Tech: How to Install Games on Your Android SD Card Without Rooting

If you own an android device it could be frustrating
when your device
tells you “internal memory is low- delete some files”,
and even more
frustrating when you have an external SD with a large
amount of space
but cant put your game data in it because it wont be
recognized by
your device.
Gladly, there are now ways in which you can install
games on your
Android SD card with or without rooting your device.
However, for this to work, apps or games must be
first installed on
your phone memory before being moved to your
Micro SD.
For Rooted Devices
DownloadGL to SDapp from Google PlayStore and
move your game data
files to external SD and solve your low internal
memory worries.
For Unrooted Devices
First, download Android SDK
HERE
for windows or Mac respectively. Unzip the setup file
on your
computer, connect your phone through USB
debugging mode (to enable go
to Settings> Applications> Development> USB
Debugging). Once connected
open the SDK folder on your computer and locate the
folder named
‘Platform tools’.
For Windows Users:
Locate platform tools in your unzipped SDK folder
and hold down
SHIFT+Right-click anywhere in the folder, select ‘Open
command window’
to launch a command prompt window.
Now in Command Prompt
Then type:adb devicesand press enter.
then type:adb shell
then type:pm setinstallLocation 2and press enter.
Done
For Mac Users:
Right-click on ‘Platform-tools’ and select New
Terminal
Then type:./adb devicesand press enter. This would
reveal the name of
the Android device connected
then typepm setinstallLocation 2and press enter.
After you typepm setinstallLocation 2and press enter,
if you see ’2
[Eternal]‘ output then it means the process is
successful. Lastly go
to your Android device settings > Applications >
Manage Applications>
On SD or USB Storage, and select the apps you would
like to move to
your SD Memory.
Done.
You can also do this the easy way using apps that
help you move your
game data from internal storage to micro sd. Some
of the Best Apps for
Unrooted Android Devices are:
*.AppMgr Pro III (App 2 SD): Download AppMgr Pro
III (App 2 SD) on
Google play store which is virtually the best app for
moving apps from
internal memory to SD Card.
*.Easy App2SD:APP2SD Easy is an easy tool help you
move apps to SD card.