Important Apps: If you can’t afford a certain app becoming unavailable, don’t move it.Ĭonsider that to be your first and final warning!.
System Tools: Important tools might not operate well or at all on external storage.
Widgets: If you want to use a certain widget, don’t move the app that provides it.
Here are some general guidelines of what not to move: It needs to be stressed that even if an app (or game) can be moved, there are potential risks for going through with it.
Part 5 – Moving Apps On Android 5 & Beyond.
Part 4 – Running The Tweak On The Device Itself.
Part 3 – Moving Apps On Android 4 & Earlier.
Part 2 – Setting Up Your Phone Or Tablet.
It shouldn’t be so complicated, but it is. Your best bet would be to then email the developer and ask why, or go the way of rooting your phone so that you can force it. Ultimately, it’s up to the app’s developer to allow or disallow its move permissions, and even with the tweaks mentioned on this page (with the exception of using root), the apps still may not be movable afterwards. Many apps that ship with the device can’t be moved either. Some apps are deemed as too important by their developer, and thus can’t be moved via normal methods. If you’re an Android user who’s moved apps before, chances are good that you’re well aware of the limitations. It’s no wonder, then, why so many users seek out ways to move apps to their SD card. Sure, these devices weren’t expensive when new, but storage that limited is downright ridiculous. Take, for example, the HTC Legend I used to use, which offered a mere 160MB of storage space, or Sony’s Xperia Ray, which boosted that to a still-insulting 300MB. For those with devices that offer lots of storage, this perk might not matter much, but for those with older or budget devices, it could be the only way that additional apps can be installed. A nice feature many Android devices offer is a microSD slot, and nicer still is the fact that the Android OS allows you to move many apps over to external storage to help free up space on the main device.