yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] TabGuy:
Barry,

You bring up good points. Here's how'd I'd answer this...

On a PC it's different. Removable storage is generally used for transfer of data. People don't put apps on an external SD card and run them from there. They use an internal disk drive for apps. Why? Because they have a lot of internal disk. Yes, external storage is used for storing movies.

On a phone or tablet people are trying to use an external SD card as an extension of the internal storage. It's not meant to be used as such. It's a transfer medium or video storage medium. And, that's exactly the direction it's going.

I don't think that cloud services are driving this decision. After all, cloud connections are considerably slower than an SD card. And, if one wants to connect external data for file transfers there will still be OTG connections. I think that this will force manufacturers to increase internal memory. Look for 128Gig and 256Gig internal memory in the future. Once that happens people will forget about external SD cards.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] SlimJ87D:
CD and DVD drives are a pain to write to. Our laptops still have USB ports and everyone I know use Flash drives and External HDD to move files around.

Until

1. Internet is extremely fast almost anywhere you go.

2. Internet is unlimited again.

3. Internet is like how it is in Japan

I don't see how we can rely on just our phones and cloud storage. It is something we are moving forward to but not something that should happen anytime soon.

I love the SD card slot as well as many others. If it really is a problem, Google should start making certified SD specs and placing a seal of approval on them to ease for developers and consumers.

If they need to invent some kind of new type of security or partitioning on these SD cards, then feel free to do so also.

I don't think taking away the SD card is a solution for both parties, it's just a solution for a developer and headache for the consumer. If a tiny bit of research is done, it can be a win win for both parties and Android will have something Apple doesn't.

But what do I know? I'm just a ME, not a CE or CS.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] TabGuy:
We can complain all we want but external card support is going away. Suggestions as to what Google should do are not the reality of the future. Embracing what will be is a better strategy than wishing it would be different.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Itchiee:
Well if they wish them to go then start offering higher storage amounts. Tablets and phones shouldn't even have 16gb as an option. Make it 32 and higher... I wish this tablet had 128gb! At least Apple is offering a solution not just SD cards are bad... And the cloud isn't viable for most.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] SlimJ87D:
We as the consumer have the power to push for what we want.

HTC didn't support SD cards, but guess what, the SGS3 and 4 sold well and a lot of people said that the SD card was the selling factor to them, so now both Samsung and HTC both have SD cards.

If Samsung and HTC recognize it as a selling point, they will implement them one way or the other. I don't actually believe the "We can complain all we want but external card support is going away."

I don't really need to move apps to it anyways, I just need to keep my books, documents and music on there. That does not' affect the system.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] BarryH_GEG:
Not as long as Samsung, the largest purveyor of Android devices, keep including them. HTC caved and added an SD card to the M8 as did LG with their refresh of G Pro. Every Android tablet and the majority of Android phones (by market share) have it. The majority of those that don't are Google influenced (EG: Nexus and Motorola). They'll "go away" when Samsung stops supporting them. And ironically while one faction is trying to kill them another is making them bigger (128GB) and faster.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] Itchiee:
And it looks like the LG G3 will include an SD option for those outside Korea this time around so the trend continues.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] SlimJ87D:
Berry, you and I are on the exact same page.

I understand what the OP is trying to say though, but this is something we have to see play out in the long run. There is no definite answer, do you agree?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] BarryH_GEG:
Here's who the death of external storage would benefit:

Developers - their lives become simpler

Wireless carriers - they'll sell more data

Device Manufacturers - they'll sell more $50/100 storage step-ups

NAND Manufacturers (of which Samsung's one) - they'll sell bigger more profitable NAND modules

Google - they'll have more data to monetize as it passes to/from the cloud and can analyze and map what's in a user's Google cloud to do even more profiling to generate even more ad revenue

Here's who loses:

