SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD (ANDROID 4.4 ONLY)

By NextApp, Inc.

SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD (ANDROID 4.4 ONLY)SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD (ANDROID 4.4 ONLY)

*** THIS APP IS FOR ANDROID 4.4 KITKAT ONLY ***

*** REQUIRES ROOT ACCESS ***

Android 4.4 KitKat removes your capacity to write files to the MicroSD card (on phones/tablets which have both inner memory and user-installed MicroSD cards). NextApp SDFix restores this capability by modifying a configuration file. As this app modifications a system configuration file, it requires root access.

WARNING! PLEASE READ BEFORE INSTALLING:

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* THIS APP REQUIRES ROOT ACCESS. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL THE APP.

* This app is used to vary a device configuration file.

* Please read this whole app listing for an outline of precisely what this app does to determine whether it is acceptable in your gadget and/or customized ROM.

* This app is designed to unravel a specific downside. If you do not have that problem, do not install this app.

* This app is just helpful on devices that have a user-installed MicroSD card. If you could have a Google Nexus system or other gadget without a MicroSD card that you just physically installed yourself, then this app is not going to be useful.

* This app is likely only helpful when you have a inventory ROM. If you are operating an aftermarket ROM like Cyanogenmod, then there isn't a cause to install this app (good aftermarket ROMs don't suffer from the issue that this app corrects).

* NO WARRANTY: as is generally the case with all root modifications, you assume all danger by utilizing this software.

* As with any root modification, ensure you have the data to totally restore your device to inventory if required.

About MicroSD Cards in Android 4.4 / KitKat

When Google launched Android 4.4, they specified that purposes you download can now not write to user-installed MicroSD cards. Apps can still write to internal flash storage. Some units (like Google Nexus devices) only have internal storage, and are unaffected. Other devices (e.g. Samsung Galaxy and Note devices) have the flexibility to increase their cupboard space by putting in a MicroSD card. When KitKat is put in on such devices, apps are restricted to only having the ability to manipulate information on the built-in storage, with write-access to the MicroSD card being restricted.

This change represents a removal of functionality compared with Android 4.3. 4.3 allowed apps to put in writing to the MicroSD card, as did prior versions.

The limitation introduced in KitKat does not affect the capabilities of preinstalled apps, solely apps you select to put in. Apps preinstalled by Google, your gadget producer, and your service still have this ability. Only apps that you just select to put in are restricted.

Technical Details

NextApp SDFix will modify the configuration file positioned at /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml to permit apps to write down to the MicroSD card. Specifically, SDFix will add the Android UNIX group media_rw to the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission's configuration. This will enable apps (only people who you granted write entry permissions to when you put in them) to put in writing recordsdata to the MicroSD card. On many units, that is effectively reverting the state of this permission back to the way it was configured in Android 4.3. This modification is carried out by modifying the prevailing XML file, somewhat than replacing it.

A backup of the unique configuration file might be saved at /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml.original-pre-sdfix (provided one doesn't already exist). Reverting this modification may be accomplished by utilizing a root -enabled file manager to replace the /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml file with the backed up version.

Additional Information

This app is free and has no advertisements (with the exception of hyperlinks to different NextApp apps when it completes its task).

--- Please do not contact me with requests for info on tips on how to acquire root entry in your device. The course of is different for each device, and often requires technical experience to put in. ---

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