Hi, I'm thinking of buying a new phone and right now I'm looking at the Redmi Note 5 (global version = equivalent of Note 5 Pro). But in review on notebookcheck, I've noticed that this device doesn't allow SD card to be set as the internal storage, and thus the app data can only be stored in internal storage.
One of the main reasons why I buy a new phone is so I can download Kiwix wikipedia on it and have it available when I'm offline - so I'd like to ask, is there any issue getting the apps on the SD card? Or better yet, does anyone have the full kiwix wikipedia on their phone/can someone possibly test it for me? Thank you very much in advance.
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I've asked this in various forums, since security is the #1 issue for me. I know there are already alot of apps to protect the phones and its contents....BUT is there anything stopping a thief from simply taking out the sdcard and putting it in another phone or reader to view and access the contents of the sdcard?
If you plan on storing personal info on the card, whether it'd be photos/files etc It would be really good to know that even if the sdcard is taken they still cannot access the info.
anything out there as yet? I would've thought this is a pretty common request.
something like trycrypt or storage crypt for the microsd card would be really good.
any help would be much appreciated.
thank you
I'd like to know this too.
(sorry to dig up an old thread but it's better than starting a duplicate one IMO)
To date, I haven't seen full SD card encryption software like we had on WM with Android. File and content encryption, yes (like BioWallet Signature or MyStash).
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G'Day, i have been trying too run Phone2sdcard with no success. I have been in touch with the developers abd this is there claim..
The device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary external storage is emulated.
On Galaxy SIII, the SD card is configured as a secondary external storage.
This is configured by Samsung. Nothing developers can do about this.
Please contact Samsung for details
I did, this was there answer:
Thank you for contacting Samsung Customer Care.
It means that according to the makers of the application that because of the way the Samsung Galaxy S III is configured this application will not work with it. This configuration cannot be changed either so you will not be able to use that application.
I would suggest that you check the Google Play Store for an alternative application with a similar function and you may be able to find one that will meet your needs and can work with the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Does anyone know of an app that will do the job
Thanks
poor reply from samsung
this is what they reply to me too
Based on your issue, we regret to inform you that for S3 models, apps
> cannot be transfer to SD Card as this is the concept design.
>
> We apologise for any inconvenience cause.
Alternative
There is a alternative (Directory Bind) but you will require root, it also requires some work but once you get it setup it works pretty well, certain games will load slower when put on the external card as its not as fast as the internal card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
LawlietHD said:
There is a alternative (Directory Bind) but you will require root, it also requires some work but once you get it setup it works pretty well, certain games will load slower when put on the external card as its not as fast as the internal card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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i know there is a fix , glad i am on android , one thing which i dont understand is why samsung disable this when its already available last time , anyway i will be flooding samsung customer care to get my message across
Aimara said:
poor reply from samsung
this is what they reply to me too
Based on your issue, we regret to inform you that for S3 models, apps
> cannot be transfer to SD Card as this is the concept design.
>
> We apologise for any inconvenience cause.
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LawlietHD said:
There is a alternative (Directory Bind) but you will require root, it also requires some work but once you get it setup it works pretty well, certain games will load slower when put on the external card as its not as fast as the internal card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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Thanks mate, i don't want to root my sIII. Cheers
Hi Everyone,
To start, I would like to say that I have been a big Apple user for many years and I am making the change to Android to get a better understanding of the other side! I like what Google has to offer and looking for that experience.
I have chosen the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 as my first Android based tablet and have some particular questions for those who have purchased this unit. It is hard to find a straight answer when reading some of the other forums out there. Thank you everyone for your help with my transition!!
1, Is the Tab Pro 8.4 available with internal of 32 Gb memory? If so any idea when?
2, Has any who has purchased the Tab Pro 8.4 with 16 Gb internal memory has successfully trying in using Sandisk's latest 128Gb microSD which I understand it to be an SDXC card? Did it work and what amount of external memory did it give you?
3, Lastly, When downloading free or paid apps from Google Play, can the apps you install on device be stored and used from the microSD card rather than the internal memory?
