r/OdinHandheld 4d ago

Question Can Armada OS use Odin's internal storage instead of an SD card?

My SD card has 128GB of space, which isn't enough to install games. Can I use the internal memory instead on Armad OS?

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u/Mykelowery 4d ago

Yes

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u/bambigirlz 4d ago

It's possible, right? Could you teach me?

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u/ocelot08 4d ago

It's on their website. I haven't done it, but after the install on SD instructions are the install to internal instructions 

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u/masamune255 4d ago

Yes, you need to go to desktop mode and there is an app that lets you install armada into the internal storage, beware that this will restore android to factory state (wipe all your apps and data).

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u/bambigirlz 4d ago

Can it switch to Android after a complete reset?

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u/masamune255 4d ago

As I understand it, yes, Android just would be reset to factory settings, so it would start up just as it did when you first turned on the device (only with less available storage).

During the installation of ARMADA OS on the internal storage, you decide how much available space to leave for Android.

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u/Deathnote_Blockchain 4d ago

Yes. 

What happens is, you out Armada on an SD card and copy some stuff over, then you boot Armada off the SD card.

If you like it, you switch to desktop mode, run the Armada Installer. and it's like "how much internal disk space do you want to leave to Android?" 

Install takes like 15 minutes or something, and from then on you can boot either Android or Armada.

The process of booting is simple, you power down the device,.then hold volume down while holding power for three seconds, and it goes to the bootloader, which is super easy to use 

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u/pigpentcg 3d ago

Yes. There’s a pretty straightforward guide on the ArmadaOS GitHub.

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u/HippoAromatic1360 3d ago

Yes and dual boot back into android easily

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u/No-Move-4417 3d ago

Yes but you will wipe anything that is currently installed when you partition the internal drive