Why Meta doesn't allow you to move WhatsApp to an external memory card? This is what happens if you try to do it.
WhatsApp is not only one of the most widely used messaging apps in the world, but it is also one of the apps that takes up the most space in the internal memory of the mobile devices on which it is installed. Although its size increases with use, it is usually not a problem on most phones today.
Of course, there are specific phones, especially those with a limited amount of storage (32 to 64 GB), where even one GB less free space can complicate things a lot.
Considering that WhatsApp is present on millions of Android phones, many users may wonder: Is it possible to move WhatsApp to a memory card? A question that we will answer in this article and we will also analyze the different situations that may make this option viable or not.
- Can WhatsApp be transferred to the mobile's microSD card?
It is not necessary to use hundreds of words to answer this question, since it is the company behind WhatsApp itself, Meta, that has reported that it is not possible to move the location of the application in question.
If we go to the official WhatsApp website, specifically in the support area, we can see a small section explaining that WhatsApp cannot be transferred to the memory card.
Although this has been applicable for several years, as the function that was responsible for moving WhatsApp to SD card was enabled in Android 6, 5 and earlier versions, the updates that this messaging app has received have changed its operation from start to finish.
WhatsApp runs in the background all the time, which means that the app needs certain permissions to function properly. When an app is moved to the SD card, the permissions cannot be turned on continuously, and this will obviously lead to endless errors when receiving messages, files, or calls on WhatsApp.
- Why do you want to move WhatsApp to your phone's SD card?
You may have come this far because you are facing storage issues, and you need to get the 800 or 900 MB that WhatsApp occupies in your mobile device's internal memory.
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If this is your case, we advise you not to look for alternative solutions that promise to be able to perform this procedure. You will not be able to move WhatsApp to the memory card on your mobile phone, and if you do so (by rooting the device) you will see that the performance of the messaging application is negatively affected.
One solution to this problem is to move other apps to the SD card , as well as delete apps that you no longer use. Moreover, WhatsApp has a built-in feature that will help you free up space in the messaging app without deleting conversations, files, photos, or videos.
Last but not least, remember to clear your WhatsApp cache periodically, this way you will be able to get a lot of free space.