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Android 4.4 Disables SD Card Access for Apps

posted by Dopefish on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the my-way-or-the-highway dept.
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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  • (Score: 1) by quadrox on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:54AM

    by quadrox (315) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:54AM (#2389)

    Yeah, I am hoping for some true linux based OS for phones. Perhaps Sailfish is going to be it, but at first glance it seems to trying too much to keep things simple. Currently I think android still has the best UI concept, although they are slowly trying to make it more crappy and "user friendly" as well.

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by joekiser on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:16AM

    by joekiser (1837) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @10:16AM (#2467)

    I had a Jolla phone for about a month. The UI still has a long way to go, and Android support is very buggy.

    Currently typing away on a BlackBerry 10 device. It's not OSS, but IMO its the best current-gen smartphone OS around. I sideload Android apps from my wife's Moto G; BBRY does a great job at making the Android apps feel native. Then again, I'm not a smartphone "power user." Basic web browsing, banking, Mint, and Flappy Bird is all I need.

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    • (Score: 1) by lajos on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:07PM

      by lajos (528) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @05:07PM (#2861)

      My wife has the Q10 for work. It's an amazing device, superb build quality and the keyboard is, as with all BB phones, the best physical keyboard ever.

      The OS is also very well designed. The swipe shortcuts need some getting used to, but I think you'll be very happy with whichever BB10 phone you are getting.

      Too bad BB came a bit late to the party with it.