Android Data

[MrTAToad]

I notice that whilst an Android program can be moved to a SD Card, the media it uses stays on the phone (or at least I think that's what the information says) - if so, would it be possible to have an option where Media can could be installed onto an SD Card as well as the program.

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[spacefractal]

The app its selv cannot been moved to sdcard, but media can. This is done in the menifest file. I post it when went home.

Some apps cannot been moved at all, it's depend which service it's use.

[MrTAToad]

If you could show me the manifest modification that would be good - it would be nice to allow the bulk to be moved to the SD card.

[ampos]

If you set in Android market as "protected", the app will only be installable on main memory.

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android:installLocation="preferExternal"

will install in external if more memory is available.

http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/install-location.html

To save data in external disk, you have to find available ones in /mnt folder or something similar.

Anyway, saving to platforminfo(documents) and (appdata) will save in app filepath.

[spacefractal]

Sorry, i did forgot all about it. Ampos has answered how to do :-) and yes its android:installLocation="preferExternal" that does that job.

anyway here is what I currectly use for Greedy Mouse:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.xxx.xxx"
     android:installLocation="preferExternal"
     android:versionCode="4"
     android:versionName="alpha">
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BATTERY_STATS" />
<uses-feature android:name="com.acer.android.XLONG_SCREEN" android:required="false" />
<supports-screens android:resizeable="false"
  android:smallScreens="true"
  android:normalScreens="true"
  android:largeScreens="true"
  android:anyDensity="true" />
    <application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:debuggable="false">
        <activity android:name="org.libsdl.app.SDLActivity"
android:label="Greedy Mouse"
android:screenOrientation="nosensor"
android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>


EDIT:
Its seen its have produced a build error, but its was a xlargescreens that did it, so its removed.