Why put apps on SD card?

[Parshooter]

What's the point of putting apps on the SD card? Thanks :smokingsomb:

 

[jefboyardee]

To take most of that app out of the droid’s precious memory but still have it ready for use. Moving to SD does leave some in memory, but not much.

 

[lunatic59]

It is much more of an issue with mid-range to low end devices or legacy (old) phones where the system memory is under 1 GB. In most of the recent, higher end devices they have set aside a 2 GB partition for internal apps. I have anywhere from 75 to 100 apps installed at any given moment and have not had a memory issue since my Nexus One.

 

[jefboyardee]

It is much more of an issue with mid-range to low end devices or legacy (old) phones where the system memory is under 1 GB.

My teensy Optimus S fits right in that description, and I have to move everything possible to SD. I even have to uninstall all the updates of force-fed OS apps, like Google Maps, just to make more space.

 

[XLS125]

I have been wondering the same.