How to Use a MicroSD Card on the Samsung Galaxy S7

The Samsung Galaxy S7 brings back the crowd-pleasing feature of supporting removable MicroSD cards. PCMag's Sascha Segan shows you how it works.
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[@paulkern7229]

Take the simcard tool that you lost three years ago...

[@OFF-NIKE]

Relatable🤣

[@eugenetan3520]

If you don't have the simcard tool, use a paperclip.

[@icecubes807]

Or an earring

[@jeremy6238100]

How come when I insert my micro SD card in my S7, it fails to recognize it? Do I need to format it on my PC first?

[@lindazappy4679]

Awesome thanks! Straightforward and easy to understand

[@rachelearth]

Thank you SO much!! That added instruction that you have to MOVE the files and the apps, plus how to do that, is just what I needed!

[@jonathancorbett3234]

Dude you are the best I thought I bought a MicroSD card and it didn't work. I would've been very disappointed

[@mikeandrade8152]

How do you transfer all your pictures to the new sd card ?

[@adfadfszsdrfsfgreg]

what about the unmounted versus mounted? do i haave to remove or move everything back to the phone so that i can format the disk npw?

[@ikehelly]

Clear explanation. thanks

[@musicislife2716]

Great video thank you

[@ahmadx1998]

Thanks. Very informative.

[@sneakyman555]

Do you have to constantly manually move each app you download or have downloaded onto the SD card?

[@hcwoolfgmailcom]

Well done! You made it easy!

[@therealgdbestie]

FOR ALL THAT GENSHIN IMPACT I THANK YOU! I WILL EDIT THIS WHEN I GET IT AND TRY IT!

[@aquiconfeya]

I don’t have application manager. I have the same phone 🥺😰

[@mizuki6799]

For some reason in my settings, i have to put it on extended storage and that's the sd card but it doesn't put all the app space and it takes my internal storage still take the majority of the space of the app.

[@chillbeatsthang3341]

bro its because it takes all yoyr data

[@chillbeatsthang3341]

U HAVE TO* move the FILES to the (SD Card) which is VERY important* pls take note or else your internal storage will go up and bye2 goodluck to your phone if cant handle it..😨

[@chillbeatsthang3341]

if u dont KNOW* how to move tge data apps search on yt* cause personally i have been know since when the phone came out

[@klaasklaas5849]

Hello , someone tell me the galaxy s7 can't working properly in 2022 du to scheduled alternation , do its true ?

[@Utgardaloki76]

The Galaxy S7/Edge do not have a microSD card limit of 200GB maximum storage. These like any other phones capable of the microSDXC standard are technically limited by that standard only, meaning a maximum storage of 2TB (unless artificially capped or sporting insufficient drivers or the likes). Never the less. Very misleadingly many phone makers usually claim an actual storage limit equal to the biggest microSD card available at the time of each phone’s release. That has nothing to do with any limit of the phone itself. It's kind of funny how Samsung claimed this 200GB cap on S7/Edge only to start giving away 256GB cards to buyers of the S7/Edge after the Note 7 debacle. Could the S7 phones access the full 256GB of these cards? Yes they could but that was already expected rather than being a surprise. The new Samsung Galaxy S8+ is still to this day claimed to have a limit capped at 256GB for microSD cards according to Samsung. The biggest card until recently also happened to be 256GB. My own Galaxy S8+ how ever contains a 400GB microSD card and is perfectly capable of detecting, filling as well as reading all of it with no problems or hick-ups. So why does Samsung claim the 256GB cap? Well, Samsung doesn’t manufacture 400GB cards as of yet while one of their competitors does. So instead of being forth coming about that they chose to act like their own product can’t read it. At least until Samsung themselves release their own 400 or 512GB cards.

[@kennya1425]

How can I replace my 128gb card with a larger 400gb Plus card and not lose the apps that are on the 128gb card?

[@Utgardaloki76]

​@@kennya1425 If you have an Android phone (I don't have an Iphone so I don't know how it works there) then you simply shut off your old phone. Insert the simcard in the new one and turn it on. Once you turn it on (some way into start using it) it will ask you if you want to use the new phone in stead. It will then start to download everything needed (if you aprove) due to your connected Google account in order to keep that new phone as identical regarding apps and what not to your old phone. Takes a little bit of time but it will set everything up for you. At least in my case. If you want to transfer your own photos and vids then you have to transfer them to another source first and then transfer them back to your new phone. Good luck 👍

[@kennya1425]

@@Utgardaloki76 Thanks for the reply. I was referring to the SD memory card regarding apps, not the SIM card.

[@therealloganyt237]

@@Utgardaloki76 There isn't an SD card slot on iPhone

[@MrBooojangles]

@Kenny A I presume you have already done that now. Did you have any problems with the apps after? I am about to do the same thing myself and I put a few large apps on my memory card too, but I presumed when I would copy all the files over from the smaller memory card, the apps will just copy over to the bigger memory card like normal files would. I'm going to use my computer to transfer the files and put the bigger card back in the phone after and hopefully everything will be ok.

[@LANDO57]

What speed should you get? 80mb/second, what?

[@anilbasnet277]

there is no change option in storage

[@parkerabbott2189]

Depends on the app, some don't allow it

[@bigtimepimpin666]

Under APPLICATIONS I do not have an option for Applications Manager. is there another way to get to it? I am on my third S7 and have never had this option. Also, I notice the tutorials seem to never match my phone. Even the icons for the camera app and settings are different.

