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>so many apps don't allow installation to the card Why is that a bad thing? When you see how unreliable SD cards are you wouldn't want apps installed on them e
by Rinzler89 2y ago
>so many apps don't allow installation to the card
Why is that a bad thing? When you see how unreliable SD cards are you wouldn't want apps installed on them either. SD cards are good only as a temporary storage medium, similarly to how you use a USB thumb drive, to carry data for point A to point B, that's it. You don't want them for long term storage of Important data like you use SSDs or HDDs. It's not just about the medium speed, it's about reliability.
Yes, I know, premium SD cards with industrial reliability exists, but let's be real, no Average Joe ever buys them and instead just buy the cheap counterfit value SD cards that are on sale at Amazon or AliExpress or in best case at Walmart.
- Zak 2y agoI did not argue that it's a bad thing many apps can't be installed to an SD card, only that an SD slot isn't a sufficient mitigation for inadequate built-in storage because of it. I'll make that argument now though. I don't want an operating system telling me I can't do things because it might not be a good idea. Show a warning when something might not go well, but my risk tolerance regarding instability and data loss are mine to decide, not Google's and not some app developer's.
- Rinzler89 2y ago>but my risk tolerance regarding instability and data loss are mine to decide, not Google's and not some app developer's. Then maybe iOS and Android phones are not for you. Maybe Linux phones fit you best.
- Zak 2y agoIn an ideal world, probably yes. In a world where proprietary apps for Android/iOS are increasingly hard to live without, I'll settle for Android with root (though some apps try to make that difficult).