Us

SD Memory Card Manufacturers

If Samsung wanted to sell more memory step-ups they could have followed Google's lead with Nexus/Motorola and joined HTC and others that didn't provide external storage. For whatever reason they chose to stick with the(ir) status quo and more of their competitors seem to be adding external storage support than going the other way. The new Tab4 starts at 8GB of storage to keep the price down. With the OS you could probably store five pictures and a 30 minute TV show before storage was maxed out. Skimpy storage with expansion options actually helps lower the average selling price. So unless Samsung has a change of heart about external storage I don't see anything changing in the near future. Even If all other manufacturers abandoned it with Samsung's market share the majority of devices sold would still include it. So, at least to me, it appears the future of external storage depends more on Samsung than Google or a bunch of lazy developers.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] TabGuy:
The restrictions on the SD card have been in Android for a while. Samsung had made the one line change to get around the restrictions. However, in KitKat, probably with pressure from Google, they've removed that one line change that permits all apps to read/write to anywhere on the SD card. While 90% of consumers won't notice -- they only use external SD cards for movies and music -- this is a step in the direction of eliminating external SD cards by Samsung. Or, at least limiting them to what 90% of consumers use it for. Eventually, I believe, they'll eliminate them just as most others have.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] BarryH_GEG:
Nope. It was Google who made the one line change in Android specifically starting with API 19 in 4.4. From Google...

External Storage Technical Information

Android supports devices with external storage, which is defined to be a case-insensitive filesystem with immutable POSIX permission classes and modes. External storage can be provided by physical media (such as an SD card), or by exposing a portion of internal storage through an emulation layer. Devices may contain multiple instances of external storage.

Access to external storage is protected by various Android permissions. Starting in Android 1.0, write access is protected with the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. Starting in Android 4.1, read access is protected with the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.

Starting in Android 4.4, the owner, group and modes of files on external storage devices are now synthesized based on directory structure. This enables apps to manage their package-specific directories on external storage without requiring they hold the broad WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission. For example, the app with package name com.example.foo can now freely access Android/data/com.example.foo/ on external storage devices with no permissions. These synthesized permissions are accomplished by wrapping raw storage devices in a FUSE daemon.

Since external storage offers minimal protection for stored data, system code should not store sensitive data on external storage. Specifically, configuration and log files should only be stored on internal storage where they can be effectively protected.

http://source.android.com/devices/tech/storage/index.html​

Here's some other things to ponder...

If external storage was killed tomorrow it'll be years before Android and developers can stop supporting it. What's supposed to happen to existing device owners with low amounts of internal storage and tons stored on their external SD cards? FYI, there were 900M Android devices in service in 2013.

Now that we're all being marketed in to the "must have" status of 4K video, where's it going to be stored? Uploading, downloading, and streaming 1GB+ 4K videos via a cloud will certainly make the wireless companies and DropBox happy.

The bottom line is that no matter where any of us stand if there's a progression away from external storage it will take years.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] slow68:
I'm not sure of the reasoning behind this move to remove external storage - yet I doubt it is security. They are still utilizing EXFat or Fat32 for the file system on these cards it would be simple enough to use ext3, ext4 or a slew of other options.

They really are not considering the user when doing this options. The rural consumers where internet has caps and current cell phone plans where you need to mortgage the house to pay your cell phone bill because you only have one option. It would be nice if there was cable internet access available - would even settle for DSL.

With the use of external storage moving/recovering from a failed device to new device is so much quicker and easier to accomplish. There is no worries if you will hit your caps while trying to recover. Spending more time in locations that do not have service is a bit easier as I can have more movies/music/documents with external storage.

The loss is becoming annoying and will end with the device being rooted to gain back the features that were purchased in the device to begin with.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] madsquabbles:
quite a few of us with windows tablets utilize the option of installing applications on external drives all the time. windows tablets generally come with the same amount of storage as an android tablet and since window full apps are far bigger than mobile apps an external option is almost required. its a pain trying to launch rust from my t100's sdcard, but at least I have the option to do it. and with my 700t I can crack it open a install a larger msata if needed. i think most of the higher end windows tablets have upgradeable drives... at the cost of loosing warranty however.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] WJThomas:
You are forgetting that the voice of the customer is a powerful business tool. If we avoid the devices that do not have expandable storage (external cards), then the device manufacturers will continue to make devices with expandable storage. I for one will not even consider a device that does not have expandable storage. I will just keep my old devices, and when they die I will be done.

