How to Download Audible Books to SD Card on Android & More

Part 1. How to Download Audible Books to SD Card on Android

Before you get started, please make sure you have already inserted an SD card into your phone and follow the steps below to change the download location within the Android Audible app's settings.

1. Launch the Audible app on your Android devices.
2. On the Profile section, tap Settings featuring the gear icon.
3. Select Data & Storage.
4. Under the Download Location section, you will see the Audible Android download location. Change the Audible download location to the SD Card where you want to save Audible books.
5. When it is done, the new Audible files will be saved to the SD Card automatically.

This setting only affects future downloads. Any books already downloaded to your device's internal storage will not be automatically moved. To save existing books to your SD card, you must first delete them from the app and then redownload them after changing the download location. Alternatively, you can follow the steps in Part 2.

Part 2. How to Move Audible Books to SD Card on Android

For existing Audible books that are already downloaded to your Android's internal storage, you can find the downloads on this path: Files\Internal storage\Android\data\com.Audible.application\files. After locating them in your built-in Files app, you can move Audible files to your SD Card.

Read More :  Where Are Audible Books Stored on Android/iPhone/Windows/Mac

1. Open File Manager on your Android phone and select Internal Storage.
2. Use the above path to navigate to the Audible file or folders you want to move to your SD card.
3. Tap the three dots icon in the upper right corner and choose Edit.
4. Select a single or all Audible files and tap the three dots again to select Move.
5. Tap SD card and choose the destination or create a folder for Audible Books. Then tap Done to finish the process.

Part 3. How to Fix Audible Books Not Moving to SD Card on Android

Many Android users have reported a persistent issue where the "Download to SD Card" setting in the Audible app fails to function properly. Although this option appears in the app's settings, newly downloaded content still ends up stored in the device's internal storage, quickly filling it up.

This issue appears to stem from how newer versions of the Audible app interact with Android's storage permissions and file management. For some users, the app simply fails to recognize or utilize the SD card as a valid download location. Consequently, the simplest solution is to install an older version of the Audible app using an APK file.

We'll provide a working solution shared by Reddit user u/Ok_Calligrapher9728, which we've tested ourselves and has been confirmed as a successful fix by many other users. Here's how to successfully move Audible downloads to your SD card:

1. Remove the current Audible app on your Android phone.
2. Go to a trusted website that hosts APK archives. For example, you can go to Uptodown to download Audible version 3.85.1.
3. Before you can install the downloaded APK file, you need to go to Settings > Apps > Special access > Install unknown apps. Find your browser and toggle on Allow from this source.



4. Locate the downloaded audible-for-android-3-85-1.apk file in your device's file manager and tap on it.
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the app. Reboot your device after the installation is complete.
6. Open the newly installed (older) Audible app, go to Profile > Settings > Data & Storage > change the download location to the SD card.

Note: To ensure this fix continues to work, you must prevent the Google Play Store from automatically updating the Audible app.

Part 4. How to Save Audible Books to SD Card on Kindle Fire

You can also transfer Audible audiobooks to your Kindle Fire and save the books to the SD card. It requires that your Kindle Fire must be supportive of an SD card. Also, your Kindle Fire needs to run OS 5.2.1 or higher. For moving Audible books to SD cards, follow the steps below.

1. Run Audible on Kindle Fire and go to Settings.
2. Tap the Storage button and toggle on Download Audiobooks to Your SD Card.

Part 5. Best Way to Move Audible Files to SD Card and Play on Any Device

The Audible files you download and move to your SD card are not standard audio files. They remain essentially DRM-protected Audible proprietary AA or AAX files. This means you cannot remove the SD card and play these files on other devices, such as computers, car stereos, TVs, or non-Android/Kindle MP3 players.

So, can you play Audible audiobooks saved on an SD card on other devices? The answer is yes. You simply need to convert the Audible audiobooks to MP3, FLAC, WAV, or another universal format before transferring them to the SD card.

This is exactly what ViWizard Audible Audiobooks Converter does. It removes DRM from Audible files and converts them to common formats such as MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, M4B, and AIFF. You can keep the original audio quality and even adjust volume, speed, pitch, bitrate, sample rate, channels, and ID3 tags. It also works as a splitter, letting you divide long audiobooks into smaller parts by chapters, segments, or time. This helps you free up storage and manage your Audible files in a more flexible way.

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Step 1Install ViWizard and Log in to Audible

Download and install ViWizard Audible Audiobook Converter on your Windows or Mac. Open the software, and the built-in Audible web player will appear. Log in to your Audible account to access your library.

Step 2Set Output Format and Quality

Go to the Menu > Preferences > Conversion tab. Choose MP3 as the output format for maximum compatibility. You can also adjust bitrate, sample rate, and other audio settings. Select a folder on your computer to save the converted files.

Step 3Add Audiobooks to the Conversion List

After logging in, your Audible library will appear. Click the plus (+) button to select the audiobooks you want. Click Add to List to prepare them for conversion.

Step 4Convert Audiobooks

Click the Convert button. ViWizard will remove DRM and convert your Audible books to MP3 quickly.

Step 5Move Audible Files to SD Card

Now, you can move Audible files to SD card with a card reader. Connect the SD card to your computer and make sure it is detected. Locate the unprotected Audible files in your local folder. Next, copy and paste or drag and drop the Audible books from your computer to your SD card. After that, you are free to insert your SD Card into any SD card-compatible device for playing.

Conclusion

You can directly change the Audible books downloads location to SD Cards with the Audible app or your File Manager on your Android phone. But these books can only be played within Audible. To freely play audiobooks that Audible download to SD Card, you can use ViWizard Audible Audiobook Converter to help you convert Audible files to common formats and then transfer them to an SD card so that you can enjoy Audible books on any other devices from the SD card.