Increase Internal Memory Of Samsung Galaxy Y GT S5360

Sunday, 13 October 2013

How To Increase Internal Memory Of Samsung Galaxy Y GT S5360

***Delete Bloatwares, Link Apps to SD, Increase Internal Memory***

Samsung galaxy y is a highly popular entry level android phone. The device packs fair quality stuffs. Then again, you can’t wish for HTC quality at this price.

The most annoying part of galaxy y is poor ram and low internal memory.

In this article we will show you how to increase internal memory of Galaxy Y GT S5360.

Warning:

Rooting voids the device warranty. Do at your own risk
These methods are given by xda experts
Always make a backup of all important data.
These methods are highly device specific. Please don't try this for other handsets.

( Tested ROMs: Galaxy Y Stock, ChobitsDigitalis Legacy 1.6 and 1.8, may work with almost all roms with Link2sd Support)

Lets Begin:

This methods requires your phone to be rooted first.

How to root samsung galaxy y gt s5630

Step 1: Partition Your Memory Card Into two.

Download and Install MiniTool Partition, tool

Partition Your SD card into two sections

Partition 1:
Label: Android-SD
File System: FAT32
Partition Size(in MB): 1536 MB (1.5GB for 2GB SD Cards) or 836MB (for 1GB SD Cards)
( for Cards above 2GB, deduct 1 GB for the second partition)

Partition 2:
Label: Android-EXT(EXT Number): Ex. Android-EXT2/EXT3 or EXT4
File System: EXT3 (preferable file system)

Ext3 is tested and working fine on stock. So it is advisable.

"For EXT partition it is advisable to keep the size limited to 1 GB for all SD cards above 4GB."

Install link2sd from playstore

Open Link2sd. It will ask the Second partition of your SD card. Select the second partition that you have made.

Now it will ask you you to restart. You can do it now or its better to check the current memory info from Menu--> Storage Info.

Now Restart.

Open Link2SD and filter Applist to show only User Apps by tapping on the funnel icon and then select User.

Auto link all applications installed: select auto link from settings tab and make sure you have ticked all three links, dalvik,library,files,etc.

Move An Application To Second Partition :

Now in order to move an app to sd card, Select an application--> tick the following

Link application file (the .apk file itself)
Link dalvik-cache file
Link library file (if an app have lib files)

Uninstall Bloatwares:

In order to uninstall bloatwares, Filter the applist to show only the system apps.
Tap on the application and press Uninstall. It will give you a warning. Never mind, just continue.

There you go! You have successfully incresed the Internal Memory of your Galaxy Y GT S5360

Sunday, 13 October 2013