[KK] Add external SD Card writing for all apps

[ATTACK]

1. Using any root explorer, navigate to

/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml

2. Find android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and ADD

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >
    <group gid="sdcard_r" />
    <group gid="sdcard_rw" />
    [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]<group gid="media_rw" />[/COLOR]
</permission>

3. Find android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE and ADD

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" >
    <group gid="media_rw" />
    [COLOR="RoyalBlue"]<group gid="sdcard_rw" />[/COLOR]
</permission>

4. Save, if needed set permissions to 0644 [rw-r-r] and reboot.

 

[Specter597]

Also, if you're a slacker and unwilling to follow ATTACK's excellent write up ... you can install the SDFix app (Works on Stock 4.4.2 and GPE ROM)

SDFix

I'm vaguely certain that it does the same thing and it is probably not going to sell your information to China.
(But who knows!!! Live dangerously!!!)

It provides a clean one click solution and you can uninstall it when finished.
However, it DOES NOT provide an easy way to UNDO the permission change should you fall on your head and decide that you no longer want Full Read/Write access to your SD card.

 

[DiamondJohn]

I am running Carbon ROM JBBL, and never specifically noticed any issues in KK, so I went and checked what my file had (which should be default values) and it appears the devs for this custom ROM have already "corrected" this setting setting for us.:good: Now I'm tempted to reverse just it to see what all the hoo-ha is about...:cyclops: