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[Q] Install apps on the sd card without rooting the phone

Hi to All,
After some search, i cound't find a solution to the following problem.
With jelly bean, the management of the external/internal sd card is at least tricky. I would like to install my apps by default on the (larger) external sd card, but without rooting my phone (not to loose orange cinema series, an app from orange france that doesn't work if the telephone is rooted).
I tried various possibilities without success, but i think that the right direction could be swapping the internal and external sd card by using adb or similar. Anybody has a good suggestion? anybody that succeeded?
Best,
Piero

I've been trying to find a non-root apps to external SD solution for weeks - it's not currently possible without root unfortunately. This is the ONE thing that's stopping me buying a 16GB SGNII but, unless the 32/64GB versions are released soon I'm going to have to give up and root a 16

Solution
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[Q] newb question maybe answered already Galaxy Note 2 first time android user

Hello All,
I just got my note about 1 week (SGH i317M) ago really enjoying it,
but couple question is still a wonder in my head..
i come from an iphone world so all this, is confusing for me
1) Could you root while keeping all your things intact (base band, kernel, build)?
2) Also ive seen couple threads saying that you can't use a micro sd card has an internal drive,
Does my phone has to be rooted to be able to do this?
3) Let say i custom root my phone is there a way back to revert the official samsung firmware if i don't like it
4)how come i don't have multi window on my device is it part of a new android Version right now i'm on 4.1.1?
Thanks

1) Yes. Check out chainfire's auto root in the original android section. It's the best rooting method for beginners.
2) I don't quite understand what you mean. Both FAT32 and Exfat format micro sd work in my note2. However, note2 doesn't allow you to move apps to sd card. There are workarounds that can help with that issue (such as: external to internal swap / Directory bind) but those of course require root. Again, I'm not sure I understood the question correctly.
3) Yes. You just need to flash stock firmware over again or factory reset.
4) You need to update your firmware. Two of my friends who bought note2 didn't get multiwindow out of the box even though it was 4.1.1. They got it once they updated.

What I understand
MohJee said:
2) I don't quite understand what you mean. Both FAT32 and Exfat format micro sd work in my note2. However, note2 doesn't allow you to move apps to sd card. There are workarounds that can help with that issue (such as: external to internal swap / Directory bind) but those of course require root. Again, I'm not sure I understood the question correctly.
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I think he means "Can he use the SD card as an internal drive?". That is the SD card as internal memory.
He comes from iPhone world so he may not be able to frame the question properly.
Well you can always move the apps to the SD card it is a default Android feature.
But it still occupies some internal memory.
However, to partition the SD card and to use a partition as extended drive SD-EXT you need to root I guess.

[Q] SD Card Issues ?

Okay, yes there are a billion posts on this forum about SD Card issues.
I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. I've tried every single SD Card that I own in it. It refuses to recognize any of them.
I know that if I root it and go with a custom rom that this issue is fixed.
I don't want to do that. Is there a way to solve these problems without rooting my device?

Are you talking about the way KitKat handles SD cards differently? If so, that should have no bearing on whether the device "recognizes" the SD cards or not; its just how apps are permissioned to write to the SD: http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes
Nor should you have to root and/or use a custom ROM in order to simply use the SD cards.
Can't speak to the Tab Pro 10.1 specifically. But on my Tab Pro 8.4, I've tried 2 different SD cards, and both worked just fine with the 8.4 able to read the existing media files on them.
Have you tried formatting the cards to FAT32? How many cards exactly have you tried? Saying you "tried very SD card you own" doesn't tell us anything. For all we know, you own one. Of course, presumably its more than one. But please give some actual quantities. And I assume they are confirmed to work on other devices, but again you haven't stated that information.

PyxieFace said:
Okay, yes there are a billion posts on this forum about SD Card issues.
I have the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. I've tried every single SD Card that I own in it. It refuses to recognize any of them.
I know that if I root it and go with a custom rom that this issue is fixed.
I don't want to do that. Is there a way to solve these problems without rooting my device?
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Hi
did you find any solution to your problem of sdcard not recognized?
I just bought an SM-T520 tablet(tab pro 10.1) today, and I tried 4 sdcards (sdhc) that work fine on my phone, but none is recognized.
Thanks

Try NextAppSDfix https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=de
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Thanks for replying
I finally managed to fix the issue, i had to format the card in ntfs format and it was suddenly recognized by the tablet!

How do I?
Cosmox_ said:
Thanks for replying
I finally managed to fix the issue, i had to format
How do I format an sd card like you did? I'm having the same issue when I put in sd cards in my galaxy pro tablet as well.
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I had the same issue with my Tab pro 10.1 for quite some time. Tried everything, from formatting with different fs to replacing the sd card.
Then, I opened the back cover from the tablet and it appeared that the flat ribbon cable of the sd card reader was not properly fit. I just pressed it back into, and now the tablet reads and writes the sd card again. Hope this help someone.
Best regards
Eriol

[Q] Cant write to 128gb mSD card - no root

Hi
i have a Samsung SM -T800 and just recently needed to increase storage. So checked the specs and bought a micro sd 128 gb.
(My device is Not rooted)
When i try to use the default native samsung file manager it complains when i try to write to it. (Unsuccessful)
If i put in a smaller 1gb card its OK. I tried the 128gb in my Lenovo tablet and it works fine it (rooted) and in a desktop.
I tried my favorite file explorer esfile and the time i go to add a file it prompts to accept using samsung native interface but that still falls too.
I formatted it in the tablet and mount and unmount it safely but no joy.
i looked at using sd fix and sd mount apps but they all need root
Running android 5.0.2
i am wanting to root the device but currently the guide does not have CF file for SM-T800

it probably doesnt support a card that big

Yup it does, specs show it can and i even contacted samsung support to confirm before buying it.

exup1000 said:
Yup it does, specs show it can and i even contacted samsung support to confirm before buying it.
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i thought when I checked the website earlier, it said up to 64 gig..

thanks, just rooted this am, couldnt be easier!

eTong KitKat car radio (limited memory problem)

Hi all,
I just bought myself an eTong Android 4.4.4 car radio for my Honda Accord (they are all over AliExpress). The biggest problem with this unit is its limitation of 265MB of internal memory and the hardest problem is trying to communicate with the eTong representatives because they all speak chinese and a lot seems to get lost in translation even though the sales guys can talk some english.
I don't know how to root this device, if I did I would be putting something like SDFix on it so I could install apps onto an SD card and my problem would be solved. The device has 2 SD card slots.. one labeled GPS and the other labeled SD Card, however the system just sees it as 2 separate SD cards and doesn't have any real distinction between them. If you go into the apps screen there is no option to move it to the SD card either.
So my question becomes... Does anybody know how to a) root the device.. b) install programs onto any one of the SD cards without a root if option a is not quite possible yet.

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