I want to increase the internal 16GB storage available to Android apps. Frustratingly despite the Aura having 1TB storage that's not available to Android.
I bought a low profile 128GB USB stick and on inserting it it's recognised as "Removable Storage".
This mode is for accessing files between Android TV and a Computer. It doesn't increase the internal storage.
Internal Storage increases the 16GB so Android apps believe there's more storage.
The Google page for this says:
- If Android TV can recognize the format: It sets the drive up as removable storage.
If Android TV can't recognize the format: It asks you to format the drive as internal or removable storage.
Source: https://support.google.com/androidtv/answer/6299083?hl=en#zippy=%2Cset-up-your-drive
So I put the usb stick in my computer and deleted the partition.
Now because there's no formatted partition, I'm asked if I want to format as "Device Storage".
I've done it a few times and each time it actually formats as Removable Storage.
I've also tried it with a 32GB USB Stick and the same occurs, removable storage
You can see in Android Settings which it's formatted as.
It lists the internal 16GB as "Device Storage" (8.4GB usable), so I believe it's supposed to be formatting the USB Stick as Device Storage not Removable Storage.
I know this is possible because a friend has a Humax A1 and this formatted a 64GB MicroSD card as Internal storage no issue. It's gone from 8GB to 72GB storage (minus space used up by OS/Apps).
During the process the Humax A1 asks if you want to move photos, videos and application data to the external storage.
The Aura doesn't ask this.
I think it's a bug with the Humax Aura's android implementation.
Has anyone else tried this?
Thanks.