I think privacy is one issue to consider. If the cache is stored on the SD card then what's to stop a 3rd party app from reading or tampering with it?
On Mar 2, 12:46 am, Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > Why is the Browser (and YouTube and Market) cache stored in the > device's internal memory? This seems like an awfully poor choice, > considering the limited amount of internal memory most of the Android > phones have available. > > As I understand it, these caches are supposed to automatically clear > when low on memory, but I've noticed a decrease in speed even when > I've got ~30MB available, according to Settings -> SD card & phone > storage. Manually clearing these caches to free up a few extra MB > yields a noticeable improvement in overall responsiveness/speed. > > How about an option to set the cache size, automatic clearing interval > (at app relaunch, or phone restart?) or, better yet--just move the > cache to the SD card? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
