Does the Moto G Stylus 5G 6.8" Max Vision (XT2131DL) with Android 11 offer adoptable storage?

[SweetBearCub]

(Posted on Reddit, no useful reply, reposting here in the hopes of reaching a more suitable audience)

Some phones that support SD cards only offers classic expandable storage, where the SD card functions as a more limited external storage, where apps can choose to not support being installed to, even if there are ways to possibly force it via ADB.

Some phones offer a second more recent option, where the phone will encrypt the SD card to that specific phone (unless reformatted of course) and then it will function as a seamless extension of the internal storage, albeit with some speed penalty.

So does the Moto G Stylus 5G 6.8" Max Vision (XT2131DL) with Android 11 support the newer adoptable storage option?

[zapjb]

...Some phones offer a second more recent option, where the phone will encrypt the SD card to that specific phone (unless reformatted of course) and then it will function as a seamless extension of the internal storage, albeit with some speed penalty.

So does the Moto G Stylus 5G 6.8" Max Vision (XT2131DL) with Android 11 support the newer adoptable storage option?

News to me. Thanks.

[hapollo8]

So does the Moto G Stylus 5G 6.8" Max Vision (XT2131DL) with Android 11 support the newer adoptable storage option?

Have you ever done adoptable storage before? Adoptable storage is usually not a function of the phone but of the OS and Android 11 does support it. I was able to do a 80/20 mix on my Moto E 2020 running Android 10, previously Moto E5 running Android 8, and Moto E4 running Android 7. So safe to say you should be able to do it on a Moto G Stylus since Moto doesn't usually lock it down even on unrooted phone.

Regardless of the OS, the ADB commands are the same but may need customization for specific device ID and percentage adopted if not using entire SD card.

Starting with a blank SD (BEST) or already backed up SD card where you can restore the data back after format, follow the instructions below.

You don't need to root your device
You need to enabled Developer Options.
Enable the USB Debugging option.
Make sure your SD card is formatted as portable, then get the adb executable and Moto G Stylus Drivers.
Connect your device to your PC and run the adb devices command. If your device is connected correctly you will see your device listed in the output.
Run adb shell sm list-disks adoptable. This will show you the list of disks that can be used for what we want.
For my device it showed me disk:179,128 so i ran adb shell sm partition disk:179,128 mixed 80 on my 128 GB Sandisk card. It gave me 20 GB as adoptable storage and the rest for other uses (Photo/Music/Data Storage or Transfer). (This will format your SD card.)

Similar instructions here for Moto G7 Supra on 256GB card

https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comme...ernal_storage/

keep in mind if you format the entire card as Adoptable it is encrypted and will not be readable when take out of the phone. Whereas if you split the SD card, the Portable Storage portion is readable while the Adoptable portion isn't

[SweetBearCub]

Have you ever done adoptable storage before?

Yes, on multiple phones.

Adoptable storage is usually not a function of the phone but of the OS and Android 11 does support it. I was able to do a 80/20 mix on my Moto E 2020 running Android 10, previously Moto E5 running Android 8, and Moto E4 running Android 7. So safe to say you should be able to do it on a Moto G Stylus since Moto doesn't usually lock it down even on unrooted phone.

Not all phones support it, regardless of OS version. For example, a friend's Samsung A32 5G does not support it.

Regardless of the OS, the ADB commands are the same but may need customization for specific device ID and percentage adopted if not using entire SD card.

Starting with a blank SD (BEST) or already backed up SD card where you can restore the data back after format, follow the instructions below.

You don't need to root your device but the device i done this with is rooted

You need to enabled Developer Options.
Enable the USB Debugging option.
Make sure your SD card is formatted as portable, then get the adb executable and Moto G Stylus Drivers.
Connect your device to your PC and run the adb devices command. If your device is connected correctly you will see your device listed in the output.
Run adb shell sm list-disks adoptable. This will show you the list of disks that can be used for what we want.
For my device it showed me disk:179,128 so i ran adb shell sm partition disk:179,128 mixed 80 on my 128 GB Sandisk card. It gave me 20 GB as adoptable storage and the rest for other uses. (This will format your SD card.)

keep in mind if you format the entire card as Adoptable it is encrypted and will not be readable when take out of the phone.

Thanks, but as I already own a phone that exposes the adoptable storage option, it's accessible through the phone settings.

I just need to know if this specific phone supports it.

[hapollo8]

Thanks, but as I already own a phone that exposes the adoptable storage option, it's accessible through the phone settings.
I just need to know if this specific phone supports it.

if you've done it before, and you see the adoptable storage options then it very simple to test it out. I've owned 5 Motorolas so far and have been able to do it on all of them. Maybe they changed it on Android 11? Don't have one to test out.

Samsung tends to lock their phones down so take my Moto Experience for what it's worth or wait for someone else to confirm.

With a blank SD card, ADB and Moto G Stylus Driver, you can have your answer within 5 mins vs waiting hours for someone else to post.

You can always format it back as portable within the phone afterwards and do it again to change the percentage to your requirements and when done right, no harm will come to the SD card since it's already a blank SD to begin with.

What's preventing you from trying since you already see the option there?

[SweetBearCub]

if you've done it before, and you see the adoptable storage options then it very simple to test it out. I've owned 5 Motorolas so far and have been able to do it on all of them. Maybe they changed it on Android 11? Don't have one to test out.

