Link2SD APK


Link2SD is an application manager that makes it easy for Android 2.0+ users on their device to move applications to the SD card. It enables you to manage your apps and storage easily.

Features:
* Link apk, dex and lib files of apps to SD card
* Link internal data of apps to SD card (Plus)
* Link external data and obb folders of apps and games to SD card (Plus)
* Link dex files of the system apps to SD card (Plus)
* Auto clear cache service (Plus)
* Automatically link newly installed apps (optional)
* Move any user apps to SD even though the app does not support moving to SD ("force move")
* Shows the apps that support moving to SD with native app2sd
* Set the default install location of the apps; auto, internal, or external
* Batch link, unlink, reinstall, uninstall, "move to SD", "move to phone" functions
* Notify when movable apps installed
* Uninstall system applications (bloatware removal)
* Freeze and un-freeze system and users applications
* Convert system apps into user apps
* Convert user apps into system apps
* Integrate "Updated" system apps into system (ROM)
* Clear data and cache of the application
* Batch clear data and cache of the selected apps
* Clear all apps cache at once (1-tap cache cleaner without being root)
* Exclusion list for "Clear all app cache" function
* Clear cache widget (1-tap cache cleaner without being root)
* Notify if total cache size exceeds specified size
* Reboot manager includes power off, normal reboot, quick (hot) reboot, reboot recovery, reboot bootloader / download mode
* Reboot widget to boot with one click
* List applications, show detailed size information and link status
* Wide variety of options to sort and filter apps
* Search applications by name
* Display available space information of internal storage, SD card and SD card 2nd partition
* Share the Play Store link or the APK (app's full package) file of the apps
* Create shortcut for the apps
* Support 40+ languages

How it works:
Linking apps
Link2SD uses a secondary partition on your SD card and uses it as another segment of internal storage.
Link2SD moves apk, dalvik-cache (.dex), lib and internal data files into this partition, which the OS mounts on boot, and creates a symbolic link in the original location.
This retains the file structure that the system expects but with the bulk of the data moved to the SD card.

Linking obb and external data folders of apps and games
On devices that have emulated SD card, obb and external data folders are located in the internal storage, not in the external (real) SD card.
Link2SD moves these folders to the 1st or the 2nd partition of your external SD card (depending on your selection) and with the bind option of the mount command remounts the file hierarchy at external SD card while it is still available at the original location.

What you need:
Linking apps
– root permission
– second partition on SD card

You should have two partitions on your SD card and both should be primary.

You need to use a non-FAT file system (ext2, ext3, ext4 or f2fs) on your 2nd partition in order to link app's private data files. Because the FAT file system (FAT16, FAT32 or exFAT) does not support UNIX file ownership or permissions and will cause a security breakdown of app's private files.
Link2SD does not create the second partition, you need to create it yourself.

Linking obb and external data folders of apps and games
– root permission

Second partition on SD card is optional, folders can be moved to the 1st or 2nd second partition of the SD card.

Link2SD also provides native App2SD feature of Android OS. It can move any user apps to SD card (force move), with batch moving capability.

Link2SD is a free (ad supported) app, you can upgrade to Link2SD Plus to remove ads and get additional features.

DISCLAIMER: It is made available for use at your own risk with no warranty of any kind.

What’s New

4.0.13
– fixed crash on Android Nougat (7.0)
** comprehensive support for Android Marshmallow and Nougat is on the way
– minor fixes

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Additional information

Name
Link2SD
Package
com.buak.Link2SD
Version
4.0.13
Size
3.70 MB
Requirement
Android 4.0 and up
Updated
Oct 20, 2016
Installs
10,000,000+ downloads
Developed By
Bulent Akpinar

49 Comments

    • install aparted app & busy box. unmount your sd card.go to aparted app.Tap on green+ button there..now select the size you want to use for personal use by creating FAT32or16.then again tap on + button.now select remaining as ext2 which is second partition.then click option&apply change…its all done..reboot your phone .

  • I’ve linked all of my downloaded apps but still have a lot of bloatware and system apps clogging up space? Can system apps be moved without messing up the phone’s function? I’m scared to try it lol.

  • i had moved play store to ma SD card due to it takes so much space and i unknowingly format ma sd card…now i had problem that ma play store doesn’t open…..Help me !!!!! plz.

    • nothing can be done other than flashing costom ROM on ur device I had also done moving the inbuilt apps on the 2nd partion everything on my phone was working incorrectly and has suffered a lot u can try using costom ROM on ur device

  • hi! I have installed the link2sd v3.5.2 on my rooted (using towel root) galaxy s4(gt-i9505) and granted super user access, everything went ok link every apps that is linkable and works perfectly but every time my phone reboots all the applications I had link have disappeared. i re-installed the apps and linked it using link2sd but still when my phone restarts/reboot all the apps went missing. when i checked the capacity of my ext2 storage link2sd shows me that all of my apps are still there. what should i do to fix this delema that i have? any possible solution is highly appreciated. thanks.

    • Your Memory Card is right protected i think.
      this happend same with me try to format then u will know ur problem

  • i have rooted my karbonn a25 to increase internal memory …also i have partitioned my sd card by minitool…. but link2sd not working in my phone .. when i select apps from internal and create link then it shows link2sd package invalid ………..then what to do ???????????? 🙁

    • If you rooted your device s5360… they will create one superuser application on your mobile… Go the super user and press menu button(left side) and select “preference” and then “automatic response” and select “allow” then so to “link2sd” and mount you sd…. its 100% working try it…

  • i made an ext2 and all is ok… i had 300 MB free on sdcard. after linking some apps, i have 500 MB. now i’m trying to update some apps, but i have: out of space, while i have free spaces in all my storages!!! any help please? (galaxy s duos)

  • i have rooted .i have 16gb sdcard .made it to 10 and 6. 6 is ext2 .i opened link2sd. it asked me to select ..i selected ext2.then on wards it showing please wait..what to do next?

    • you should make a second partition on your SD card before applying Link2SD.. download minitool partition wizard first then just google the procedure..

  • Thank you Thank you! I have tried downloading so many app to SD apps on my black pandigital novel, and none of them would install. Yours installed flawlessly (downloaded to sd card in pc then put card in tablet an installed through file manager). Unfortunately, I still can’t just tap a few buttons to get an app from internal to external because of my tablet (not your app). But I still get the file info I need and your app lets me uninstall some of the bloatware that came with my tablet that other apps wouldn’t let me uninstall. (I have rooted my device, so with super user and ZK4 I could do that using your app.) Thank you for all your hard work. I’ll spread the word to other black pandigital novel ereader users.

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