Trying to install my SD card and I cannot get anything downloaded on it

[Jim_131]

Inserted my SD card I find it on my storage but I still can't find it on my applications so I can download onto that card. I like to move apps to my SD card but never my apps to move to SD card

 

[webworkings]

That would be because most phones cannot run apps from the SD card. And the few that can require some changes be made to allow it to work. The following info is on how to do it.

First, you need to be using a phone that is running at least Android "Marshmallow" or be able to upgrade to it. Second, you will need the instructions I am including below. And third, you need a phone that has not been restricted by the manufacturer from making this change. Which does happen.

NOTE: If any of the steps are missing on your phone, or they don't work for you, then you have a phone that either has an older Android version or has been restricted by the manufacturer.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Marshmallow".

NOTE: Please be sure you start with a blank SD card. It needs to be blank because when the card is converted to "Internal" storage, it will be formatted (wiped) and encoded (making the cards data only readable by that device).

1. Go to device “Settings”, then select “Storage”.
2. Select your "SD Card", then tap the “three-dot menu“ (top-right), now select “Settings” from in there.
3. Now select “Format as internal”, and then “Erase & Format”.
4. Your SD Card will now be formatted as internal storage.
5. Reboot your phone.

NOTE: If you don't reboot the phone, many things may not work correctly, so make sure you do.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Nougat".

IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure you start with a blank SD card. When the card is converted to "Internal" storage, it will be formatted (wiped) and encoded (making the cards data only readable by that device), so anything on it prior would be gone.

1. Go to "Settings", and then select "Storage & USB".
2. At the bottom of the list you should see the SD card's details, including the option to format it and make it "Internal" storage.
3. Once this is done, reboot the device and you can start running things from the card.

If you don't reboot the phone, some things may not work correctly, so make sure you do the reboot.

 

[Windows_Geek]

Inserted my SD card I find it on my storage but I still can't find it on my applications so I can download onto that card. I like to move apps to my SD card but never my apps to move to SD card

What Android version that you are running? If its below of marshmallow, then you might need to install an app in order to move your app to sd card such as Link2sd, but you have to format your sd card and making additional cluster in order to do it.