Is it possible to install a android Rom on the device root or only on the storage card?
Right now we can only use sd cards, but soon we will get nand which will let us to use hd2's memory.
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If I had I dollar for every time someone makes a thread about this...I could buy Google
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Maybe if you had a PayPal link...
I think the OP was asking if Android can be run from the phones internal storage memory, not nand. Although I cant think of a solid reason anyone would want to do this, idk maybe if you wanted to be able to switch sd cards and keep running the same build idk. Should be able to do from storage memory as long as haret is made to look there rather than the sd card right?
yes right.. but i think its not possible
Is there an app that allows you to store apps on lets say a cloud and use them only online like the kindle because I dont like waste memory on my phone.
You have 2GB to install apps on, how many apps do you need?
Keep in mind that's not the same as your ram the phone uses when it's running.
mjones73 said:
You have 2GB to install apps on, how many apps do you need?
Keep in mind that's not the same as your ram the phone uses when it's running.
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Plus an SD card that you can move apps onto..
mjones73 said:
You have 2GB to install apps on, how many apps do you need?
Keep in mind that's not the same as your ram the phone uses when it's running.
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Yea I understand that but like dropbox for instance I keep a lot of photos on there cause I dont like keeping them on my phone.
Ndaoud360 said:
Yea I understand that but like dropbox for instance I keep a lot of photos on there cause I dont like keeping them on my phone.
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Confused :/ apps barely make a dent in your phones storage. There's no reason to want to store them on the web.
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Confused :/ apps barely make a dent in your phones storage. There's no reason to want to store them on the web.
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True but for example, games that require you to install game data on sd card.
Ndaoud360 said:
True but for example, games that require you to install game data on sd card.
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If you have a 32GB SD card, then you shouldn't have to really worry about that..
hello guys i have a Gs2 and android ics version. before i root it it's memory was 826mb and when i root it it's memory is 782mb an always 500mb is using and when i want too play heavy HD games i have problem. what i do?
How the hell did you lose 50 mb while rooting?
No worries, RAM is still there.
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human.n74 said:
hello guys i have a Gs2 and android ics version. before i root it it's memory was 826mb and when i root it it's memory is 782mb an always 500mb is using and when i want too play heavy HD games i have problem. what i do?
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well in ics 500mb of ram is always in use thats normal.. not sure why the 50mb was used after rooting maybe u just got that wrong and it was used by some app or anything...
ali_wits said:
well in ics 500mb of ram is always in use thats normal.. not sure why the 50mb was used after rooting maybe u just got that wrong and it was used by some app or anything...
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You should have 826.
Period.
(Check under the bed, maybe you dropped it)
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I don't install a custom roms only because of that. The ram full up so quickly
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My internal storage is very much full need a way to move to sd card? Not sure if can be done as it's emulated storage. Any ideas thanks
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nathlynn22 said:
My internal storage is very much full need a way to move to sd card? Not sure if can be done as it's emulated storage. Any ideas thanks
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I use Folder mount and move just the big games to the external. Works great!
shaolin95 said:
I use Folder mount and move just the big games to the external. Works great!
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Cheers mate I'll give it a go. Haven't seen you on here for awhile must have missed you if you have been how are you finding the xzu?
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I love this monster mate!
It took a while to get going with the whole new process of rooting, etc but Lord Manhattan guided me through the process!
I am on a stock rom with many apps removed and this thing is so smooth and fast that I dont even miss custom roms to be honest.
Not saying I wont do it when they are out and more stable but it is just too good already.
I do miss the Spen options and the flash (for flashlight usage) but now I feel like I use the phone more than spending the time flashing roms to make it faster (specially for Mame Reloaded).
Funny that some emulators are actually slower now like FPSE but I am sure they will figure out how to take advantage of the extra power and differences with Adreno.
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for instance when I have a ROM backed in a nanodriod and also downloaded ROMs that are on my device how do I move them to like Dropbox or mega,etc for I can free up some space on my device.can I store them on copy storage app?and then say if I want to install the ROM or ROMs on my device how do I move them back to my devices storage space. Thanks In advance!!!
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xda23 said:
for instance when I have a ROM backed in a nanodriod and also downloaded ROMs that are on my device how do I move them to like Dropbox or mega,etc for I can free up some space on my device.can I store them on copy storage app?and then say if I want to install the ROM or ROMs on my device how do I move them back to my devices storage space. Thanks In advance!!!
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I have an external SD card that I keep the latest version on, and move the old versions to my PC and keep them there until I get rid of the device. If my ROM devs come out with a new version, I download it to my PC, check the MD5 to make sure it downloaded correctly and then after it runs cleanly for a week or so with no major issues I move it to my phone and install it. Then after it runs cleanly on my phone for a week or so I move my backup of the old ROM and Nandroid I did before loading the new ROM, to my PC for as long as I feel it's necessary. I'll eventually delete them from my PC when they get real old and I'm sure I won't want to use them again. But I do keep a backup of the original software the phone came with or anything else I think is significant.
