Install to external storage (SD card)

[Rikk]

Is there a way in the app to force installation to external storage (SD card)?

Traditionally I used package manager pm install -s in order to install an app directly into extSD. It is also possible for installing these bundle split apks? Could you please implement an option in SAI app?

Thank you!

[Aefyr]

Does setting install location to prefer external not work? If so, I don't think forcing it would be a good idea since there must be a reason Android doesn't want to install app to external storage.

[Rikk]

Looking at su logs, I see SAI relies on --install-location parameter, which doesn't exist in the pm of my Android 5. According to the help of pm, -s parameter is the one that installs on SD. Therefore, it always install into internal.

pm install-create -r --install-location 2 -i 'com.aefyr.sai'
�MError: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown option --install-location

[Aefyr]

Does rootless mode not work on your device? In rootless mode, install location is supported on Android 5

[Rikk]

Doesn't work...

Your ROM is incompatible with rootless installer. Try selecting another installer in SAI settings.

Other than this error, it also leaves a tmp folder in /data/app

[Rikk]

Could you please make a test build that uses pm install-create -r -s [...] instead of pm install-create -r --install-location 2 [...]?

[Aefyr]

Well, I made an option to enter custom install-create command in the Super Secret Settings (Which you can access by tapping SAI logo on about screen 3+ times and then long-tapping it). Here's a debug build (inside a ZIP because GitHub doesn't allow attaching APKs directly), you can try entering pm install-create -r -s there
app-fdroid-debug.zip

[Aefyr]

You should also provide -i com.aefyr.sai.fdroid argument as well because currently rooted/Shizuku installer in SAI relies on the ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED broadcast and checks the installer app package there to determine when an app has been installed, so it would hang forever without that argument.

In the build above however there's a bug that I've just found and fixed which would cause it to accept a ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED event when installer app is null, so installation without that argument works in that build.

[Rikk]

This is not related to SAI app...
Weirdly, now I'm only getting this error when using pm install-create -s (I also tested in command line). It only happens when -s parameter is used.

Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: ☃No storage with enough free space; res=-1

Granted, I remember it didn't trigger error some other time I tried the command. Dunno what is causing it...

[Aefyr]

Android really doesn't want you to install that app to external storage I guess

[Rikk]

Android really doesn't want you to install that app to external storage I guess

Not related to the app. Just pm install-create -s on command line also errors out. Without -s no error. Something is strange about my "pm"

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