The more people that are not willing to submit, the louder our collective voices. Those telling us to "bend over and enjoy it" are part of the problem.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] internetpilot:
Here's an idea -- if developers are having such problems supporting external storage with their apps then..uh..don't. Just clearly state that in the description of your app, don't support it, and there isn't a problem. But taking away external storage options from people who want to put large movie files on their devices, or record videos or still pics to an external SD card rather than internal memory is just stupid and going to make a lot of people unhappy. All these new phones are being advertised as camera replacements...how many cameras have you seen that only have internal memory? Oops.

If there's ever a day that all Android phones don't support external storage, then that will be the day that I no longer buy a $400 phone under contract every two years. Instead, I'll be buying the $0.99 special that will do voice/SMS, and then I'll abuse the crap out of the data plan by tethering it to a real device. And if there's ever a day that Android tablets don't have external storage, that will be the day that I go back to a ultrabook or (gasp) a Windows tablet. If the industry wants to shoot themselves in the foot, well, there have been larger companies/industries who have failed because of equally stupid decisions (cough cough...Blackberry...cough...Palm...cough cough).
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] cktlcmd:
I agree with you on every point. :)

...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] rushless:
For such an obviously smart guy, that is a pretty un-smart comparison at several levels. Was he mind melded by Goople? AKA Google.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) General] graewulf1:
I find this conversation interesting. I just bought a 64 gig Samsung branded sd card. They aren't going away any time soon.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkraftdet:
anybody know how to make it ALWAYS display all images--very annoying to click that button every email

thanks!!!!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] droodski:
can you root 4.3 at&t galaxy s3?

cant seem to find it anywhere
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xXFl4sh:
Yes, you can root on 4.3.

Here is the thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Berylo:
thanks
[Sony Cross-Device General] Ben Ling:
Hello Everyone,I Have Ported The New Version Of Xperia™ Themes 13.0.A.0.10 From Xperia™ Z Android 4.4.2 KitKat 10.5.A.0.227 Firmware :D​

Requirements:

Xperia™ Devices Running Official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Or 4.4.2 KitKat / Custom ROM But Based On Sony Firmware

Deodexed ROM

Rooted

Installations:

Flash It Via CWM / TWRP Or Manually Place Them At System/App & Set Permissions To RW-R-R

Screenshots:

Download Link

Xperia™ Themes 13.0.A.0.10

Credits:

DooMLoRD For The System Dump

Please Hit Button If You Appreciated / If You Like My Work​

​
[Sony Cross-Device General] shehabskull:
Can you tell me how do you port an app? :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] vikash1994b:
Thnkx so much mate,plz try to port xperia z lockscreen for xperia z 4.3 roms
[Sony Cross-Device General] iHeymanth:
Changelog? :D
[Sony Cross-Device General] totzkitotz:
Yeah +1 for this ;)

Since the leaked 4.4 fw for Z is a bit laggy... :D hopefully someone can port this lovely lockscreen ;)
[Sony Cross-Device General] Leo:
hi~ are these themes having a light panel such as volume panel

coz i used it and sill dark
[Sony Cross-Device General] nishantbagha:
doesnt work with moonwalker v8

tried both installing via cwm and manually
[Sony Cross-Device General] Ben Ling:
Please read the OP,only for 4.3+
[Sony Cross-Device General] sa-techno:
pls port 4.1

thanks :o
[Sony Cross-Device General] SquadXPERIA:
Whats difference?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Hamidreza2010:
[MENTION=4931701]Ben Ling[/MENTION]

can you ported skin-core from z3 for 4.3?

already ported but has some bug

can you port it?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Pandemic:
Buildnr and newer versions !! -__-
[Sony Cross-Device General] SquadXPERIA:
I has downloaded this theme, but in zip theres no Air.

