Android 9: Install apps on SD card - is that possible?

If you want to save storage space on your Android 9 device, you can delete unnecessary content and apps or move them to external storage. An SD card is usually used for this purpose. However, if you want to install an app directly on the external storage, this is not possible.

Can you install apps directly to the SD card?

In Android 9, you have the option to move an app or parts of it to an SD card to save internal storage space. The downside to this is that not every app supports this process and they can rarely be moved completely to the SD card. If you want to install the app directly onto the SD card, this is not possible. Alternatively, it is recommended not to partition the SD card and thus use it as an extension of the internal storage.

1. This allows you to install apps on the SD card as well.
2. In addition, it is not visible where the app was installed, since the SD card is then considered internal storage.
3. Wenn die SD-Karte irgendwann kaputt geht oder der Slot beschädigt wird, gehen alle Daten auf dem internen Speicher verloren.
4. Das Verfahren wird von vielen Smartphone-Herstellern nicht unterstützt.
5. Möchten Sie dennoch Speicherplatz einsparen, verschieben Sie Ihre Fotos, Videos und Ihre Musik auf die SD-Karte, so verhindern Sie einen ungewollten Verlust des gesamten internen Speichers.