Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Use The Droid Sd Card

The Droid was Verizon's flagship Android smartphone.


Verizon's Droid smart phone includes a 16 GB microSD card for storing application data and personal files. You can use the SD card to store items transferred from a computer, or install compatible Android Market applications on the card. Other devices also use microSD cards, and you can remove the Droid's card for use in a different device, although this will significantly decrease the phone's available storage space.








Instructions


Transfer Data from Computer


1. Connect the Droid to a computer using a micro-USB cable. The included charging cable and generic USB cables will function properly.








2. Tap the "Turn on USB Storage" option on the Droid's screen. The phone will appear as a removable hard drive on the computer. Open its memory from the Computer section of Windows or the desktop of OS X.


3. Drag files to or from the card's memory to transfer between the device and the computer. You can use this method to add photos, music or ringtones to the Droid by adding the files to the corresponding "DCIM," "Music" or "ringtones" folders, respectively.


4. Press the "Turn off USB Storage" button to disconnect the phone when finished. Do not disconnect the devices without first selecting this option, or you risk damaging the SD card's contents.


Install Applications to SD Card


5. Open the "Settings" application and scroll down to select the "Applications" section. Tap "Manage applications."


6. Scroll down to the application you wish to move and tap its name. Tap the "Move to SD card" button.


7. Wait for the process to finish. This may take up to several minutes, depending on the size of the application. During the transfer the "Move to SD card" button will read "Moving" instead.


Remove for Use on Another Device


8. Turn the Droid off and remove any power cable connections. Slide the back cover down and out to remove it and reveal the phone's battery pack.


9. Lift the bottom edge of the battery to lift it out of the phone's casing and reveal the microSD card. Slide the card carefully out of its housing.


10. Connect the card to another microSD card-compatible device or use a card reader to connect it to a computer. You may wish to delete the cards contents or re-format it before use with other platforms or phones.

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