Sorry for my bad english
[Sony Cross-Device General] Ben Ling:
They are not new anymore as these themes were from the Z2
[Sony Cross-Device General] Pandemic:
Well you said it is different so in my way new otherwise these themes are indeed OLD !
[HTC Droid DNA] coolwiththecool2:
After 2 months I finally got s off via Windows 8 and usb 2. So I installed nusensesix Rom and I noticed the battery was charging really slowly, so I installed insert coin instead. Battery charged even slower. As you can see in the screenshot attached the battery is just a mess and for some reason never went above 50%. I calibrated the battery more than once for each install. This phones battery was already bad and know it's even worst. And I'm using the stock cable but not a stock adapter.
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaggar345:
Use the stock adapter. Chances are the one your using isn't putting out as much power causing slower charging.
[HTC Droid DNA] coolwiththecool2:
I don't have the stock adapter
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaggar345:
Then find another adapter and see if it still does it.
[HTC Droid DNA] coolwiththecool2:
Ok it worked I switched to a dynex charger I brought for my old gs3.

Sent from my HTC Droid DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] Jaggar345:
Glad to hear it's not the phone.
[General Questions and Answers] HolGORE:
Hey all,

i have a problem.

im using my nexus 4 with the purity rom.

My system language is english (i tried german too but didnt change anything).

now if i install an app as APK (for example with aptoide or another source) the language of this app is russian.

How can i fix this?

i already tried the "Localized Apps" app - only errors or still russian language

whats wrong :(

hope someone could help me

thank you in advance!

greetz!
[General Questions and Answers] nasr18:
try "select locale and language" app from play store. it will surely help u.
[General Questions and Answers] HolGORE:
hey

thank you for your answer.

i already tried this app, but as soon as i select a language it crashes :/
[General Questions and Answers] nasr18:
my friend also had the same issue and he tried my method and it helped him.

now his mobile is perfect
[General Questions and Answers] HolGORE:
i have no idea why it crashes.

it doesnt matter which language i select, the app just crashes after i clicked on it :/
[General Questions and Answers] HolGORE:
cant edit :(

looks like its the app andn ot my phone: http://www.badappreviews.com/apps/185947/set-locale-and-language
[General Questions and Answers] nasr18:
change ur language to english while installing
[General Questions and Answers] HolGORE:
Tried this

Changed my lang to english (usa)

Rebooted

Installed

Still crashing
[General Questions and Answers] allaie:
hi i recently accidently deleted the telephonyprovider.apk from my phone

now my phone has no service

so could anyone tell me how to reinstall the apk:(:(:(
[General Questions and Answers] nasr18:
just get that apk from your stock rom and move to system/app using xplore.apk(your phone must be rooted) or else use adb to push and also you can use cwm recovery to flash.
[General Questions and Answers] allaie:
There is no custom rom avai;able rihght now and cfn recovery alos doesnt seem to work

i tried copyimng the file to sytem/apps but it doesnt work

so anyone having an installable apk please help
[General Questions and Answers] Sambianer:
Hola, try this my friend. http://goo.im/devs/miui/images/mione/system/app/TelephonyProvider.apk :)
[General Questions and Answers] abhi00009:
this link does not opens pls give new link
[Samsung Galaxy Star] akshaygalaxystarmod:
Here

Is

The

Link

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2714340

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Thanx to thread maker [MENTION=5801278]Luba25[/MENTION]

For Hd wallpapers

CLICK THANKS IF YOU HELPED
[Samsung Galaxy Star] Sourav17:
nice collection
[Samsung Galaxy Star] Hungryhacker:
owsome dude
[Samsung Galaxy Star] akshaygalaxystarmod:
Not mine collectiom just sharing it for all users
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makron83:
Hi,

I'm having a problem with a JBL Charge Bluetooth Speaker cause I'm not able to control the volume from the phone (nor from the button on the side nor from the screen) but just using the controls on the speaker.

I've tryed with both 691 and 757 routed and with RomAur 3.0 without any luck.

With other device the JBL work properly so this problem is linked with the Z1C. :rolleyes:

I'm the only one with this issue? Is there any fix?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makron83:
Anyone?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobil:
I have the same probleme with the combination of Z1C and JBL Charge. The JBL Charge works fine with other smartphones, but the Z1C also works fine withe a bluetooth headphone from bose (ae2). Seems to be a bad combination.

