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quadrox writes:
"It used to be possible for Android apps to access any kind of storage on an android device through the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. Writing to the SD card is useful for many different kinds of apps, e.g. file managers or cloud storage synchronization. However, the latest version of Android will no longer allow apps to write anywhere on external storage media, instead apps will only be allowed to access app-specific folders on SD cards. Android Police has an excellent writeup of the changes and the implications for users."
[ED Note: This is bound to irritate power users that rely on their SD cards for additional device storage.]
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Android 4.4 Disables SD Card Access for Apps
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(Score: 5, Funny) by Vanderhoth on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:11AM
Yeah, that could be annoying. I have a "Beer Tracker" app I wrote for my phone. I brew my own and use to write what hops, grains, yeast, special additions I made to my beer in a little book, but decided to write an app that let me do it on my phone, because I kept losing my pencil.
I'm not sure how this will affect my app, which isn't for distribution. The app makes use of a DB on a separate SD card I keep in my work room with my beer stuff. I don't know how it's possible my pencil keeps disappearing, but for some reason I have no problem not losing a tiny SD card.
"Now we know", "And knowing is half the battle". -G.I. Joooooe
(Score: 1) by hemocyanin on Wednesday February 19 2014, @12:57PM
A pencil costs a dime. An SD card $5 to $50 or more depending on size, when you bought it, etc. I bet you lose dimes all the time, but feel a little bummed if you lose a ten dollar bill. So you pay more attention to the ten bucks. To solve this problem, just buy a Mont Blanc pen for your brewing notes. At $415, I bet you never lose this pencil: http://www.montblanc.com/en-us/shop/writing-instru ments/meisterstck/black-resin-gold/classique-mecha nical-pencil-05-mm-12746.aspx [montblanc.com]
(Score: 2) by Vanderhoth on Wednesday February 19 2014, @01:14PM
Nice, Too bad they only deliver to the US.
I like the database anyway it's nice to be able to run stats on my brewing habits. I created a recipe based on the most popular and amounts of ingredients from my app... Unfortunately it wasn't very good. Who would have thought that raspberry and jalapeño don't go well together in beer, they're so good on their own.
"Now we know", "And knowing is half the battle". -G.I. Joooooe
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:59PM
You need a pecil that cost $8, then you wont lose it.