What about sd card ? issue on lollipop firmware
In Lollipop, a new way for apps to write on the SD card has been implemented. If the developer of the app has added the new API, the first time the app tries to write on the SD card, it will ask you to grant permission. After that all should work fine. If you don't get the option, or you get error messages, you need to contact the app's developer and let them know.
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I'm having an issue where I can't cut/copy/paste, create files(.nomedia), and delete files/folders on my external sd card using ES File Explorer. I can create folders though. Everything works on my internal storage. I tried using another app and still having problems. The preinstalled My Files app works on the external sd card.
Any one else having these issues? Any suggestions?
I had that issue with two new cards I put them in my phone and had to format them with the phone under settings for it to work
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syu78 said:
I'm having an issue where I can't cut/copy/paste, create files(.nomedia), and delete files/folders on my external sd card using ES File Explorer. I can create folders though. Everything works on my internal storage. I tried using another app and still having problems. The preinstalled My Files app works on the external sd card.
Any one else having these issues? Any suggestions?
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KitKat changed the way Android deals with SD cards, particularly in regard to what applications can and can't do. Formatting the card in the phone might help for some things, but it won't solve everything since some changes are at the system level. Here are a couple of articles that explain the changes:
KitKat and SD cards — what's fixed, what's broken and what's misunderstood
External Blues: Google Has Brought Big Changes To SD Cards In KitKat, And Even Samsung Is Implementing Them
If you're going to root your phone, some progress has been made in being able to change the permissions needed to allow apps to access the SD card in the same way as has been the case on previous versions of Android. It's something to keep an eye on in regards to how it might or might now work with the S5: [APP][4.4][ROOT] SDFix: Modify device permissions to allow apps to write to MicroSD
Thanks for the info
bsweetness said:
KitKat changed the way Android deals with SD cards, particularly in regard to what applications can and can't do. Formatting the card in the phone might help for some things, but it won't solve everything since some changes are at the system level. Here are a couple of articles that explain the changes:
KitKat and SD cards — what's fixed, what's broken and what's misunderstood
External Blues: Google Has Brought Big Changes To SD Cards In KitKat, And Even Samsung Is Implementing Them
If you're going to root your phone, some progress has been made in being able to change the permissions needed to allow apps to access the SD card in the same way as has been the case on previous versions of Android. It's something to keep an eye on in regards to how it might or might now work with the S5: [APP][4.4][ROOT] SDFix: Modify device permissions to allow apps to write to MicroSD
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Done reading and it helped.Thanks men
Yes. Might be it's working.. thanks @bsweetness
Trying to find an answer before I buy this phone. Is there a non-rooting option that will let me download music/save photos/store movies straight to a microsd card? If not, which rom do you recommend?
I have never rooted before btw.
ajumbaje said:
Trying to find an answer before I buy this phone. Is there a non-rooting option that will let me download music/save photos/store movies straight to a microsd card? If not, which rom do you recommend?
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Everything works better with root. Root just means that you have permission to modify system settings and files.
Kitkat, the latest version of the OS tightened security and no longer allows third party apps to freely write files anywhere on your SD card. Now they have to stick to their own directory on the card. This breaks or at least restricts what older apps can do.
But you should be able to find a newer app that does the things you asked about.. as long as the app has been updated to the new method of keeping all of it's files in one directory tree.
If you have root, you could change or remove those SD card restrictions.
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I have an unbranded SM-9005 running the latest Polish lollipop 5.0 rom. It is not rooted.
For some reason whenever I try to install an app from the Amazon appstore, the SD card decrypts itself and then tells me the "SD card is safe to remove". This message appears at the same time as the app is installed.
However, when I try to open the app, I notice the following:
1. The application drawer does not display the proper icon or name for the app, and
2. I get an error message that the app has stopped.
When I go back to the Amazon appstore app to check on the status of the app I attempted to install I am told the app is installed but that it was not installed from the Amazon appstore! No matter what I do the app won't open so I uninstall it.
I thought I had a faulty SD card (SanDisk 64gb Ultra), so exchanged it for a brand new 128gb one of the same brand and class. However it's happening again.
Once the card has decrypted itself there is no way of encrypting it again unless I reboot the handset. If I try to encrypt the card it just ends up in a loop of asking me to enter my password, informing me that the card is ready to be encrypted and then asking me for the password again.
However if I try and install an Amazon appstore now it installs successfully.
I was running the Polish lollipop rom for a few months and everything was fine. This issue just appeared out of the blue and I'm thinking I might have a problem with my SD card slot.
Ideas anyone?
Hi Guys,
I learned that there is a new sd card feature in 6.0 rom, it could make the sd card as an internal storage. Do you know whether the rom in our forum support this feature? My note3 is 16GB and it's too small now as the big size of the Apps.
you can try using "root essentials" from the app store. it has a feature to allow adoptable storage on unsupported devices.
As the name might suggest, you do need to root in order to do that.
Keep in mind that the conversion process will format you card, so don't forget to backup.
golalmo said:
you can try using "root essentials" from the app store. it has a feature to allow adoptable storage on unsupported devices.
As the name might suggest, you do need to root in order to do that.
Keep in mind that the conversion process will format you card, so don't forget to backup.
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Thanks for the information.
Hi
I have installed Resurrection Remix 7.1.2 ROM recently on Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500. Now some of my applications cannot write to sd card anymore. I have looked all over to find a piece of software that can enable writing to sd card but so far none for Android 7 (Nougat). I have tried to use Root Explorer to change the owner and permission but it did not work. I have also used Material Terminal to run "ln -s" as root but also failed. Is there any other way I can solve this?
I can see that some applications will ask user permission to write to the sd card. Is it possible to make other applications also do the same i.e. asking for permission to write to sd card?
Regards
The developer of the app has to update it.