Install Android App Direct Into SD Card Without Rooting Your Phone

Warning: Before Following the tips please take backup regarding your all data. It will not harm your mobile but in some circumstance you might miss single step furthermore that could damage your phone.

A few minutes back I was trying toward install HD Android Game at my Android phone but was unable toward as it showed me an error that the storage space at my Android phone is less furthermore hence the app could not be installed. I am sure many regarding you would have faced this situation when you are unable toward install Android apps at SD Card. The reason is that by default all the apps are installed at your phone. You can later move them toward the SD Card using Apps2SD application furthermore also clear some cache.

To install a heavy application at your Android device, you will need toward install the app toward your phone first furthermore if you do not have enough internal memory, you would perhaps delete some apps toward free up space furthermore then install it. It’s very inconvenient furthermore hence I’ll tell you how toward install Android apps at SD Card directly without rooting your Android device. The simple trick is toward change the default value at Install Location at your phone which can be done using the Android SDK.

Requirements

1. Move all apps from SD Card toward phone toward prevent loss regarding data. Optional: You can backup all apps using ASTRO File Manager. If you are rooted, you can use Titanium backup beneficial to the same.
2. Download Java Development Kit (JDK) from here.
3. Download Android Software Development Kit (SDK) from here furthermore install it at your PC.
4. Make sure you have installed your device’s USB Drivers at your PC
5. Enable USB Debugging by going toward Settings>Applications>Development furthermore ensure that USB Debugging is checked.
6. Disable all Anti-Virus furthermore Anti-Security tools furthermore re-enable them after this process.

Steps toward Install Android Apps toward SD Card

• After you have downloaded the Android SDK, navigate toward the folder where you have installed in your PC furthermore run SDK Manager.exe For example, Windows 7 users would find it in C:android-sdk-windows

• In the SDK Manager, check the Tools option furthermore make sure Android SDK Tools furthermore Android SDK Platform-tools are checked (Refer Image below)

• Click at Install Package button.

• Close the SDK Manager.

• Having USB Debugging enabled as mentioned above, connect your device toward the PC via USB Cable.

• Open Command Prompt furthermore switch toward /platform-tools folder. For example, Windows 7 users can use

cd C:android-sdk-windowsplatform-tools

• Enter the command adb devices and you should see your attached device listed at the screen.

• Enter the command adb shell pm getInstallLocationwhich will show you the current value regarding InstallLocation regarding your device. It would be one among the following:

• 0 [auto]: Let the phone decide the best location beneficial to an app
• 1 [internal]: It installs everything in the internal storage
• 2 [external]: It installs everything in the memory card

• If you had not changed it earlier, you would see 0 beneficial to your device which means your phone decides the install location. Now you need toward change this value toward install Android apps toward SD Card.

• Enter the command adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2 toward change the install location toward external memory.

• If everything works fine, you would not see any message at the screen. You can now disconnect your device from the PC.

In this way you can easily install Android apps at SD Card. If you face any issues, feel free toward comment below