Android #2 : How to Install Android Apps to the SD Card (Mac OSX)

Problems:
Android apps install to the internal storage by default, but can set the SD card as default install location.

Solutions :

1. Install android sdk and connect your phone to your computer.


2. Run the following adb commands:
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   cd /path/to/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools ./adb devices ./adb shell pm getInstallLocation ./adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2

   
   

   
   


3. To check the install location:
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ./adb shell pm getInstallLocation

   
   

   
   
   
   it should return
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   2[external]

   
   

   
   

Note

In Android, Install Location has 3 values:

• 0[auto] – Let the system decide the best location


• 1[internal] – Install the application on internal device storage. This means any internal storage provided with your device


• 2[external] – Install the application on external media. This means any SD, microSD cards attached to your device.

The default value is 0[auto]. You can revert back to the default using the following adb command:

./adb shell pm setInstallLocation 0

Refer : Mac OSX - http://notepad2.blogspot.com/2012/10/android-force-apps-to-install-to-sd.html

For Windows - http://www.howtogeek.com/114667/how-to-install-android-apps-to-the-sd-card-by-default-move-almost-any-app-to-the-sd-card/

 

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Android #1: Couldn’t install on USB storage or SD card

Error message : “Couldn’t install on USB storage or SD card”

The solution is to connect your device to your PC and manually delete the “smdl2temp1” file. The file is likely to reside in 2 locations:

1. /sdcard/.android_secure: this is an invisible folder on your SD card, which you can access with any file manager, like ASTRO
2. /mnt/secure/asec/: access to this folder requires root and a program like Root Explorer

smdl2temp1 is a temporary file. If something goes wrong with a download or installation, the file might get stuck in memory.

Refer :

• http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/04/19/fixing-the-couldnt-install-on-usb-storage-or-sd-card-problem-on-android/


• http://www.unionlatina.org/index.php/forum/5-dogfight-support/578-android-couldnt-install-on-usb-storage-or-sd-card

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