[Guide][SM-T500/T505] Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 - Creating more space (no root)

[nobasband]

To Root the Tab A7 T-500 is the simplke thing to do : you need only Magisk, after you did flash the original AP - (and unlock Bootloader first) you will stuck twice : 1) push on/off button to pass first message - (you will never get rid of the messages - but it doesnt matter) than you will get to chosse Country & Language - this is the point were it will restart and you will stuck!! just go to accessibility and jump "back & forth" a few times - now you passed without restart! IMPORTANT - if your Tab will stop during Odin already : YOUJ MUST EXTRACT THE PIT FILE from CSC or one of those 3 files you got - then enter PIT on Odin, then it will repartition automatically (you will see, it does it byself) there you go!!!! the rest ist just updating Magisk App...... You did it! Have funView attachment 5379399View attachment 5379401

 

[wizzdome]

T 500 fully stock updated allows moving non system apps by enabling force to SD option in developer options... no root no adb, however storage does not show the free memory from moving apps to SD. To see true storage go to Google play center and you can see the room you saved after moving apps... no. Need to format or even use adoptable storage tho I do appreciate the add shell on removing pesky stock apps that never get used... when you select force to SD you can change apps that are movable by selecting the storage tab on app settings for apps you wish to move.. a new change button is added the rest is self explanatory....

By the way if you move a widget or app with widgets those widgets won't work from SD card.

 

[CynByn]

The T505 also received this update, which allows you to move applications to the SD card.

 

[BakaPhoenix]

So the move to sd behaviour is back to like it was on android 10?

 

[BakaPhoenix]

Ok after upgrading and wasting some time on it, while the ui show you can move to the external storage it actually doesn't mount the sd so there is no extra space at all

gta4lwifi:/ $  sm partition disk:179,32 mixed 60
gta4lwifi:/ $ sm list-volumes
private:179,35 unmountable
private mounted null
emulated;0 mounted null
public:179,33 mounted 85C0-1E18

It shows up as private unmountable partition, tested with 2 differnt sd, unless someone has any idea on how to fix it you still need to remain on android 10 for the adoptable storage

I tried to format the private partition with

sm format private:179,35

but still doesn't fix it

 

[Panariga]

seems like Sams disbled adopted sorage in latest firmwares
so private partitions is not mountable without root