Installation Destination (confused)

[uscjunkie]

I have a feeling this is going to end up being a stupid question but here it goes anyway. I am coming from the Windows Mobile world and I'm use to being asked where I'd like something to be installed. Android doesn't seem to work that way. Can anyone tell me where programs get installed when you download from the Market and also if there is a way to pick the destination such as internal memory or SD card. Is the process any different when installing .apk files that didn't come from the Market? I love installing and trying new things but I checked my SD card and nothing is on it so I figure all this stuff is being installed to the phone itself and I'd like to change that to the SD card if possible. I think I just need a file management class for Android. LOL

[boredandtattooed]

settings> manage applications>click app>move to sd..... thats about all the control you get with Android

[treotraveler]

Originally Posted by uscjunkie

I have a feeling this is going to end up being a stupid question but here it goes anyway. I am coming from the Windows Mobile world and I'm use to being asked where I'd like something to be installed. Android doesn't seem to work that way. Can anyone tell me where programs get installed when you download from the Market and also if there is a way to pick the destination such as internal memory or SD card. Is the process any different when installing .apk files that didn't come from the Market? I love installing and trying new things but I checked my SD card and nothing is on it so I figure all this stuff is being installed to the phone itself and I'd like to change that to the SD card if possible. I think I just need a file management class for Android. LOL

Android is not like WinMo. Apps you get from the Market are installed into the device memory. Apps that can be moved to the card have to be coded to do so by the developer. Any apps that you download to the device from outside sources are downloaded to the card and then you have to install them to the device memory and then move it to the card if the app is coded for moving to the card.

You can move apps to the card in Froyo 2.2 as Boredand tatooed suggested, or you can get Apps2SD by Sam Lu for non root users from the Market and move them to the card with it.

Typically, if you move an app to the card that has a default set, such as a 3rd party browser, you will have to reset the default after a device reboot.....

[uscjunkie]

Thanks guys...looks like I have a lot to learn about Android. Much appreciated!