Link2SD App for Android Review
Link2SD app for Android let you move non-essential apps to your SD card. This includes even the ones that you normally can’t move to SD card. The app comes handy in keeping the internal memory usage down, and therein letting you take advantage of your micro SD card better. You can get Link2SD Android app for free from Google Play.
Link2SD App Features
Link2SD app for Android basically let Android 1.6+ users with root privileges on their phone to move applications to the SD card. You can also uninstall or disable apps (including system apps), meaning you can use it to disable or remove bloatware. Even though the idea is quite similar to apps2sd scripts in linking applications to SD card’s second partition, it differs in (i) instead of linking /data/app folder (that means moving all applications), you can select applications that you want to move, and (ii) you can manage apps in few clicks, thanks to its user interface.
For Froyo (2.2) and above, It can move any non-protected user apps to SD card (force move), with batch moving capability. This feature uses Android’s standard SD-card installation feature and does not require a second partition. However, be careful about widgets which may not be ‘moveable’ at times. However, a downside of using Link2SD is that the lifespan of your SD card might decrease over time. But then such issues usually crop up with other similar apps as well.
So, here are the notable features of Link2SD app for Android
- Create and remove link for apk, dex and lib files for the apps you select.
- Automatically link newly installed apps.
- Convert user apps to system apps and vice versa.
- Freeze and un-freeze system and users applications.
- Integrate “Updated” system apps into system (ROM).
- Clear all apps cache at once (1-tap cache cleaner without being root).
- Ability to search apps by name.
- List applications, show detailed size information and link status.
- Sort and filter applications.
- Display available space information of internal storage, SD card and SD card 2nd partition etc.
Final Thoughts
If you got a rooted phone, you’ll find Link2SD app for Android more than handy. It gives you more control over your micro SD card, alongside letting you get rid of bloatware at ease by freezing or uninstalling some of the default system apps altogether. Verdict: It is a good app on all counts. Try it out now!
Category: Free Android Apps, Free Android Tools
