JaySeeDoubleYou
Newbie
First of all, I am VERY, VERY sorry for starting a thread that is essentially impossible to not already exist! I tried the search feature, which on forums historically has yielded me no good. I'm also scrolled through a couple pages of Android Lounge, and didn't see anything that seemed to touch on the same thing (and I checked every way I thought how).
So, please forgive me for this.
Now, I'm trying to get my head around the full consequences and impact of the Kit Kat SD card debacle, and was hoping you guys could help me. This is basically gonna become a multi-tiered question, all related, directly, or indirectly to it.
First, let me tell you what I do know (or at least THINK I know): I know that, for better, or for worse, Google made the change to eliminate a gigantic security hole in earlier versions of Android, where an app that requires permission to write to SD can than go amok, and read, and write anywhere on the card it wants. It's easy to see what kind of nightmare that could cause, and, therefore, easy to see why Google made the decision they did. But as a result, now no third party apps can write to the sd card unless it "owns" the folder. The only go around for this is to root your phone, which restores sd interaction with your phone to the way it was, the good, the bad, AND the ugly.
So, here are my questions:
1) Say I wanted to use the default gallery and music apps that came with my phone for music and photos, and all I really needed or wanted to use the SD card for is my music collection and gallery. Can I store the music and photos on the SD card, and have the apps still access them? Are there any consequences to doing this?
2) I know that I could create a folder on the SD card in Windows or Mac to associate with an app, but how do I get the app to "own" the folder? Do I have to uninstall the app, and then reinstall it on the SD card?
3) If I root the phone, do I void the warranty?
4) while my computer usage may be a tad more high end, my phone usage is pretty "basic user", nothing tech heavy or sophisticated. In fact, I feel pretty dumb when it comes to Android "tech". I know there is serious risk to your phone if you "root it wrong". How big is the risk, how do I undo it if I screw up, and how do I go about rooting this using a Macintosh computer?
5) If I do not foresee a need for any major use of the SD card other than photos and music, is it worth the pain to root the phone, and/or the risk of blowing it up, and/or the risks of the old security hole to even justify the root?
Thanks guys! I'm super eager to hear back on this. Again, I know the basics, but don't really know the full impact, significance, and ramifications of this change on my personal use.
Cheers!
So, please forgive me for this.
Now, I'm trying to get my head around the full consequences and impact of the Kit Kat SD card debacle, and was hoping you guys could help me. This is basically gonna become a multi-tiered question, all related, directly, or indirectly to it.
First, let me tell you what I do know (or at least THINK I know): I know that, for better, or for worse, Google made the change to eliminate a gigantic security hole in earlier versions of Android, where an app that requires permission to write to SD can than go amok, and read, and write anywhere on the card it wants. It's easy to see what kind of nightmare that could cause, and, therefore, easy to see why Google made the decision they did. But as a result, now no third party apps can write to the sd card unless it "owns" the folder. The only go around for this is to root your phone, which restores sd interaction with your phone to the way it was, the good, the bad, AND the ugly.
So, here are my questions:
1) Say I wanted to use the default gallery and music apps that came with my phone for music and photos, and all I really needed or wanted to use the SD card for is my music collection and gallery. Can I store the music and photos on the SD card, and have the apps still access them? Are there any consequences to doing this?
2) I know that I could create a folder on the SD card in Windows or Mac to associate with an app, but how do I get the app to "own" the folder? Do I have to uninstall the app, and then reinstall it on the SD card?
3) If I root the phone, do I void the warranty?
4) while my computer usage may be a tad more high end, my phone usage is pretty "basic user", nothing tech heavy or sophisticated. In fact, I feel pretty dumb when it comes to Android "tech". I know there is serious risk to your phone if you "root it wrong". How big is the risk, how do I undo it if I screw up, and how do I go about rooting this using a Macintosh computer?
5) If I do not foresee a need for any major use of the SD card other than photos and music, is it worth the pain to root the phone, and/or the risk of blowing it up, and/or the risks of the old security hole to even justify the root?
Thanks guys! I'm super eager to hear back on this. Again, I know the basics, but don't really know the full impact, significance, and ramifications of this change on my personal use.
Cheers!