It's quite annoying :eek:
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangepeel:
Yep. I'm having same issues.

Having no problems pairing but the volume control doesn't have any affect on my Loewe bluetooth speaker. The slider goes up and down on screen but volume doesn't change.

Really frustrating.

OP.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bosox01:
same problem

how to fix.?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] euitdebos:
Same problem here with the Creative T4 Wireless :(
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcflops:
I have sound issues with Jabra Solemate and RomAur 3.0
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] birnee:
romaur 3.0 + doomlord's kernel v19 + jbl sb400 = no problems, BTworks like a charm
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Didgesteve:
I had stuttering and dropouts on Bluetooth until I updated firmware to .761

Fixed everything for me, and improved deepsleep & shutdown.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randymess:
I have the same problem on ILuv Syren. On android 4.3 I could control the volume via bluetooth but now I can't using kitkat. Any help???
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klucznik1:
I am on 14.2.A.1.114 (JB 4.3) and have a similar issue with built in car bluetooth. When I try to change the volume up or down using HW keys the slider returns automatically to the setting it was on before as soon as I let go of they key. On my previous phone (Xperia S) no such issue.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jms92269:
I recently upgraded my ROM to the new version from HTC. After that, my GPRS stopped connecting. I verified all the settings, even went so far as to delete and reinput the settings.....no change

So, I decided to downgrade the ROM. When I attempt to load it, as soon as it starts, the ActiveSync connection drops, and then XP sees it as a new device, so the fucntion failed. I reset the phone, by removing the battery, and it restarts fine.

Does anypne have any suggestions? This is bugging the heck out of me.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] koolhand79:
do a hard reset. my wife had the same problem with the GPRS not connecting after she upgraded and i told her to do a hard reset. everything was fine after that. best to do it right after the upgrade before u start customizing everything
[Android Apps and Games] taichiswag:
Worked in all devices 4.1/4.2/4.3 tested in many devices extracted from XM 4.3

New Albums App 6.0.A.0.26

:fingers-crossed:

Screenshots:

Download: https://googledrive.com/host/0B_wwDx7T6bILR2NycFo2Mk15WW8/Album_6.0.A.0.26.apk

New Movies App 6.2.A.0.8

:fingers-crossed:

Screenshots:

Download: https://googledrive.com/host/0B_wwDx7T6bILR2NycFo2Mk15WW8/Movies_6.2.A.0.8.apk

New Walkman App 8.3.A.0.2

:fingers-crossed:

Screenshots:

Download: https://googledrive.com/host/0B_wwDx7T6bILR2NycFo2Mk15WW8/WALKMAN_8.3.A.0.2.apk

New Xperia™ keyboard App 6.4.A.0.6 from Z2

:D

Screenshots:

Download: https://googledrive.com/host/0B_wwDx7T6bILR2NycFo2Mk15WW8/Xperia™ keyboard_6.4.A.0.6.apk

New Messaging App 27.3.A.1.3 from Z2

//lil error :cowboy:

Download: https://googledrive.com/host/0B_wwDx7T6bILR2NycFo2Mk15WW8/Messaging_27.3.A.1.3.apk
[Android Apps and Games] hrinfrnlmjsty:
thank you. works great for galaxy w kitkat(:
[Android Apps and Games] abo hani:
Awesome :D !! :D

Can i share them ? :D

P.S : Album Is Working on 4.1

Walkman & Movies & Messeges app Not Wokring .. Not For 4.1 :(
[Android Apps and Games] AMoosa:
Messaging not working on galaxy s5
[Android Apps and Games] DoorKeeper:
Keyboard link broken

Отправлено с моего Nexus 4 через Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] WhiteNeo:
Really awesome app port mate!! Thanks! :)

I can confirm this works on ART.. Finally the Sony UI is back on my phone. ^^

I'd love to see the keyboard link fixed :good:
[Android Apps and Games] tb110188:
Just download and install???
[Android Apps and Games] WhiteNeo:
Yes.. Worked for me :)
[Android Apps and Games] tb110188:
Didn't work for me... maybe is your Xperia device...