Thanks again Everyone!
Welcome to Android Tablets.
Good choice on the 8.4. The Note 8.0 on the cheap would be another option.
1. Yes. There is 32GB but not very available right now. Mostly for international market than western market.
You can order it online from only a few places right now or wait another few weeks and it should be at more.
2. Yes. The 128GB card will work fine. It gives you 119GB available.
3. Partly. Some data can be stored on the card. This depends on the app. There are some workarounds to improve this.
But it's really going to depend on your use if that's even an issue.
Wolfman1172 said:
Hi Everyone,
To start, I would like to say that I have been a big Apple user for many years and I am making the ch to Android to get a better understanding of the other side! I like what Google has to offer and looking for that experience.
I have chosen the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 as my first Android based tablet and have some particular questions for those who have purchased this unit. It is hard to find a straight answer when reading some of the other forums out there. Thank you everyone for your help with my transition!!
1, Is the Tab Pro 8.4 available with internal of 32 Gb memory? If so any idea when?
2, Has any who has purchased the Tab Pro 8.4 with 16 Gb internal memory has successfully trying in using Sandisk's latest 128Gb microSD which I understand it to be an SDXC card? Did it work and what amount of external memory did it give you?
3, Lastly, When downloading free or paid apps from Google Play, can the apps you install on device be stored and used from the microSD card rather than the internal memory?
Thanks again Everyone!
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to fully utilize that a SD card to its full potential you must root and use a program like folder Mount to move games and certain apps to the sd card. In addition to this you must change a script in permissions in order to bypass the kit kat limited sd card writing. Google, as always, is fighting micro sd cards as hard as they can. If you search you will find the tutorials on how to accomplish all these things very easily however be aware your knox counter will be tripped so your warranty will be void.
Tab Pro 8.4 External SD Storage and how to Root the problem!
conan1600 said:
to fully utilize that a SD card to its full potential you must root and use a program like folder Mount to move games and certain apps to the sd card. In addition to this you must change a script in permissions in order to bypass the kit kat limited sd card writing. Google, as always, is fighting micro sd cards as hard as they can. If you search you will find the tutorials on how to accomplish all these things very easily however be aware your knox counter will be tripped so your warranty will be void.
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So as a whole from everyone's response, I understand know that there will be a 32 Gb unit available soon, That the new SDXC mircroSD 128 Gb card will work on the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and finally will be able to store apps to a certain degree.
When it comes to the Android tablet experience how important is storage space going to be when in the Google world?
My main purpose for the tablet will be to play stored or streamed music, watch movies hopefully that will be able to be stored quite easily on the microSD 128 card and finally games and some cool apps.
Now as you had mentioned rooting to allow for full usage of what you wish to store on microSD what are some good links or places where I can learn and understand to do it properly?
Thanks again this forum has been a great help!
For most media like images, movies, and any other bulk files. Those can be stored on the card without issue.
Much easier than iOS to manage files. It's basically drag and drop like a thumb drive. Once the files are there your app will pick up on them or can be pointed at them. Gallery app, music player, etc.
Games are the biggest issue of what you've mentioned if you are planning to have a bunch with large data files on the device at once.
Some store to the card better than others but if you want to have a lot of the biggest games it's best you get the 32GB.
You still have the workaround mentionrd above. That would be my chosen route but it depends on the person.
How to Root the Tab Pro 8.4 to Manage Storage
meboy said:
For most media like images, movies, and any other bulk files. Those can be stored on the card without issue.
Much easier than iOS to manage files. It's basically drag and drop like a thumb drive. Once the files are there your app will pick up on them or can be pointed at them. Gallery app, music player, etc.
Games are the biggest issue of what you've mentioned if you are planning to have a bunch with large data files on the device at once.
Some store to the card better than others but if you want to have a lot of the biggest games it's best you get the 32GB.
You still have the workaround mentionrd above. That would be my chosen route but it depends on the person.