Samsung tends to lock their phones down so take my Moto Experience for what it's worth or wait for someone else to confirm.

With a blank SD card, ADB and Moto G Stylus Driver, you can have your answer within 5 mins vs waiting hours for someone else to post.

You can always format it back as portable within the phone afterwards and do it again to change the percentage to your requirements and when done right, no harm will come to the SD card since it's already a blank SD to begin with.

What's preventing you from trying since you already see the option there?

I don't yet have the phone in question, this is a pre-purchase question.

I thought it would be obvious that a person would not ask such a simple question about a device they already owned and could check in 15 seconds.

[hapollo8]

(Posted on Reddit, no useful reply, reposting here in the hopes of reaching a more suitable audience)

Some phones that support SD cards only offers classic expandable storage, where the SD card functions as a more limited external storage, where apps can choose to not support being installed to, even if there are ways to possibly force it via ADB.

Some phones offer a second more recent option, where the phone will encrypt the SD card to that specific phone (unless reformatted of course) and then it will function as a seamless extension of the internal storage, albeit with some speed penalty.

So does the Moto G Stylus 5G 6.8" Max Vision (XT2131DL) with Android 11 support the newer adoptable storage option?

Yes, on multiple phones.

Not all phones support it, regardless of OS version. For example, a friend's Samsung A32 5G does not support it.


Thanks, but as I already own a phone that exposes the adoptable storage option, it's accessible through the phone settings.

I just need to know if this specific phone supports it.

I don't yet have the phone in question, this is a pre-purchase question.

I thought it would be obvious that a person would not ask such a simple question about a device they already owned and could check in 15 seconds.

I was never posted as a pre-purchase question until now. it started off as an explanation of adoptable storage on phones in general then if anyone has done it on a G Stylus. If it does, the instructions I posted will help if you want to split it. The exposed option on most phones is a all or nothing option not a percent mix which is nice if you ever want to take the SD card out to transfer data quicker.


Hope you find your answer.

[SweetBearCub]

I was never posted as a pre-purchase question until now. it started off as an explanation of adoptable storage on phones in general then if anyone has done it on a G Stylus. Hope you find your answer. If it does, the instructions I posted will

Why would I ask about a phone that I might already own and could check in 15 seconds?

I would hope that would be obvious.

Also owning "a" phone does not mean I own the phone in question.

Thank you.

[hapollo8]

Why would I ask about a phone that I might already own and could check in 15 seconds?

I would hope that would be obvious.

Also owning "a" phone does not mean I own the phone in question.

Thank you.

sorry if it wasn't obvious I was only trying to help. Good luck in finding your answer. BYE

[october262]

Yes, on multiple phones.



Not all phones support it, regardless of OS version. For example, a friend's Samsung A32 5G does not support it.




Thanks, but as I already own a phone that exposes the adoptable storage option, it's accessible through the phone settings.

I just need to know if this specific phone supports it.

if the phone has android 9 or higher then it can use adoptable storage.
on phones 7.0-8.1 file-based encryption (FBE) can't be used together with adoptable storage. On devices using FBE, new storage media (such as an SD card) must be used as traditional storage

see here for more info - https://source.android.com/docs/core/storage/adoptable

[SweetBearCub]

if the phone has android 9 or higher then it can use adoptable storage.
on phones 7.0-8.1 file-based encryption (FBE) can't be used together with adoptable storage. On devices using FBE, new storage media (such as an SD card) must be used as traditional storage

see here for more info - https://source.android.com/docs/core/storage/adoptable

I know that is a feature of later Android versions, but not all phones support it, thus why I am asking about this specific phone. For example, a friend's Samsung Galaxy A32 5G does not support it, despite running Android 11, if memory serves.

[tomseys]

I don't know this phone (not familar w/ motos in general) but I saw this thread here that talks a little bit about adoptable storage and recent moto models:

https://www.reddit.com/r/motorola/co...table_storage/

[SweetBearCub]

I don't know this phone (not familar w/ motos in general) but I saw this thread here that talks a little bit about adoptable storage and recent moto models:

https://www.reddit.com/r/motorola/co...table_storage/

Interesting link, thank you.

According to it, the odds for adoptable storage being enabled in settings is not looking good.

This is why I asked specifically about this model, not just based on what I know Android can normally do.

"Far as I'm aware Motorola phone's, out-of-the-box, do not allow SD cards to be formatted as adoptable storage anymore only as expandable storage."

[tomseys]

Interesting link, thank you.

According to it, the odds for adoptable storage being enabled in settings is not looking good.

Yeah it looks like just in general Motorolla may not allow it anymore (I guess "out of the box"):

https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoG/comme...table_storage/

Thanks for reaching out, u/Pheckphul. Adoptable Storage or setting the SD Card as internal storage is no longer supported on newer Motorola devices. - Mike

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/motorol...ge/m-p/5119690

The Moto One 5G Ace only supports portable storage. Adoptable storage or the ability to format an SD Card as internal storage was available on Android Pie. Unfortunately this feature has been permanently removed from Android 10+ and above.

[tomseys]

There is also more here (I think this is the phone):

https://motorola-global-portal.custh...%20to%201%20TB.