Want music pics and apps on SD card don't see how

[Chrystal_4]

Hi I need help I put a SD card in my phone and want pics music documents and apps to go to it but I can't have them all go to it ! If I use as portable storage I can cave pics music and documents but can't download apps to it but if I have it as internal storage I can only put apps on please help

 

[webworkings]

Well photos, music and videos can be saved on any SD card. You just have to set up the app you create them through (say camera) to save to the card. And you can move those same files over to the card from the phone. Apps, however, are a whole other story.

Apps require "Internal" storage to run from and a standard installed SD card is "External" storage.

To make a card be "Internal" storage you have to 1. be running at least Android "Marshmallow" or newer, 2. Have the instructions I will include here and 3. have a device that the manufacturer hasn't restricted this option on. Which happens a lot actually. If any of the instructions don't work for you, and you are running the right version of Android, or any of the steps are missing on your device, it was 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.