Hey guys, I see this has been a topic of discussion for a few people, so I decided to write a guide on this.
This is not an end all solution to your storage needs. Ultimately, this is just a lazy way to pseudo symlink between to vfat partitions.
If you run `adb shell` to access your phone and then do the following, you'll be linking the application data folder to your external SD card (This is assuming you're rooted and have installed busybox's version of rm):
You can start downloading data with something like spotify and keep running the `df` command to see if data is being placed on your large SD card that you spent big bucks on.
If you reboot your phone, you will need to redo the process. Right now I'm still in the middle of deciding how I want to automate this. I can't find a script that is called after mounting partitions is complete (at least not one that doesn't get over written on a reboot). So, I might make a service app that runs quietly in the background that does the magic... but that is to be done later when I have time, if I do it at all.
Hope this helps a bit for those wishing they have more on board storage.
External Links
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Busybox: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&feature=nav_result
This is not an end all solution to your storage needs. Ultimately, this is just a lazy way to pseudo symlink between to vfat partitions.
If you run `adb shell` to access your phone and then do the following, you'll be linking the application data folder to your external SD card (This is assuming you're rooted and have installed busybox's version of rm):
Code:
su
rm -rf /mnt/sdcard/Android
mkdir /mnt/sdcard/Android
mount -o bind /mnt/sdcard/_ExternalSD/Android /mnt/sdcard/AndroidYou can start downloading data with something like spotify and keep running the `df` command to see if data is being placed on your large SD card that you spent big bucks on.
If you reboot your phone, you will need to redo the process. Right now I'm still in the middle of deciding how I want to automate this. I can't find a script that is called after mounting partitions is complete (at least not one that doesn't get over written on a reboot). So, I might make a service app that runs quietly in the background that does the magic... but that is to be done later when I have time, if I do it at all.
Hope this helps a bit for those wishing they have more on board storage.
External Links
-----------------
Busybox: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&feature=nav_result