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host usb and mass storage devices

I've read a lot of threads here showing interest in these topics, and to my mind, their incorporation into a ppc would take the devices to another level of functionality - laptop replacement for many users.
I am investigating using an xda2i with backpack, and using the Twinparadox Solar Express host usb CF card.
I know that wm2003 does not support mass storage devices, and my best bet is to use the DeJe MSD driver for wm2003
Where it gets interesting is that I recently emailed Twin Paradox, and although their website has been pretty inactive, I got a response by email with an intended release date of July 2005. This would be a different device from that shown on the web site, however. It would be a single host usb port on a CF card, usb 1.0 under wm 2003 but, under wm2005, it will be USB 2.0
so my question: Does anyone have any knowledge/ideas/hunches as to whether wm2005 will support MSDs?
cheers
tinyT

Out of curiosity, what backpack expansion pack are you using? I am wondering what expansion packs are compatible with the Blue Angel. I read somewhere here that http://www.directmobileaccessories.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=930 this one is compatible with the BA even though it says xda II

Not bought it yet - trying to make sure that everything will play nicely with each other before spending loads of dosh. But I believe that there is just one model of backpack, which works for both the 2 and the 2i (Himalaya and Andes) I don't believe there is a backpack which will work with the Blue Angel (2s)
Certainly, I'm planning on using the Xda IIi Backpack - AHTXDAVN (for £89.99)
listed here
http://www.my-xda.com/xda2i_other.html se
cheers
tinyT

I know that wm2003 does not support mass storage devices
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Er, oh yes it does - I should have looked at my own link properly!
http://www.twin-paradox.com/classdrivers.html

2003 does support usb mass storage cntrl
my gf's acer pda's sync cable have an extra female usb connector works just fine if i connect external usb disks or keyrings to it
but
but xda series dont
unless you can get it to work using a backpack and CF usb card
sounds like inviting a world of incompatilbity though imho

unless you can get it to work using a backpack and CF usb card
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Yep, that's the idea.
From the twin paradox site, and through email, I'm pretty confident of getting the host usb up and running, when (and its a big when) they release the second generation card. (the website is woefully out of date, btw.) As far as I know, the first generation 2port card as shown on the website never saw the light of day.
Here's the information they give on the drivers supported by wm2003. I don't know if the SE goes any further?
The following USB Class drivers are now included in Windows Mobile 2003.
USB HID Class
USB HID class driver
usbhid.dll
Windows CE.NET 4.2
(Supports)
USB Printer Class
USB Printer class driver
usbprn.dll
Windows CE.NET 4.2
(Supports)
USB Storage Class
USB Mass Storage class driver
usbmsc.dll
Windows CE.NET 4.2
(Supports)
Note: USB Hub support is part of the Windows CE.NET 4.2 operating system core.
WINDOWS MOBILE 2003 USB CLASS DRIVERS
USB HID (Human Interface Devices) Class – has robust support in the Windows CE.NET 4.2 O.S. This class driver supports a range of keyboards and mice from such companies as Logitech and Microsoft.
USB Printer Class – There is some level of support for printing within Windows CE.NET 4.2. SolarExpress PDA supports Printer Class devices, where an appropriate USB printer driver exists for the Windows Mobile 2003 environment. There are some printer drivers available under Windows CE.NET 4.2.
The figure below shows how Windows CE.NET 4.2 supports a USB Printer device.
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Some specific examples of USB peripherals supported by SolarExpress PDA are:
Canon's USB BJC-85 printer
http://www.usa.canon.com/html/index1.jsp
Iogear's USB Hub
www.iogear.com
Iomega's USB bus powered Zip 100 drive
http://www.iomega.com/na/products/product_family.jsp
Maxtor's USB external hard drive
http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/external/onetouch/index.htm
Memory Experts' USB Flash Hard drives
www.clipdrive.com
Microsoft's USB Hub\Keyboard combo and Mouse
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/default.mspx
Olympus D-510 Zoom
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_digital_dseries.asp
The above list is not all inclusive as to the number of USB peripherals devices that SolarExpress PDA supports. It is merely to show that SolarExpress PDA supports the Windows Mobile 2003 USB class drivers.
USB DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS
USB Digital Still Cameras come in several types of protocols.
The two commonly used types are:
Mass Storage compliant – These are the Digital Still Camera protocols that are supported by SolarExpress PDA. (Olympus D- 500 Zoom series)
Still Image Class – This class uses Picture Transport Protocol (PTP) on top of Mass Storage to exchange data. PTP is similar to mass storage, but there are differences. SolarExpress does not support these types of Digital Still Cameras.
(Cannon Power Shot S400)
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I'm painfully aware of the potential for incompatibility, so I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I bite the bullet and spend money! I hope if I can get a definitive list of the wm2003 drivers I can ask precise compatibility questions to the peripherals manufacturers (msds, keyboards et al.)
If anyone can direct me to a more definitive list of usb drivers under wm2003/ 2003se, I'd be grateful.
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TT

