Methods to Increase the Internal Storage Space of Android Devices
By
Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli
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Methods to Increase the Internal Storage Space of Android Devices
Copyright © 2020 Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli.
Written by Dr. Hidaia Mahmood Alassouli.
1. Introduction:
As we all know, there are many Android phones are facing low internal memory issue when installing games and apps. This problem is especially serious in budget phones because most of these phones have little memory; for example, some Android phones only have 4G memory.
If you are running insufficient storage space on your Android phone, you can expand and increase internal memory through several different methods.
The common methods that can help to increase internal storage space of android.
Method 1. Turn to cloud storage
Method 2. Use USB OTG storage
Method 3. Delete unwanted Apps and clean all the history and cache
Method 4. Use Memory card to increase internal storage space of Android device.
Method 5. Use Terminal Emulator App
Method 6. Use Mounts2SD App
Methods 7: Install and Run GOM Saver to Increase Storage Space on Android Phone
Method 8: Install Root External 2 Internal SD App
In this report I will investigate the possible methods that can be used to increase the internal storage of Android device. I will also show how to troubleshoot and solve certain problem that we get when having Android devices. The report consists from the following parts:
1. Turning to cloud storage.
2. Using USB OTG storage.
3. Deleting unwanted Apps and clean all the history and cache.
4. How to root an android device.
5. Using external memory card to increase internal storage space of Android device.
6. Using Apps2SD App.
7. How to partition and format disks in windows using Diskpart tool.
8. Using Terminal Emulator App
9. How to transfer your Google Authenticator 2FA to a new phone.
10. How to install the ADB Driver on your Windows PC to communicate with an android device.
11. Installing Init.d, Busybox and mound2SD Apps on an Android device to increase the internal memory.
12. How to unlock the boot loader via fastboot on Android.
13. Installing TWRP custom recovery on an android device.
14. Installing ClockworkMod CWM recovery on an android phone.
15. Installing GOM Saver to increase storage space on Android device.
16. Installing Root External 2 Internal SD APK.
17. Installing Custom Rom.
18. How to recover your deleted Whatsapp messages.
19. How to backup Android devices personal data.
20. How to root the Samsung GT-S5310 using Odin flash tool:
21. How to root the Samsung Galaxy A7 (SM-A700FD)
22. How to flash the Samsung Galaxy A7 (SM-A700FD) with firmware file.
23. How to root Galaxy A7 [A700FD] and install TWRP Recovery
24. How to root the Android device using Magisk
25. How to use Magisk to hide the root for Apps that can’t accept to be installed in rooted devices
2. Turning to cloud storage:
Cloud storage can help to fix the "insufficient storage available" issue. Now, Cloud storage apps such as Dropbox and SkyDrive allow users to share files from their phone to the cloud and then access them from their computer. And, once files are shared in the cloud, you can free up space by deleting them from their phones.
3. Using USB OTG storage
USB On-The-Go, (USB OTG or OTG), allows USB devices such as tablets or smartphones to act as a host, allowing other USB devices, such as USB flash drives, digital cameras, mice or keyboards, to be attached to them. You can plug in peripherals such as storage drives to add more space for their phone via the OTG cable.
1. You can use USB OTG to connect USB flash drives or hard disks. Connect a flash drive (or SD reader with card) to the full-size USB female end of the adapter. Connect OTG cable to phone. Tap USB Drive. Now, you can copy files from the phone storage to the flash drive. You can explore the flash drive from my files or you can download OTG Disk Explorer app (It will be shown under file storage name USBdisk)
2. You can use USB OTG also to connect game controller
3. You can use USB OTG to charge Samsung phone from other phone
4. You can use USB OTG to connect to a keyboard and wireless mouse devices
5. You can see the following video for usage of USB OTG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GBED7muRY
4. Deleting unwanted Apps and clean all the history and cache
You can clean app ache to release more free space to store more data.
Step 1. Click "Settings