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Thanks meboy for your response. So in a nutshell all storable items images, media and music can be reverted to the external SD card other than for the most part apps that are purchased or downloaded for free thru Google play. To get around this what was written earlier is to root your unit to all full controll which I am open too.
Now the final question out here is how do I root the tab pro 8.4 to do this? And when it comes to rooting is there different forms of rooting or just the one that does everything in terms of giving you full control of where you want to store apps that are downloaded?
Hi friends,
I have a Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual smart phone with me. I would like to know if I can download public domain materials using a bit torrent client on my phone? Is the phone built to sustain long periods of downloads (say 10-12 ) hours continuously. One of my friends is a nature researcher and uploads photos, videos and mp3 about nature as a torrent file, which I can download using torrent client - utorrent. The size amounts to around 4 GB per day and I would be downloading every day for the next 3-4 months. Can the phone sustain it without getting damaged? Also where should I save the files, in phone memory or SD card? Thank you.
harishkumar09 said:
Hi friends,
I have a Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual smart phone with me. I would like to know if I can download public domain materials using a bit torrent client on my phone? Is the phone built to sustain long periods of downloads (say 10-12 ) hours continuously. One of my friends is a nature researcher and uploads photos, videos and mp3 about nature as a torrent file, which I can download using torrent client - utorrent. The size amounts to around 4 GB per day and I would be downloading every day for the next 3-4 months. Can the phone sustain it without getting damaged? Also where should I save the files, in phone memory or SD card? Thank you.
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T2 ultra has only 8GB internal memory, you may not want to download files around 4GB on internal memory, I'm not sure whether the torrent client allows you to save files on SD card, if it allows, you may download files using torrents.....
and yes phone sustains it, they are so called "smartphones"
may be your battery will have hard time if you download them daily, device may heat up, but sony has inbuilt device temperature moderator...
Thanks Krishna!
krishna442 said:
T2 ultra has only 8GB internal memory, you may not want to download files around 4GB on internal memory, I'm not sure whether the torrent client allows you to save files on SD card, if it allows, you may download files using torrents.....
and yes phone sustains it, they are so called "smartphones"
may be your battery will have hard time if you download them daily, device may heat up, but sony has inbuilt device temperature moderator...
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Thanks Krishna, very much. I was out of station, that is why I could not thank you earlier. By the way, my built in file commander says that the amount of memory is only 4 GB, whereas you are saying it is 8 GB!
harishkumar09 said:
Thanks Krishna, very much. I was out of station, that is why I could not thank you earlier. By the way, my built in file commander says that the amount of memory is only 4 GB, whereas you are saying it is 8 GB!
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T2 ultra dual has internal memory of 8GB of which 4GB is available for users data storage & installation,
the other 4GB is used by device for OS installation & other stuff,
that's why, file commander or other file managers will show only 4GB of device memory available
You can add memory (SD)card, max capacity 32GB as officially denoted by sony,
for storage (& installation, only if you have root access) purposes..
you can move only apps on SD card without root access. no app data.
Also I have read somewhere on this forum that,
T2 ultra single & dual sim, device, can support larger capacity SD cards like 128GB, I have never tried it.
rrd84 said:
T2 ultra dual has internal memory of 8GB of which 4GB is available for users data storage & installation,
the other 4GB is used by device for OS installation & other stuff,
that's why, file commander or other file managers will show only 4GB of device memory available
You can add memory (SD)card, max capacity 32GB as officially denoted by sony,
for storage (& installation, only if you have root access) purposes..
you can move only apps on SD card without root access. no app data.
Also I have read somewhere on this forum that,
T2 ultra single & dual sim, device, can support larger capacity SD cards like 128GB, I have never tried it.
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Thanks rrd84 for your kind clarification.
Hi, I have looked in the past for an answer but does our phone (att model) have the ability to use SD card as primary storage, especially for games? I hoping just overlooked something. Although some apps do merge internal & external for storage calculations, that's the best I get..
Seems pointless to even have a branch of this nice feature if I still have to uninstall stuff to make space..
Thanks in advance!