Smartphone SD card

brownbabygirl

Hi. I kept getting messages of low memory etc so bought an SD card and inserted it and i am still getting messages of low memory. I know I am doing something wrong. How do I get any apps to go on the memory card rather than the phones very small memory? driving me mad:mad:

Weird_Nev

An android phone I take it?

The apps quite often have to be on the phones physical memory - but you can move media like music, photos and film across to the SD card, or just shift them onto your computer to free up space.

Then use an app like "apps to SD" which will move any apps that can be moved over to the SD to free up the phones internal memory.

Delete any apps you don't use, particularly games which can hog space.

brownbabygirl

yes samsung galaxy ace. i am surprised as i am not a gamer and no music on my phone. there are some pics from my google account showing up on the phone though.

Weird_Nev

Go into Settings > Phone > stoage and it should give you a breakdown of what is taking up space. You can decide where to focus your efforts from there.

pedrothefish

try an app called clean master it keeps my tablet free from junk etc its free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard&hl=en_GB

wealdroam

brownbabygirl wrote: »

yes samsung galaxy ace. i am surprised as i am not a gamer and no music on my phone. there are some pics from my google account showing up on the phone though.

Do you use Google Hangouts?

If not, uninstall it.

Made a great difference to the memory available on my wife's Galaxy Ace.

Kernel_Sanders

Will these apps get rid of preinstalled ones like Facebook which I never use but that Alcatel make sure I can't remove?

DCFC79

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Will these apps get rid of preinstalled ones like Facebook which I never use but that Alcatel make sure I can't remove?

I think it depends if your phone is rooted, if it isnt then no you cant but you can uninstall the updates for say Facebook eg mine was on contract from Orange so locked to them and theres apps like Facebook and others that came pre installed

Kernel_Sanders

pedrothefish wrote: »

try an app called clean master it keeps my tablet free from junk etc its free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard&hl=en_GB

That install link doesnt work, at least not on Gingerbread.

DCFC79

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

That install link doesnt work, at least not on Gingerbread.

Try searching for the app in the play store, my phones on Gingerbread still and i searched for it in the play store and it instlled fine.

tyllwyd

I've got a phone with a very small internal memory and I went through the apps manager list and uninstalled all the updates to google services - hangouts etc. I also check the google browser in the apps manager and delete all data on that - that can eat up a lot of space.