[@honesttony637]

Very helpful. Thanks 👍

[@CinnifyGaming]

I don't get a notification. What does it mean

[@aquiconfeya]

I looked and looked didn’t have application manager.....cant find the way to transfers videos in the SD card.

[@hiphopheaven]

anybody tried a 128gb or 256 gb sd card on it?

[@JP-xe7lg]

Thank you for that. Worked brilliantly 👍

[@klaasklaas5849]

Hello , someone tell me the galaxy s7 can't working properly in 2022 du to scheduled alternation , do its true ?

[@therealloganyt237]

@@klaasklaas5849 idk what u mean but I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 and it's working fine as of now

[@Sheevness]

Up to 200gb? So what happens when you put a 256gb card in it?

[@spartuu_07]

Thank you soo much 😊

[@waterspider599]

Id there anything I should or should not put on it

[@backdraft57]

Thank you

[@RAMBOLOGY]

Anyway to move apps to SD en mass instead of just one at a time?

[@MMALifestyle1972]

Do the duel sim and sd card come with all samsung galaxy s7 edges?

[@ratherbfishing455]

My phone will not allow me to save apps to the SD card

[@WoodlandDance]

Under Apps - my s7 does not have a choice of Application Manager

[@channel_of_randomness9084]

My s7 is supporting a 250gig sd card

[@davidquezada50]

I am trying to use sd card for the main memory that came with the 6.o marshmallow update But I don't see a setting and only text I see is format :/ any ideas? Maybe my Samsung j7 isn't the compete 7.0 Android ;c

[@cliffont]

does the entire app move to the sd card or does part of it still need to stay on the internal hard drive?

[@Coolhead34]

What if I dont have a sim card tool

[@daviddemar8749]

Some videos recommend using a safety pin or a paperclip . I checked on Amazon for you . Replacement ejector tools that are compatible with Samssung Galaxy 7 phones are available to purchase for only a few dollars

[@idvcreate6871]

Does it transfer all the app's memory to the SD Card or only a portion?

[@mizuki6799]

For me, it only transfers a portion.

[@chillbeatsthang3341]

@@mizuki6799 u mean the minimum of the gb sd card? = (your phone handle the maximum gb sd card 200) so it means the maximum is 200Gb even if u buy 1TB it will be change as the normal minimum gb for your device,(like s7)( s7 support only 200gb) so yeah thats all

[@japreet_kah]

My chip only has 1 slot not 2, there is only 1 for my sim? helplp

[@usapennyhunter4315]

Might have a Samsung galaxy s6

[@champagnesupernova2536]

Wasn't pre loaded? What does that mean

[@DemonBoyChris20]

Does it work on the A20

[@DingPalado2002]

If you have Samsung SD Card, new information on notification bar 'Samsung SD card detected'.

[@imabeast7397]

my s7 wont recognize or even see my Samsung pro 64 gig sd card ;(

[@jonyflores9154]

it's either not enable or fake

[@jako9833]

I have a samsung galaxy xcover 3 and i want to use it so when i download apps they go to the sd card. And even tho i have moved apps to the sd card it still uses storage? Help me please

[@mizuki6799]

That's what mine does. I have Samsung galaxy halo and it takes internal space when I put it to external (sd card)

[@shereentimmerman4164]

when i removed mine from galaxy edge 7 there was a 4g in the first slot. i leave that in right? and add the 64gb

[@lleebard]

sim card, SD card goes in the other slot

[@koryduncan152]

I'm not a Samsung user, but my mother-in-law is. She has asked me to help her copy music she owns on cds to her S7. She does not have access to a computer. If I copied her music to a microSD card will she be able to play the music on her S7? If so, what will she need to do?

[@knmonlinemedia]

Yeah that should work

[@rodrigotellezcama]

Is it a good idea to use a class 4 micro sd or should I buy one of a higher class?

[@woutertje026]

Rodrigotellezcama class 4 still exists? u need a class 10 and UHS 1 for FHD vids and UHS 2-3 for 4k. look for the writing speeds

[@kamranahmed4411]

apps moving option to sd card is not available on s7 edge cannot find it?

[@jadkirk893]

+Kamran Ahmed I'm thinking maybe we have to wait until friday

[@SaschaSegan]

+Kamran Ahmed It's in Settings, Apps, Application Manager, pick an app.

[@jcabangon22]

+Kamran Ahmed same problem here...

[@1BethMcBeth]

Can you please answer the questions people are asking you even though you posted this vlog several years ago? Also, is your Galaxy 7 from out of the country because many of us have phones from USA and the steps you mention aren't on our phones. My question is: What is a 2gb card? Thanks!

[@jadkirk893]

I can't find it either. are they not supporting this feature?

[@bosshova23]

It can't take 256 micro sd card?

[@usapennyhunter4315]

it can

[@nw7696]

Thanks! 😊

[@skadoosho781]

does it support 256gb micro sd card. @pcmag w

[@michaelszymanski7766]

it takes any amount of storage

[@richardjuarez429]

what if you don't have the tool to open the slot

[@fullofgames1]

use a tooth pick or a needle

[@lleebard]

paper clip works

[@pikachujizzrainb0w]

It can take a 512 gb?

[@theondebray]

"It supports cards up to 200Gb."

[@nottherealloganpaul2085]

Can you put movies

[@andyunflappable3452]

An 18 year olds voice paired with a 60 year olds hands...nice

[@edwardp.johnson5611]

Nicole

[@mr.ronaldduck9080]

I don't understand, language unclear!

[@mr.ronaldduck9080]

English next time pls