I'm having problems gving apps access to the external SD card. On previous phones using kitkat or lollipop I have been able to edit the platform.xml file in system/etc/permissions or if I couldn't be bothered to manually edit I've used SD Fix from the Play Store. I primarily want to change it so that apps like Opera Browser which don't give the dialog whereby you can grant permission for the external SD can still gain access.
On Marshmallow I don't seem to be able to find the correct section to modify (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) and SD Fix says it can't find the correct section to modify either.
Does anyone know what it is that I need to modify to get the same results within Marshmallow? Or is there an app that will solve the problem for me?
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Hi guys, i'm using a Hudl2 Lollipop which is stock rom and non-rooted. I was wondering with the SD-Write permissions is there any way that someone could make an app or explain where i would need to write information for the SD to be able to use the apps?
I can use ES File Explorer to access the External SD Card but for apps such as Kodi and others I am not able to use them at all as each app needs its own permission. Where would i add them to the list or is there an app which can sort this out without rooting the device. Thank you.
Hi, i have a 64 Gb exFat sd card that works very well but the problem is writing and editing in it. With MiXplorer i can see all the files in it but if i try to copy and paste something for example, it says that i need to grant permissions and then the stock file manager appears. Unfortunately there is not an option for granting permissions in it but i can just looking inside the sd card and edit it...Anyone else had a similar problem? Honestly i don't want to change file manager. I've already tried to search for permissions in MiXplorer but is different from ES File Manager which i had better permissions' control. Thanks for any suggestion :highfive:
Install NextApp SDFix apk, run and follow instructions.
That solved every problem with sdcard permissions (specially the one in Titanium Backup).
SDFix link
It states that this is for kitkat but works with lollipop, as did on my version 5.0.2 build 180
Remember to restart phone after done.
Hey all, i am having a terrible night right now
i was trying to let my titanium backup to be able to write on my sd card, then i found you could do it by adding a new permission in platform.xml, so i edited the file and after i reboot it, all of my apps crash, no access to my storage (phone nor sd card) and no internet access
i did several method but none of them works (like run a .zip file in recovery and trying to modify the platform.xml) and also factory reset, but it still couldn't get it fix
maybe my method was so close to get it fix, just i couldn't get it done properly but could anyone give me a hand and help me get through the problem?
thx!!!!!
Hi! Lately my unrooted tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (SM-T533) is not allowing full RW access to X-Plorer, Es Explorer or even My Files, so I can't move around, delete files properly. It prompts me to provide access to the app , instructing me to select the SD root folder from an "open from" menu that pops up. However, when I select it, it takes me back to the same menu again and again. No luck changing to different apps. The SD seems to work otherwise, I can read te content. I have seen solutions related to changing the framework.xml files, but I need to root and I don't want to. Also, I read also that my "documents" app could be disabled, which is not. The tablet is using Touchwiz stock 5.1.1.
Any other solutions that avoids rooting of formatting? Thank you very much in advance! I hope I posted it on the right forum!
Regards
I'm afraid this is a problem I've created for myself.
Rooted, LineageOS 15.1, TWRP.
After installing ES File Explorer, I decided to uninstall some of the duplicate applications that I was using third party replacements for, including the factory File Manager. Unfortunately, I put in a new SD card after this and now when trying to delete image galleries from programs like QuickPic (or do similar things in other apps) I'm not able to grant permissions to the SD card as the default behavior is for the programs to use the File Manager to access the root path and grant permissions.
I tried "Root Explorer" on ES File, and went to "Mount R/W", however my SD card path /mnt/media_rw/6630-6630 indicates that it is already mounted RW, despite the applications not being able to utilize this.
Is there any command line method I could use to enable R/W access from all apps to the SD card? Or a way I could re install the factory file manager? Any insight or help would be appreciated.
Trying this method also did not help. Unless someone has an idea, I may just have to reinstall LineageOS and not make this same mistake again:
https://www.thedroidway.com/fix-external-sd-card-write-permission-in-kitkat-lollipop/
This also did not seem to help.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-exsdcard-write-access-enabler-t3670428
Can't format my phone until I'm done dealing with a customer at the moment, so unless someone comes up with something before then I guess that's what I'll do. Blegh.
Edit: Reinstalled LineageOS, will make more of an effort this time to just disable rather than outright uninstalling factory apps. The "System Removal Tool" or whatever the name was I got from the play store to clean up with last time lacked the option to simply disable.