HOW TO SET SDCARD AS THE DEFAULT LOCATION WHEN INSTALLING APPS IN ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER 5.5s ZE550KL ASUS Z00LD

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Here's another trick to make your sdcard as your default location when installing those downloaded apps for your asus zenfone 2 laser 5.5s Asus_Z00LD device via adb so you can spare the ram of your phone.

First things first you need to have root access (tutorial here) and if you wish to unlock your bootloader so you can create a stockrom back up for your device proceed here.

Things needed:
1. ADB (how to set up plus download link here).

Steps:
1. Simply download adb tools and set up properly.
2. Connect your phone and make sure you have enabled usb debugging.
3. Open command window under platform-tools. Click images to zoom out.

open_command_window_here

type in the following:

adb shell pm get-install-location (hit enter)

adb shell pm get-install-location

you will see you are at 0 [auto] which is the default location and this pertains to your internal memory.

default_at_0_auto_internal

Location values:

0: Auto—Let system decide the best location.
1: Internal—install on internal device storage.

2: External—install on external media.

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Now I tested if I can directly use the "adb shell pm set-install-location 2" command to set it at 2 [external] but failed to do so and received some errors as shown below.

adb shell pm set-install-location 2_error

So what I did is to go into adb shell separately then followed by the su command.

adb_shell_su

Now you can execute the command:

pm set-install-location 2 (hit enter)

pm_set_install_location_2

To check if successful simply type the command:

pm get-install-location (hit enter)

2_external_as_location

Congrats! You now set 2[external] as your default location when installing your apps.

If you wish to revert back to 0, do the same steps as above this time input 0 instead of 2 in pm set-install-location (*).

You may now check when you install those downloaded apk to your sdcard and try to install and it will be reflected under your settings>apps>moveable with highlighted blue circle color as you check its details it says move to device storage.

moveable

move_to_device_storage

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