your phone you may be out of luck, unless you feel like exploring custom firmware. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1443461 | 2017-12-17 04:18:00 | Thanks dugimodo for clarifying. I had lived in hopes, but could not understand the ambiguous language on the web. You have clarified. I probably need to move to Nougat (the lastest?) My wife's phone which is Marshmallow is newer than mine, but has a pathetic battery life. Time to move on, methinks! Maybe I give her my phone as she is a much more moderate user, Do not want to be sexist. Have just downloaded Snapseed - it looks good! |
Misty (368) | ||
| 1443462 | 2017-12-17 07:42:00 | On two of our Android tablets with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) , we have 125GB Micro SD cards as extra storage, no problem what so ever, its actually handy to remove the cards and drop movies or in my case my music collection onto them, Work perfectly. Some Apps cant be moved to teh card, some can. BUT th eseceret is to use a sep app, not the inbuilt. We use files to SD files to SD app on google play (play.google.com) The inbuilt on Android is total crap. ;) The actual file manger on android is also rubbish, we use File Manager (play.google.com) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1443463 | 2017-12-17 20:02:00 | Thanks wainuitech - certainly adds to the overall picture! :) Preferably I would like to add to the internal storage - ie, have it act as basically one unit rather than just have additional storage. Have not even found one app that I can move to the micro - will keep looking. | Misty (368) | ||
| 1443464 | 2017-12-17 23:10:00 | I use app2sd, not all apps can be moved, specifically android/google related apps unless the phone is rooted. | Kame (312) | ||
| 1443465 | 2017-12-19 04:34:00 | unless the phone is rooted. An interesting turn of phrase, Kame! In NZ, back in the day, that clearly meant "stuffed", "of no more use" - however do not think that what you have in mind! :banana :banana |
Misty (368) | ||
| 1443466 | 2017-12-19 09:16:00 | I did have think about using that term but it seems to be the term to get root (admin) privileges which gives you more control over what you can do with your phone, like moving system apps. The app is actually called App Mgr III by AZ Soft. I use it on all low end phones that have very little storage but it would have been nice if Android had sorted this problem out in earlier versions. Still not sure if they build their own file manager which was also lacking from their OS. |
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