(FIX) Write to ExtSD! - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5

Easy and must have fix for all s5's hit thanks if I made your phone better! Shout out to Ktoonsez for AWESOME kernels.
Check out "SDFix: KitKat Writable MicroSD"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix
Must have root. Install.
Run
Uninstall
Viola
All apps can now write to ExtSD

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Requires root. Staying away from this
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Never thought I'd say that hahah
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iwillkillyou said:
Requires root. Staying away from this
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Never thought I'd say that hahah
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Perhaps iOS would fit you better.

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Hahaha okay cansucksKB
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iwillkillyou said:
Hahaha okay cansucksKB
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On a serious note why would you not want root? Only reasons I can think of is if you use Knox or for warranty. Most places will honor warranty with tripped Knox. I've returned devices with tripped Knox. ROOT=FREEDOM and not being able to write to extSD sucks a lot.

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CanadianKB said:
On a serious note why would you not want root? Only reasons I can think of is if you use Knox or for warranty. Most places will honor warranty with tripped Knox. I've returned devices with tripped Knox. ROOT=FREEDOM and not being able to write to extSD sucks a lot.
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Believe me I know the benefits. I want them. But I'm still babysitting this phone. I don't want to root yet because of the warranty. I'm also on the jump program. I plan on switching to the S5 prime. I might use the towel root and unless the SD card fix which is seriously needed.
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iwillkillyou said:
Believe me I know the benefits. I want them. But I'm still babysitting this phone. I don't want to root yet because of the warranty. I'm also on the jump program. I plan on switching to the S5 prime. I might use the towel root and unless the SD card fix which is seriously needed.
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I just jumped to the S5 because my Note 3 (unfortunately) got water in it and I wanted to try something different. My Note 3 was rooted and I was even talking to the salesperson about it. He said they didn't care because they completely wipe the phone when it goes back or something of that nature.
Sigh, I miss my native unrestricted tethering...
In relation to this thread, the SDFix app is a beautiful thing. I was so upset that I couldn't backup my apps to my ext sd in Titanium. After I ran this app, it worked perfectly.

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kevs888 said:
I just jumped to the S5 because my Note 3 (unfortunately) got water in it and I wanted to try something different. My Note 3 was rooted and I was even talking to the salesperson about it. He said they didn't care because they completely wipe the phone when it goes back or something of that nature.
Sigh, I miss my native unrestricted tethering...
In relation to this thread, the SDFix app is a beautiful thing. I was so upset that I couldn't backup my apps to my ext sd in Titanium. After I ran this app, it worked perfectly.
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Ya it took MW a while to find this fix I love that I run it once and delete it after and I'm done
UPDATE after a full wipe and install of OS I retained ability to write to SD so it is a one time fix for ever☺?
PS: custom Roms have native tethering. I reccomend XtresoLite its found in the international android page and Ktoonsez Kernel for easy profiles and awesome fast charge support! Enjoy your new phone and BTW I fully submerged my s5 in the ocean no prob lol but I won't be again I just had to try.

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CanadianKB said:
Ya it took MW a while to find this fix I love that I run it once and delete it after and I'm done
UPDATE after a full wipe and install of OS I retained ability to write to SD so it is a one time fix for ever☺?
PS: custom Roms have native tethering. I reccomend XtresoLite its found in the international android page and Ktoonsez Kernel for easy profiles and awesome fast charge support! Enjoy your new phone and BTW I fully submerged my s5 in the ocean no prob lol but I won't be again I just had to try.
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Yeap, yeap, I'm rocking the Omega Rom right now and the tethering is back! It only took me 2 days to find this ROM, lol. I've also heard great thing about Ktoonsez, but I'm a wimpy stock guy. I try to keep everything as close to original as possible (except for tethering, of course!).

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kevs888 said:
Yeap, yeap, I'm rocking the Omega Rom right now and the tethering is back! It only took me 2 days to find this ROM, lol. I've also heard great thing about Ktoonsez, but I'm a wimpy stock guy. I try to keep everything as close to original as possible (except for tethering, of course!).
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Ya I'm not to big on gevernors n stuff but ktoosez has a one click set up for his preferred setup or just Stacy stock but one u try Fast charge and full 1.9A charging while screen is on u can never go back lol.

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kevs888 said:
I just jumped to the S5 because my Note 3 (unfortunately) got water in it and I wanted to try something different. My Note 3 was rooted and I was even talking to the salesperson about it. He said they didn't care because they completely wipe the phone when it goes back or something of that nature.
Sigh, I miss my native unrestricted tethering...
In relation to this thread, the SDFix app is a beautiful thing. I was so upset that I couldn't backup my apps to my ext sd in Titanium. After I ran this app, it worked perfectly.
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TiBu can backup everything to sdcard, which is what I do.
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all I did was change the backup directory to my extSDcard
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em0ney14 said:
TiBu can backup everything to sdcard, which is what I do.
all I did was change the backup directory to my extSDcard
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can you show how you change the backup directory to extSDcard?

