I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 running 4.1.2 and a 7" Zeki tablet that runs 4.0. The Zeki lets me move purchased apps to the SD card and run them from there and the Samsung does not. This is not a developer issue. I am running the same apps on both, mainly games like Sudoku, Solitaire, Chess etc. so speed is not an factor. Samsung tech support tells me that Google forbids moving apps to the SD card which is obviously a lie since the Zeki lets me do it. What is the truth behind not being able to put apps on the SD card? Do I have to root the Note to do that? None of the many "app 2 sd" apps do anything, I tried them. I read in another thread that Samsung allows moving apps on the Galaxy S4 so why not on the Note?
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Root Who decides if Apps can be moved
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Rukbat
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You'll never get a straight answer to a question like that. Even the people who know the answer aren't allowed to disclose it (non-disclosure agreements, trade secrets, etc.)
Some types of apps can't run from the SD card. Some carriers don't want to allow you to. Some manufacturers don't want to allow you to. Some developers might not want you to. (It's difficult enough to chase down a bug among 200 different version/phone combinations without adding where the app is running.)
When computers design computers, and their only goal is more efficient computers, maybe this stuff will stop, but as long as people are part of the equation, focus your efforts on something simple, like discovering the unified theory of the universe.
Some types of apps can't run from the SD card. Some carriers don't want to allow you to. Some manufacturers don't want to allow you to. Some developers might not want you to. (It's difficult enough to chase down a bug among 200 different version/phone combinations without adding where the app is running.)
When computers design computers, and their only goal is more efficient computers, maybe this stuff will stop, but as long as people are part of the equation, focus your efforts on something simple, like discovering the unified theory of the universe.