Adoptable storage in Android 6.0: so you expand your phone memory from – Android Planet

From Android 6.0 Marshmallow is finally possible to use an external micro SD card and internal storage. The memory card storage can be used to expand the total storage and previous limitations are history.

Adoptable storage is one of the finer enhancements Android Marshmallow entails. If you a micro SD card plugs into your smartphone or tablet, Marshmallow asks how you want to use the card:. as portable or internal storage you choose for the latter, then the card is formatted and ready for use

The extra storage that you then get is not only used to store media, but also for storing apps and app data. Android 6.0 makes no distinction between the internal storage and the storage of the micro-sd card, so you can finally without restriction can extend the space on your phone. Handy if your smartphone or tablet is low on storage.

You can also manually prepare a SD card to be used as internal storage by following the steps below:

1. Go to Settings & gt; storage ‘;
2. Select the memory card, tap the menu button, top right, and under’ Settings’;
3. Choose reformat the internal storage and then confirm your choice;
4. Is completed the process, reboot then even your phone

After that your internal storage expanded with the memory of the micro sd card. Keep in mind that the card can only be used in the device for which it formatted. Stop putting it in a new device, you’ll have to go through above steps again.