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Skyrocket2 said:
can you show how you change the backup directory to extSDcard?
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of course.
1. Open TiBu
2. click the menu button located in top right
3. click preferences
4. click backup folder location
5. press the back key hardware button until you are at the main device location /
6. select mnt
7. select extSDcard
8. you should now be here
you can select current location or create new folder, which is what I did and named it titanium backup.
hope that helps! !
T-Mobile Galaxy S5

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em0ney14 said:
of course.
1. Open TiBu
2. click the menu button located in top right
3. click preferences
4. click backup folder location
5. press the back key hardware button until you are at the main device location /
6. select mnt
7. select extSDcard
8. you should now be here
you can select current location or create new folder, which is what I did and named it titanium backup.
hope that helps! !
T-Mobile Galaxy S5
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I was just about to Google it when I saw your reply. Thanks for the quick response. That really helps.:good:

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Skyrocket2 said:
I was just about to Google it when I saw your reply. Thanks for the quick response. That really helps.:good:
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Talk about noob friendly nice post tho goes aling with my thread sorda. Ppl may very well still need to run this program first unless problem has been addressed in some other hidden way KitKat screwed with write to ExtSD ability of s5

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CanadianKB said:
Talk about noob friendly nice post tho goes aling with my thread sorda. Ppl may very well still need to run this program first unless problem has been addressed in some other hidden way KitKat screwed with write to ExtSD ability of s5
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This has been written into the ROMs here practically since the day after the S5 was first released. Look back at the very first ROMs posted and you will see this fix was being incorporated by all the developers here and on the International site. Just an FYI.

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Docmjldds said:
This has been written into the ROMs here practically since the day after the S5 was first released. Look back at the very first ROMs posted and you will see this fix was being incorporated by all the developers here and on the International site. Just an FYI.
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Ya I was wondering if it was permanently fixed or if my ROM had it incorporated but at some point on an international ROM mine didn't work and this was the fix that saved my day

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iwillkillyou said:
Believe me I know the benefits. I want them. But I'm still babysitting this phone. I don't want to root yet because of the warranty. I'm also on the jump program. I plan on switching to the S5 prime. I might use the towel root and unless the SD card fix which is seriously needed.
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I rooted in the past because I wanted more functionality, nicer screens, and to get rid of bloat wear. The S5 provides for most of that so there is no need to go through the root process. Its fun to play with ROMs but only for about a month or so. I don't use the IPhone because Apple wants to be my new BFF. Not rooting, at least with the S5, is just not needed for my level of use.

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iwillkillyou said:
Believe me I know the benefits. I want them. But I'm still babysitting this phone. I don't want to root yet because of the warranty. I'm also on the jump program. I plan on switching to the S5 prime. I might use the towel root and unless the SD card fix which is seriously needed.
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I used jump with a knox tripped phone and it didnt matter. I am not using jump any more though its not worth it . I can sell my device for more than what jump is gonna cover . I used to think it was a good deal until i found out half your device needs to be paid off before jumping. In reality jump is just another way for them to get $2 more out of ya a month. If you jump to a new device and you only have $300 left to pay on it then you are actually losing money. $2 a month extra(if you have insurance) a month. Plus any money you get if you sell your phone for more than $300 which is pretty easy to do if you have a S5. If im missing something let me know but i crunched the numbers and i see no benefit with jump. Also Posting on XDA should be outlawed if you are not rooted .. What a shame a GS5 without Root sounds as boring as a CrApple Iphone
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iwillkillyou said:
Requires root. Staying away from this
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Never thought I'd say that hahah
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wow
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Skyrocket2 said:
can you show how you change the backup directory to extSDcard?
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Why dont you just create a backup in recovery? I never had very much luck restoring apps when switching to a different Rom. And if you dont switch Roms the only thing i found titainum good for is to freeze or uninstall system apps .. I guess if you need a backup off your apps for other reasons then go for it but using a custom recovery to perform a data backup is an option i prefer

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spirodave said:
I used jump with a knox tripped phone and it didnt matter. I am not using jump any more though its not worth it . I can sell my device for more than what jump is gonna cover . I used to think it was a good deal until i found out half your device needs to be paid off before jumping. In reality jump is just another way for them to get $2 more out of ya a month. If you jump to a new device and you only have $300 left to pay on it then you are actually losing money. $2 a month extra(if you have insurance) a month. Plus any money you get if you sell your phone for more than $300 which is pretty easy to do if you have a S5. If im missing something let me know but i crunched the numbers and i see no benefit with jump. Also Posting on XDA should be outlawed if you are not rooted .. What a shame a GS5 without Root sounds as boring as a CrApple Iphone
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wow
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Why dont you just create a backup in recovery? I never had very much luck restoring apps when switching to a different Rom. And if you dont switch Roms the only thing i found titainum good for is to freeze or uninstall system apps .. I guess if you need a backup off your apps for other reasons then go for it but using a custom recovery to perform a data backup is an option i prefer
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You are so rite about restoring apps...it does not always work correctly. .But I do use TB pro for restoring my Call Log..Messages.. Data Usage..WiFi entrys..Browser Favorites..Alarms..and Bluetooth Pairings..
I have never had a problem restoring these when switching Roms..but your rite.. I also keep a backup of the Rom I am on..
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