There is no need to root your phone. There is a file manager app called File Expert, that can access your external xd card.
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[Q] Any news on if the new SD card policy is being reversed?
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The included file manager will allow you to write to the ext sd card but that's not the issue. the issue is that 3rd party apps like folder sync are not allowed to write to it
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Meh, I haven't run into that being a problem yet. But as has been pointed out, root fixes it, and I'm always rooted, so if it ever DOES become a problem I can deal.
This is complete and utter bull****. As someone who uses FolderSync and ES File Explorer a lot this bothers me to no end. Is Google trying to be like Apple and telling me what I can do with my device?
Make it at least optional in the settings. I don't understand this decision other than make SD cards and apps that work with it unattractive to users. I don't feel like rooting my brand new phone that still got warranty. Especially with that fancy eFuse thing Samsung put in their newer devices
Make it at least optional in the settings. I don't understand this decision other than make SD cards and apps that work with it unattractive to users. I don't feel like rooting my brand new phone that still got warranty. Especially with that fancy eFuse thing Samsung put in their newer devices
Seriously? Why would you be worried about the external SD card? It's the changes to internal memory that worry me the most
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Oh god, ever since I got this phone I thought my SD Card wasn't working properly anymore (I upgraded from an S4 that was o 4.3).
I use ES File Manager a lot. When I download things, I want to move them tk the SD Card. But all moving and file creation operations have failed on the SD Card. Now I know why. I wasn't aware there were SD changes on 4.4.
What a d**k move from Google. I want control over my phone. At least give me a way to change this without having to root and other magical voyages.
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I use ES File Manager a lot. When I download things, I want to move them tk the SD Card. But all moving and file creation operations have failed on the SD Card. Now I know why. I wasn't aware there were SD changes on 4.4.
What a d**k move from Google. I want control over my phone. At least give me a way to change this without having to root and other magical voyages.
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I'm one of the folder sync crowd and I'm not happy that apps I've paid for have been crippled in this way Foldersync's not the only app either. I know I could root the phone and get round it that way but at the moment that's not something I'm prepared to do. This all smacks of Google forcing us to use cloud services namely theirs! as a result if I have to go the cloud root it'll be anything but Google Drive.1
No, there are a few work-arounds (like Samsung still supporting app2sd, root,...). But Google isn't changing its policy on SD cards.11
From what I understand, yes and no.
The change is that most apps no longer have write access to anywhere on the SD card, the only exceptions I believe are system apps and MTP.
So if you only use the stock camera, file manager and MTP you should be fine AFAIK.
If however you use other apps e.g. isyncr, that will only be able to save files in it's own dedicated folder (e.g. exsdcard>Android>com.isyncr>music) and if you uninstall the app it will remove the data it's saved there so you need to backup anything first.
However, apps can READ anywhere so for example, you could have your music in a folder you can still use any compatible media player.
There however have been work arounds from what I've read, for example, using the Android media scanner it's been possible to delete compatible songs instead of directly deleting it.1
Seriously? Why would you be worried about the external SD card? It's the changes to internal memory that worry me the most
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