Anyway, that's what I do but I'm old and anal about this kind of stuff. If you talk to 100 people about this you will get 100 different responses.
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I do just about the same as the guy above me. I'll move older backups to a computer so I'm not filling my internal/external storage. I generally keep one back up on my external as well as Roms I have downloaded. It would be less time consuming to move files with a computer than downloading what you need. Tw backups are larger than the ROM itself in my experience.
I don't have a computer all I have is my Gs5 to use to do this with?what storage apps do you guys mostly prefer to download ROMs,apps,pics,etc to Google drive,mega,Dropbox,box,etc.Because on my Gs5 I usually have 2,3 ROMs backed up on my device and I want to move the ROMs,apps,etc to a storage for I can free up space on my device. And then whenever I can always move a backed up ROM from my storage and reinstall them onto my device. What's the fastest, easiest most convenient way to do this. Thanks In advance!!!
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I don't have a computer all I have is my Gs5 to use to do this with?what storage apps do you guys mostly prefer to download ROMs,apps,pics,etc to Google drive,mega,Dropbox,box,etc.Because on my Gs5 I usually have 2,3 ROMs backed up on my device and I want to move the ROMs,apps,etc to a storage for I can free up space on my device. And then whenever I can always move a backed up ROM from my storage and reinstall them onto my device. What's the fastest, easiest most convenient way to do this. Thanks In advance!!!
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Honestly, if you don't have a computer its probably better to get a higher capacity SD card. I don't download loads of Roms. If I feel the need to test one I'll backup, flash, test, then keep or delete the file based on my experience.
All my photos are backed up to Dropbox, as well as videos. I try to keep as many things as possible on the external card to keep the system running smoothly. I'd also suggest maybe keeping another micro SD with all the things you want on it.
Backing up things online usually requires you to download them again to access them, which to me, is inefficient. You'd also need to find a site that hosts large files. I don't know much how much help I am, but I'd try to get at least a 64gb card if you don't have a PC. I have over 40 gigs of backups alone on my computer.
nbeebe24 said:
Honestly, if you don't have a computer its probably better to get a higher capacity SD card. I don't download loads of Roms. If I feel the need to test one I'll backup, flash, test, then keep or delete the file based on my experience.
All my photos are backed up to Dropbox, as well as videos. I try to keep as many things as possible on the external card to keep the system running smoothly. I'd also suggest maybe keeping another micro SD with all the things you want on it.
Backing up things online usually requires you to download them again to access them, which to me, is inefficient. You'd also need to find a site that hosts large files. I don't know much how much help I am, but I'd try to get at least a 64gb card if you don't have a PC. I have over 40 gigs of backups alone on my computer.
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Thanks bud I was thinking about buying a 128 Gig micro SD card.could you point me in the direction of a good one. Take care!!!
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xda23 said:
Thanks bud I was thinking about buying a 128 Gig micro SD card.could you point me in the direction of a good one. Take care!!!
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I'm on the lookout for one as well. I'll let you know when I find one. 32 won't even cut it for me as of now.
nbeebe24 said:
I'm on the lookout for one as well. I'll let you know when I find one. 32 won't even cut it for me as of now.
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Unless I find a great sale on dealnews or slickdeals or something like that the best deals I find are at newegg.
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Unless I find a great sale on dealnews or slickdeals or something like that the best deals I find are at newegg.
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Thank you. I usually go the eBay route whenever possible. Do 128 GB cards work on our phones? I know they're supposed to, but I've read conflicting statements on here.
xda23 said:
for instance when I have a ROM backed in a nanodriod and also downloaded ROMs that are on my device how do I move them to like Dropbox or mega,etc for I can free up some space on my device.can I store them on copy storage app?and then say if I want to install the ROM or ROMs on my device how do I move them back to my devices storage space. Thanks In advance!!!
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Go to your dropbox app and use the upload function. You might have to zip the file first . I know google drive will do it automatticly , Then when you want to put it back on your device just unzip it first or just extract it once its on your device.
nbeebe24 said:
Thank you. I usually go the eBay route whenever possible. Do 128 GB cards work on our phones? I know they're supposed to, but I've read conflicting statements on here.
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From what I've read they work well except for a guy that had a bad card. Shouldn't be an issue.
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Can I just transfer ROMs,mods,etc to my micro SD card to store them and then just move them back to my device storage when I want to reinstall a particular ROM? Thanks.
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Can I just transfer ROMs,mods,etc to my micro SD card to store them and then just move them back to my device storage when I want to reinstall a particular ROM? Thanks.
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You can if you are rooted and have a file explorer. But I'm not sure you need to. I install all my ROMs from my SD card and back everything up to my SD card.
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You can if you are roomed and have a file explorer. But I'm not sure you need to. I install all my ROMs from my SD card and back everything up to my SD card.
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Yes I'm rooted.
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