Google decided to reduce the importance of SD cards with the release of Ice Cream Sandwich. Since then, Nexus devices have been been distributed without SD card slots and with limited internal memory. This hasn’t been convenient to many, so other OEMs like HTC or Samsung were selling their phones with inbuilt microSD card slots.
It appears that Google’s changed its policy regarding SD cards and created a new API to give more freedom to developers. With Lollipop, applications can now access the entire SD card, thanks to the ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT_TREE intent. Naturally, the choice will be given to user, but having richer access for certain applications may bring some potentially very useful app. . . READ ON »
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