• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

memory management with no SD card slot

  • Thread starter Thread starter Android Question
  • Start date Start date
A

Android Question

Guest
I want to buy an HTC ONE.. but the lack of a memory card slot is making me doubt.
Without a memory slot and with no USB OTG feature.. is there any way left to me to buy some hundred app games and be free to move them to external memory units, to use them whenever I wish later?
 
The One has USB OTG - I use it regularly with mine.

You should know that with Android 4 you cannot move apps to SD any more (though in any case it only ever moved part of the app, not all). MicroSD is useful for media storage, but not for apps and games any more. Of course if you have an SD slot you can put your media on a removable card and have more space for apps.

What you could do for apps is make a backup (e.g. using Helium) which you keep on a USB flash drive, and restore that to the phone when you want to.
 
Hadron said:
The One has USB OTG - I use it regularly with mine.

You should know that with Android 4 you cannot move apps to SD any more (though in any case it only ever moved part of the app, not all). MicroSD is useful for media storage, but not for apps and games any more. Of course if you have an SD slot you can put your media on a removable card and have more space for apps.

What you could do for apps is make a backup (e.g. using Helium) which you keep on a USB flash drive, and restore that to the phone when you want to.
Click to expand...

First of all, thanks.
GSMArena forgot (or "forgot"... as they never forget it about Samsung phones) to specify that the One's USB is an On-the-Go one. Now I see it's an OTG. And so, according to what you say, I can already move all files (audio, photo, video, documents) to external memory units (USB memory, computer, external hard disk). This can't be done with apps though.
I looked at Helium on Google Play: it is a back up application which works for apps (unlike the others, working with audio video files). What I ask you is..
1) if all what I posted here is correct
2) if restoring apps will need complex operation (like "formatting" my phone) or no.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom