10-16-2014 07:51 PM
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  1. baker00's Avatar
    baker00
    When an app is installed and has access to your SD card, can that app access anything on the SD card? Photos, etc.

    As I understand it the SD cards are a FAT file system which does not allow for file system permissions. This is needed because they are removable and the data needs to be accessible by other apps once inserted into another device. Does this make any data stored on the SD card readable by potentially malicious apps that have access to or are installed on the SD card?
    10-16-2014 01:21 PM
  2. B. Diddy's Avatar
    B. Diddy
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    Welcome to Android Central! Which Android version are you referring to? In KitKat, apps need specific permissions to access the SD card, and I believe they can only access specific folders. See this article for more info: KitKat and SD cards — what's fixed, what's broken and what's misunderstood | Android Central
    10-16-2014 07:51 PM
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