Not happy

[Mogal]

I haven't even got my (first android) device yet and I'm worried about this already
I couldn't stand to be locked down by Apple any more, only to come to this

I guess I'me going to have to learn to root my brand new device.

 

[Felix Garza]

the problem with that is that with the constant updates of apps the internal memory get full in no time.

 

[Felix Garza]

Right now it seems that there is no easy way to root the Galaxy S5. I bought because of the advertisement and now i regret it.

 

[Ro-gelio]

Good point!
Are you saying that this should be by practice that we can choose to give ourselves permission for external SD?
Oh, I get it... you mean that...
but maybe Google IS giving you the choice to protect yourself by default locking down external SD access. See? Now your security IS in your own hands (you have to unlock it yourself, if you want!)

Yeah, honestly, maybe it really is that they're just pushing for us to use cloud storage more so they can push the data plans.. *sigh* if this is the case, then this restriction is one of many that should be brought to the FCC to help give control back to the consumers and put the wireless industry back in check! End quote...

 

[tunie]

Can't write to external storage. Who's bright idea (not) was that? Had i know about that in advance i WOULD NOT have installed 4.4 kitkit!

You're preaching to the choir. I think most of us who were initially drawn to Android, were attracted because it was an open and customizable OS. For me, blocking write access to my ext sd card from within apps is like forcing me to uninstall Windows 7 and replacing it with Windows 8. I won't do that either. And, you can bet that I will never install an OS upgrade without thoroughly researching it first ( something I didn't do with kitkat). Now, for my clumsy solution.

I use ES File Explorer from the playstore. I save to device and then move/ copy the file to my ext hd. For files I keep updating, I copy the updated files to my ext hd. I won't do cloud storage because, for me, the potential for privacy violations or data loss is too great. I don't like signing a waiver of responsibility if Google or anyone else loses my data, etc.

My clumsy solution until I find a smarter way to do this.

 

[jnyvio]

*Either one of these fixes will take care of this problem. It should work on all phones running Kitkat that are having this issue, not just the Samsung phones. Root required to work.

Galaxy S4 / Note 3 KitKat SD Card Update Issue? You're Not Alone - Root Fix Inside | Androidheadlines.com

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