With the release of Fire OS 6 on Fire HD 8 2018 (8th Gen) and Fire 7 2019 (9th Gen), and Fire OS 7 on Fire HD 10 2019 (9th Gen), you have the new option of using the micro SD card as tablet (internal) storage (adoptable storage) to expand the internal storage on these 3 devices.
This guide explains the new option and the pros and cons of using the micro SD card as adoptable storage on Fire HD 10 (9th Gen), Fire HD 8 (8th Gen), and Fire 7 (9th Gen). It also explains when you need to use the adoptable storage option.
The guide also shows you how to use the micro SD card as internal storage, and how to manage the SD card on Fire HD 10 (9th Gen), Fire HD 8 (8th Gen), and Fire 7 (9th Gen).
What is the new option of using the Micro SD card on Fire HD 10 2019 (9th Gen), Fire HD 8 (8th Gen) and Fire 7 (9th Gen)?
In addition to using the SD card as external storage, you can now use micro SD card as internal storage (adoptable storage) on Fire HD 10 2019 (9th Gen), Fire 7 2019 (9th Gen), and Fire HD 8 2018 (8th Gen).
Since Android Marshmallow (Android 6.0), Google added adoptable storage for the micro SD in Android devices.
As explained in this guide, adoptable storage allows you to use the micro SD card as internal storage. Once enabled, you can install most apps into the micro SD card. So, the adoptable storage is extremely useful when the device has limited internal storage (e.g., less than 16GB for most users).… Read the rest