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Question

LG MS500 phone

by Jun 6, 2017 6:17PM PDT

I have an LG MS500 phone that I am pleased with except for when it comes to being able to handle apps. I installed a 32GB card in it to give me plenty of storage room yet whenever I try to install an app, ANY app, I receive the message that there is not enough available storage. How do I direct these new apps to my microSD card and also how do I move whatever is in the internal storage to the SD card? This is not covered in the manual that came with the phone. Even the phone store people can't tell me. Need help.

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You're right.
by Forum moderator Jun 6, 2017 6:23PM PDT

If there's a sorely uncovered area in Android it's how memory is used. You have RAM, and then in Android the internal memory and then your SD Card which does not expand the program storage automatically.

So here we are and you want a fix. I know of no quick fix other than to uninstall a few apps then look for ANY option in the Android Apps controls to move apps to the SD Card. This is all over the map so I never write how. Just what I look for. The reason is that this changes with version of Android and the phone maker can change this too.

So it's a mess.

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PS. Tech specs are cruel.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 6, 2017 6:28PM PDT
http://www.gsmchoice.com/en/catalogue/lg/ms500/LG-MS500.html shows a 1GB RAM, 4GB storage phone.

This means you have a phone you might get by with 1 or 2 apps then start having issues. OK for phone, messaging but not much more.

And to pre-emptively answer a common question. NO. Android does not offer a way to download and install apps to your SD Card directly. It never has done that, it's not a feature yet folk ask all the time.

With that out of the way, you manage such a phone by uninstalling what you can then look for the Move to SD Card in Settings.
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About right
by goodag2 Jun 6, 2017 6:31PM PDT

I thank you for your news, even though its not what I was hoping for. I gather from your email that this is not a problem common to all cell phones. I'll take your advice, doodle around with it and if I can't fix it satisfactorily, I'll just replace it with a newer, more user friendly phone. Thanks again.

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Doodle!
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 6, 2017 10:07PM PDT

Yes that is what it takes. Uninstall to free up space for the app you really wanted then look for the move to SD Card in Settings Apps.

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