I've asked this in various forums, since security is the #1 issue for me. I know there are already alot of apps to protect the phones and its contents....BUT is there anything stopping a thief from simply taking out the sdcard and putting it in another phone or reader to view and access the contents of the sdcard?
If you plan on storing personal info on the card, whether it'd be photos/files etc It would be really good to know that even if the sdcard is taken they still cannot access the info.
anything out there as yet? I would've thought this is a pretty common request.
something like trycrypt or storage crypt for the microsd card would be really good.
any help would be much appreciated.
thank you
I'd like to know this too.
(sorry to dig up an old thread but it's better than starting a duplicate one IMO)
To date, I haven't seen full SD card encryption software like we had on WM with Android. File and content encryption, yes (like BioWallet Signature or MyStash).
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Some quick searching tells me that Froyo automatically removes autorun.inf from the internal storage or SD card when they are mounted. I was using these to display custom icons, but that functionality has been removed care of Google.
Anyone know of a possible fix? Also, feel free to move this thread.
Completely unrelated - Thanks to andrynalyne, koush, ihtfp69, rmk40, and all the others working to make our Incredibles a joy to use.
Bumping this to see if anyone knows of any work around or solutions.
Would be awesome to have iSyncr run when I plug my phone in, instead of having to navigate to it.
Hi all!
I've recently updated my Xperia Arc to the new ICS 4.0.4 release (4.1.B.0.431) via SEUS.
One of the main reason why I was expecting this update was the possibility of encrypting the SD card natively, as far as I know, provided by Google from Honeycomb and ICS. I think google has take too much time to do this, since old WM, BB, or even Palm devices had this capability since years ago.
This is a very important option for me (and I guess it should be for anyone) bearing in mind the big amount of sensitive data we usually store on SD card, even more important in a device with only 340MB free memory, in which lots of programs and data must be stored in the SD card.
Nevertheless, I've discovered that, after the update, the option is not present... I don't know the reason, I've asked to Sony about that, but I'm still waiting for an answer.
Do you guys know if they haven't included this option, if it's hidden, if it will be included lately...? I haven't found any info in the forum... Am I the only one that really miss this option? What happens if I loose my phone? It's pin protected, but what about the photos and work documents stored in the Card?
Regards.
I was hoping for full encryption too. But can't find it on my device:
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro (SK17i), Android 4.0.4 Build 4.1.B.0.431
(stock rom)
steppar
this is a great capability and really needed on phones like mk16a. i make document and edit xls for work.
please let us know any news about this!
greetings
G'Day, i have been trying too run Phone2sdcard with no success. I have been in touch with the developers abd this is there claim..
The device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary external storage is emulated.
On Galaxy SIII, the SD card is configured as a secondary external storage.
This is configured by Samsung. Nothing developers can do about this.
Please contact Samsung for details
I did, this was there answer:
Thank you for contacting Samsung Customer Care.
It means that according to the makers of the application that because of the way the Samsung Galaxy S III is configured this application will not work with it. This configuration cannot be changed either so you will not be able to use that application.
I would suggest that you check the Google Play Store for an alternative application with a similar function and you may be able to find one that will meet your needs and can work with the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Does anyone know of an app that will do the job
Thanks
poor reply from samsung
this is what they reply to me too
Based on your issue, we regret to inform you that for S3 models, apps
> cannot be transfer to SD Card as this is the concept design.
>
> We apologise for any inconvenience cause.
Alternative
There is a alternative (Directory Bind) but you will require root, it also requires some work but once you get it setup it works pretty well, certain games will load slower when put on the external card as its not as fast as the internal card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
LawlietHD said:
There is a alternative (Directory Bind) but you will require root, it also requires some work but once you get it setup it works pretty well, certain games will load slower when put on the external card as its not as fast as the internal card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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i know there is a fix , glad i am on android , one thing which i dont understand is why samsung disable this when its already available last time , anyway i will be flooding samsung customer care to get my message across
Aimara said:
poor reply from samsung
this is what they reply to me too
Based on your issue, we regret to inform you that for S3 models, apps
> cannot be transfer to SD Card as this is the concept design.
>
> We apologise for any inconvenience cause.
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LawlietHD said:
There is a alternative (Directory Bind) but you will require root, it also requires some work but once you get it setup it works pretty well, certain games will load slower when put on the external card as its not as fast as the internal card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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Thanks mate, i don't want to root my sIII. Cheers
Ok, so Big Red left out YET ANOTHER nice MM feature. But guess what? We can put it back in! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3309709
I did this, and in page 6, there's also another link to partition your sd card to have both! The number used in the command line....'mixed xx' refers to the percent of public, not emulated storage. Just sharing what I found. Not a pro, but have dabbled some, and read A LOT before doing so. "Disclaimers" Sorry if in the wrong thread.
Damn sd card problem of virtual, automatic removal still throws a wrench in the system.
Hi, I have looked in the past for an answer but does our phone (att model) have the ability to use SD card as primary storage, especially for games? I hoping just overlooked something. Although some apps do merge internal & external for storage calculations, that's the best I get..
Seems pointless to even have a branch of this nice feature if I still have to uninstall stuff to make space..
Thanks in advance!