Is It Possible To Increase/add To The Memory On On Mobile?

[dance2trance]

My App 'updates' sometimes do not load as insufficient memory/storage available. Is it possible to boost the memory/storage? Usually I just temporarily remove an App then download the other's update and put the old one back. But sometimes the update is larger than the removed one so can't get it back. Most grateful for advice. Thanks.

[Old_Geezer]

Not to my knowledge. You can add a large capacity memory card to many, and then discover​ after paying out for it and installing it that the OS designers find it hilarious to only allow it's use for storing data such as photos, video, etc.. I did have an app that would move apps to it, with mixed results. If you root your mobile you might find a way, looking at the android geek websites, but all at your own risk.

[Guilbert53]

On some phones you can boost storage by adding a Micro SD card.

Not being able to install an app is more likely to be due to not enough storage than not enough memory.

Phones come with 2Gb or 3Gb or 4Gb of Memory and I think that is fixed.

Phones also come with 16Gb or 32Gb or 64Gb of STORAGE and you can increase that if your phone takes a Micro SD card.

Some older cheaper / phones only came with 8GB of storage which really is not enough nowadays. The latest Galaxy S8 comes with 64Gb for example.

[Old_Geezer]

As an addendum, I think, in the past, I've seen Net references to using the card as virtual memory. Try a web search.

[youngmafbog]

You dont say what the technology is yo uare using but generally as OG has said Memory itself is fixed.

The best thing to do is shunt whatever you can to the SD card. Also try getting Avast cleanup (free on Android), that will show you what is using mem and space and also allow you to free it. Run it just before you do an app update.

However, if your on very old phone you may be looking at an upgrade sometime soon.

[youngmafbog]

Yes, on Android you can run some apps to SD card, at least the data. It will be sightly slower but not noticeable.

Go to the application Manager click the app and tap on the 'move to SDCard' button if available.

[fender62]

depends on the phones operating system, android for example
http://techgage.com/article/moving_your_non-movable_android_apps_to_an_sd_card/

[hc4361]

Some phones can't take an SD card. What is the make/model?

[dance2trance]

Thank you all. Most informative.
Have LG Leon 4G with 8GB storage. Android. Year old. Clearly technology has moved apace and I need more GB. I will give the App a whirl. But really need a more powerful mobile!!

[hc4361]

You can't put an SD card in your phone. It was a cheap phone when it was released so you can't expect too much