Which app specific prevents moving to external storage?

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Subject. I'm not asking what I will lose if I move app, but rather about how system detects if app is "movable" or not and enables/disables corresponding button in "App Info" activity accordingly. Hope I made myself clear, if now - please comment and suggest better terminology.

Your answer: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/install-location.html — Firelord, Jan 18 '16 at 12:40
@Firelord, thanks, that's exactly what I asked about. I wonder if I should delete this Q... — Free Consulting, Jan 18 '16 at 12:44
I would say you self answer it now. That said, see if another same question has already been asked. — Firelord, Jan 18 '16 at 12:45
Possible duplicate of How do I find out if an app can be moved to the SD card before I install it? — Firelord, Jan 18 '16 at 13:01
Your answer is here. All those items, when an app needs one of them, must be listed in the app's Manifest – so it's easy for the system to "detect". — Izzy, Jan 18 '16 at 13:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 18 '16 at 12:56

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Okay, this is related to App Install Location and behavior in question controlled by application manifest, specifically, by android:installLocation attribute (NB: by default system assumes internalOnly).

answered Jan 18 '16 at 12:56

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Which app specific prevents moving to external storage?

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