topic Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage? in XPERIA archive

Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

baastrup — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:36:46 GMT

It seems like this feature is missing or broken?
This was the main reason for opgrading my tablet do to lov space on internal storage.

Re: Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

_alexdon_ — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:41:57 GMT

@baastrup Asked many times, opted out for performance reasons:

/t5/Xperia-Z3/adoptive-storage-for-xperia-Z3/m-p/1115587

Re: Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

Lord_viridis — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:46:27 GMT

Many, many, many times.

Re: Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

baastrup — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:47:48 GMT

Hmm now two of my favorit features are missing form native Android (restricted Profiles and sdcard as internal storage) It might be time to chance back to a Nexus tablet. A shame as i like the Sony hardware.

Re: Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

Uliwooly — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:49:08 GMT

@baastrup

Other OEMs opted out of this feature, such as Samsung and LG

I thought Nexus devices lacked SD card

Re: Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

Lord_viridis — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:51:22 GMT

As most people would stick in a class 4 32gb and then moan like hell that their Xperia was corrupted to the sky... Even worse, they put in one of the millions of counterfeit cards in circulation and really make a mess.

Re: Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

baastrup — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:58:42 GMT

And there is a very good reason for that! You dont remove features from the native Android.

Re: Android 6 sdcard as internal Storage?

baastrup — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:00:09 GMT

I use the feature on my z3 phone (concept software) works great!

Feature request "Restricted Profiles"

baastrup — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:02:30 GMT

Please please please. add "Restricted Profiles" to the next software release

Re: Feature request "Restricted Profiles"

baastrup — Tue, 03 May 2016 18:00:29 GMT

adb shell
shell@SGP621:/ $ sm list-disks
disk:179,64
shell@SGP621:/ $ sm set-force-adoptable true
shell@SGP621:/ $ m partition disk:179,64 private

did the above but it dont seem to work, has anyone got this working?

Re: Feature request "Restricted Profiles"

JcVai — Wed, 11 May 2016 20:15:40 GMT

I tested this solution.

It wotks but need some attentions.

1st after this commands you will need go to memory settings and make a move to sd card from internal memory

2nd some apps cant works properly with sd card detected and not mounted as external sd card. This fixed by using mixed mode instead private. As example "sm partiton disk:179,6 mixed 10" give 90% of sd cards size to internal memory and 10% to public.

3d some apps and os dont fully support this mode so much data will stay in internal memory and will be saved there while installing such apps and works with them.

So the better way is either use accesseble with stock settings transfer to sd card apps that support this and using sd card sandbox for apps data/cache or waiting for Sony or/and Google to make solution fully worked with all apps.