An externally connected SD card can still be treated as internal storage. It may just be a bit clunky to carry around your device in this way. [1] X Research source Devices released under Android 10. 0 or newer likely do not have a microSD slot. Be sure to use a new SD card. If you use an old one, its previous storage will be erased entirely.

The settings or wording of formatting your SD card will look slightly different across different Android devices, but the basic steps should remain the same.

The settings or wording of formatting your SD card will look slightly different across different Android devices, but the basic steps should remain the same.

At this time, your Android will notify you if your SD card is of a lower quality and will therefore limit your device’s performance. You may then decide to stop the process or continue. Continuing with a low-quality SD card may slow down data transfers and cause certain apps to stutter.

Keep in mind apps will always install to your device’s internal storage first. But now that your SD card is properly formatted, you can manually transfer these apps over at any time. [2] X Research source

Keep in mind apps will always install to your device’s internal storage first. But now that your SD card is properly formatted, you can manually transfer these apps over at any time. [2] X Research source