Another video game controller thread

(Google searches are spewing out all kinds of garbage when I try to find info on this so I figure this might be a better place to start)
Has anyone had luck using a USB controller via a USB host cable?
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I'm interested enough that I'll be a guinea pig and give this a shot over the weekend but I thought I would see if anyone else has tried this first.

I successfully used the siaxis app along with a ps3 controller plugged in through USB.
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jordo_99 said:
(Google searches are spewing out all kinds of garbage when I try to find info on this so I figure this might be a better place to start)
Has anyone had luck using a USB controller via a USB host cable?
I'm interested enough that I'll be a guinea pig and give this a shot over the weekend but I thought I would see if anyone else has tried this first.
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I haven't had any luck with sixaxis or usb flash drive. Won't recognize either. Keep forgetting to try my logitech also. I need to get it working so I can test a powered hub also to see if charging will work.
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I have an icontrolpad and it's awesome.
www.icontrolpad.com
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@rbiter said:
I haven't had any luck with sixaxis or usb flash drive. Won't recognize either. Keep forgetting to try my logitech also. I need to get it working so I can test a powered hub also to see if charging will work.
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I'm guessing you're not rooted yet?
I already heard that USB storage doesn't recognize but that apps can pull it off if the device is rooted.

I have used my Sixaxis with GTA. I have also plugged my other phone in and was able to get adb shell to the other device (which also subsequently was charging as well). USB thumb drives work as well when used with StickMount (found in the market created by one of our own). USB hubs work, powers itself and worked with a USB keyboard, mouse, and the thumb drive.
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jordo_99 said:
I'm guessing you're not rooted yet?
I already heard that USB storage doesn't recognize but that apps can pull it off if the device is rooted.
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I am rooted and verified permissions in superuser.
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Um OK. It's not showing up in superuser. How do I force it?
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Can someone please give the steps on how to use a sixaxis controller for a game like GTAIII?

Kupfel said:
I have an icontrolpad and it's awesome.
www.icontrolpad.com
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lol they want that much money for it...

Do you have the StickMount app?
As far as I understand that is one of them that is able to provide access to use storage.

You can also use the Wii controller, that works fine, is BT so it's wireless - you just need to install an app to get it working:
https://market.android.com/search?q=wii+controller

|mpulse said:
You can also use the Wii controller, that works fine, is BT so it's wireless - you just need to install an app to get it working:
https://market.android.com/search?q=wii+controller
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Edit: Sorry the wii controller works on both n64oid and gameboid, and im assuming every other emulator, you just have to go into Other settings and check the input method option.
Btw what emulators does the Sixaxis ps3 controller work with? The idea of bluetooth + dual analog sticks + awesome build design and a recognizable controller is worth $50 . Does it work with n64oid/gameboid and other emulators? How about just android games, shadowgun maybe?
Edit 2: Played Super smash bros with the wii controller, worked great. Played it with Zelda OoT .. was a f***ing nightmare; virtual controllers are better. (I attached the nunchuck for this game) The deadzone of the analog stick is ridiculous, and you can't use the B button on the controller at all because N64oid (and the other emus) register it as the "Back" button so you cant use your sword at all and all it does is bring up the stupid emulator menu every single time ... I tried remapping the button in the Wii IME app to no avail ... what a pain -.- I hope the PS3 sixaxis works better; it definitely looks better than the nunchuck/controller with the wire and everything ...

