topic Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY) in Z Series

Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:53:18 GMT

I am using UC browser mini and trying to download any data directly in external memory card...

It shows " The current storage card is unavailable, please choose the another one"

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:21:29 GMT

I recommend that you first check so that the SD card is working properly. You can for example set the camera to store directly to the SD card and see if that works. To do this, start the camera and tap [menu], the settings tab and then "Data storage".

If this works i recommend that you contact the developer of this app to see if it's supported and for troubleshooting. You can reach them on this email address: help@idc.ucweb.com

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:32:50 GMT

I am not talking about camera app, it is a internet browser app and is there any solution for below image problem?

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:44:32 GMT

I understand this but this is not a limitation of the phones software or Android version so the message you're seeing in this app is incorrect. If other apps such as the camera is able to store pictures to your SD card then this is something that needs to be fixed by the developer of the internet browser app.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:35:50 GMT

Actually the problem is only camera app can directly store in the external memory card no any other app can directly write in the external memory card. This screenshot is taken from the perfactly clear(camera app).

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 06:41:54 GMT

The information the app (or the developer of the app) is giving you is not correct. Downloaded apps can of course write directly to the external SD-card but the method of how the developer of an app can do so depends on the Android version. Google implemented new security features regarding this in Android 4.4 which was changed again in Android 5.0. So the developers of these apps needs to implement support for it. If you want to verify that downloaded apps can write directly to your card you can test for example Total Commander from Google Play.

If the developer of the app claims it's a limitation of the phone and Android i suggest that you refer them to this url: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-platform/PkLYIERoJvo

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 08:52:13 GMT

I do not know that it is a proper way or not but I found this solution for this issue...

1. Open the file platform.xml in the directory /system/etc/permissions/

2. add this part under the line "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_SOTRAGE"

Now every app like ShareIt, Xender and TTorrent and UC browser all these apps can write directly in the external SD card.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:00:44 GMT

To modify the phones software in this way you would need a rooted device and please note that rooting your device may void the warranty.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:15:40 GMT

I know that will void the warrenty.

I do not want to do this but due to software limitation( I think) I did modify that file. I think sony made this limitation in the software to void the unnessasory write access to the external storage.

If it is not then why I can properly write to external storage after the modification of the file?

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:31:22 GMT

This is standard for Android and not specific for our products. Google has designed Android 4.4/5.0/5.1 this way for security reasons. In earlier versions of Android a downloaded app could for example modify files on the SD card that belongs to another app or delete files that belongs to other apps. I 4.4 Google designed Android so that a downloaded app could only write to it's own directory on the external SD. In 5.0/5.1 it's possible for an app to request access to other folders which you as a user then can allow/deny.

I believe what you have done is to turn that security off.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:44:58 GMT

Yes, You are right but my all application are in the internal storage and I want to use external storage only for storing the other(not application related) data using those application, like download torrent directly in to external storage. And I checked in the other android device (google android one phone), I can download any file in to external storage using UC browser and also using torrent app.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 12:06:39 GMT

The only explanation i can see for this is that your other phone has modified software or it's not following the Android standard regarding this.

But while i would not recommend doing the change to the system you have done i'm glad to hear that you found a solution for your apps.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 12:28:15 GMT

Yes, It is true that modifying system files is not good, but I checked on the other device, is Google's own android phone (Android ONE) with same app and same version.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:00:16 GMT

I'm not very familar with Android One i'm afraid but as i understand it, they are not Googles own models.

See this for example: https://www.android.com/one/india/

They list phones from different manufacturers and then it says:

"Google tests Android One phones to ensure they’re fast and responsive -- and that they stay that way over time."

How Xperia Z Ultra works in this case is standard for Android and this is also described in the link i posted earlier.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 19:12:02 GMT

I chose android one device because it has unmodified android os. i think I found something in that you may help me.

I saw in the android one device, the external memory card is named as sdcard0 and in my z ultra the external memory card is sdcard1, in z ultra the internal memory is selected as sdcard0 so every application's default path and read write access is granted in sdcard0 and not sdcard1. This might be the issue...

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Rickard — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:22:12 GMT

The issue here is not the phones software. sdcard0 should point to the internal storage and not the external sd card in Xperia Z Ultra. sdcard0 is used for the external SD card in some older models we had that didn't have any internal storrage.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Bhavin_Darji — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:37:39 GMT

But the phone which I checked have internal storage of 8gb.

Re: Unable to directly download data to SD card(NOT INTERNAL MEMORY)

Faaiz1 — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:32:55 GMT

Plzz help me i can't download any files directly to sd card from any browsers😭😭😭😭