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I moved an SdCard from one phone to another, Apps I had transfered from another phone to the card will not work in any other

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That would be because you can't move apps from one phone to another that way. You can only install apps on a phone by downloading them directly to that phone.

Also, apps saved to a SD card are usually on a card that has been formatted and encrypted to work only on that particular device. Meaning other devices can't read the data on the card (apps, files, music, etc.,) so another phone wouldn't be able to access it.

If you want the same apps on the other phone you will have to download them directly to it.


Ok 32 year old, how about put the question on the detail and not the title/subject line.
 
That would be because you can't move apps from one phone to another that way. You can only install apps on a phone by downloading them directly to that phone.

Also, apps saved to a SD card are usually on a card that has been formatted and encrypted to work only on that particular device. Meaning other devices can't read the data on the card (apps, files, music, etc.,) so another phone wouldn't be able to access it.

If you want the same apps on the other phone you will have to download them directly to it.
 
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