Point of moving apps to sd card?

Electroshadow · 15 May 2011 at 11:38

I see with android 2.2.2 that you can move apps to the sd card, what is the point of this?
As I see that the apps are a lot bigger when placed on the card, is this due to them being fuly expanded.
Also will installing onto s card make the phone run quicker due to more internal space available?
Sd card class 6

Dangerous · 15 May 2011 at 11:43

Some phones have a limited internal storage space so to carry on installing Apps you have the option to move them to the SD card.

Not sure why they are bigger.

Depends on a couple of things for this one. Yes you might have a class 6 card but Android unless rooted doesnt take full use of the SD card speeds.

Download SD Tools from the Market and report back with seems:

https://market.android.com/details?id=ales.veluscek.sdtools&feature=search_result

Electroshadow · 15 May 2011 at 11:56

Write was 5.9 read was 12.9mb/s
I remember installing data to sd on my x10 which made it mega fast.

osc89er · 15 May 2011 at 12:08

The internal space freed up is storage space only. Its separate from the RAM and, if it uses it, the cache on the ROM.

Dangerous · 15 May 2011 at 12:09

Electroshadow said:
Write was 5.9 read was 12.9mb/s
I remember installing data to sd on my x10 which made it mega fast.

Well if it was quicker I'd move them.

If your phone is rooted then you might want to install SD increase https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sdincrease.it&feature=search_result