Android will "soon" support installing apps on the SD card

Android will “soon” support installing apps on the SD card

April 30, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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These words were written by a G1 user in the Google Code Android Issues section on October 30, 2008.

This is essential if the potential of the G1 is to be realized.

The app launcher can be kept on the SIM or internal memory, but should gray out when the card onto which the app is installed is unmounted or removed. If one clicks on it, it should identify the SD card it needs.

After 18 months, and hundreds of people confirming the most obvious omission of Android needed to be fixed, Google has finally signaled that Android will soon enable installation to the SD card. This was marked “Assigned” on April 7th and has since been updated as “In a future release.” It might be too soon for us to expect “future” to be Android 2.2, but the Google employee who announced the change coyly said “soon ” – indicating that it may debut at I/O.

Apps are increasingly demanding more memory, leading even some Nexus One owners to run out space once they install several apps and next-gen games. Apps2SD being a standard feature is nearly two years late, but at least it will finally be enabled in the future. My question is, if this went from assigned to coming soon in one month, what the hell took you so long, Google?

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Android 2.2, microsd, microsd card

5 Comments

Tenkely said: On April 30, 2010

So… I guess my ultimate question is if any of the updates (2.1, Apps to SD, etc) are actually coming to the G1 and/or MyTouch… no word for so long seems like they may have been forgotten (although Cyanogen's latest G1 ROM is sweet).
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RJ1010 said: On May 1, 2010

Apps2SD is absolutely indispensable. One of the main reasons that I went the 'rooted' route on my MotoDroid. . I have 140+ apps installed and have over 185MB internal phone storage available. Apps2SD rocks.

Francesco Murru said: On May 1, 2010

You're right man..you are perfectly right!!! I'm in the same your situation with 140 apps but with a No-Rooted Hero and I have no memory left, unfortunately I'm bit scare to root my device…I never done it before..if I find someone that will root my device for big drink I will certenely do it……living in South London.

Bob said: On May 5, 2010

The iPhone has 32g of storage vs 0 for nexus one which is why it is cheaper but in fact iPhone is cheaper.

- dan said: On March 8, 2011
  
  the iphone is crap. android all the way

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