USB game controller support was introduced in 3.2 and should be carried over into ICS.
Best solution IMO is the Six axis app and wireless bluetooth. The new six axis app supports virtual screen presses to make it compatible with virtually all android games.
Galaxy Nexus - 4.0.3 CM9
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver

[Q] Galaxy nexus as USB mass storage

I'm using the galaxy nexus with AOKP and Franco.kernel. Is there a way to mount it as USB mass storage instead of MTP? I heard about a special kernel which has that option.
I also heard it's possible to connect other USB Sticks to the galaxy nexus like this. What kind of cable would I need to do that?

1) You'd need to partition the device into separate media storage to use UMS. Just use MTP, it's not as bad as you think (and better in ways you wouldn't think of).
2) USB OTG (On The Go).

How's it better?
The only reason I don't like it is because I can't use TeraCopy (copies files faster on Win7 or any Windows OS actually, great improvement over the stock) and I'm forced to use the Win Folder Explorer one. Its not too much of an issue, but copies over files significantly slower.
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On OSX MTP doesn't work at all so having it as a mass storage device would be a lot better. Is there some kind of guide which shows how to do that?

Alimdoener said:
On OSX MTP doesn't work at all so having it as a mass storage device would be a lot better. Is there some kind of guide which shows how to do that?
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Guide:
1) Stop using Macs.
2) Buy Win7 machine.
3) Plug in phone.
4) ???????
5) Profit.
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I see what you did there
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I use both Windows and OSX machines.

no you cant
p.s. linux has native mpt support

Alimdoener said:
On OSX MTP doesn't work at all so having it as a mass storage device would be a lot better. Is there some kind of guide which shows how to do that?
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Use Android File Transfer...
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/

theking_13 said:
How's it better?
The only reason I don't like it is because I can't use TeraCopy (copies files faster on Win7 or any Windows OS actually, great improvement over the stock) and I'm forced to use the Win Folder Explorer one. Its not too much of an issue, but copies over files significantly slower.
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Off the top of my head:
Less chances of data loss and corruption for those who do not unmount before removing the cable.
More consistent read/write times.
Ext4 vs. Fat32.
There are cons as well.

blowtorch said:
no you cant
p.s. linux has native mpt support
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Some Linux apps may have native mtp support, but Linux as a whole does not.
Different distributions may include mtp support, but as a whole, GNU/Linux does not support mtp natively.

adrynalyne said:
Some Linux apps may have native mtp support, but Linux as a whole does not.
Different distributions may include mtp support, but as a whole, GNU/Linux does not support mtp natively.
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Debian Testing branch integrated MPT into Nautilus sometime in March

Alimdoener said:
On OSX MTP doesn't work at all so having it as a mass storage device would be a lot better. Is there some kind of guide which shows how to do that?
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Well looks like there's a way to mount as MTP in OSX in the OS itself so supposedly it will act like USB mass storage did.
This is great news because I always used rsync on Mac to backup my phone and restore it keeping all the dates correct, etc.
I haven't tried but it seems you have to download and compile all the dependencies so it's not very straightforward but all the info is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1643757

Go to Settings--->Storage--->Menu--->USB Computer Connection. USB Mass Storage might not be clickable so plug your phone into your computer and then click it. That should work.
As for the cable that allows other USB Devices to the phone, it's called a USB Host Cable. Micro USB Connector on one side and a USB 2.0 port. I have one. It cost like $3.
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no option for usb
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I would pay good money for the ability to be able to transfer data via usb cable. I drag and drop and the phone goes "non responsive" titanium backup fails to back up vis dropbox, drive, and box.

jgarozzo said:
no option for usb
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I would pay good money for the ability to be able to transfer data via usb cable. I drag and drop and the phone goes "non responsive" titanium backup fails to back up vis dropbox, drive, and box.
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Use a different cable.

In my case, my win7 computer would crash every time I tried transferring files. It turned out it was the cord. I had been using an older microusb cord and for whatever reason it didn't like it.
Used a different/newer microusb cord and voila, it worked!

Alimdoener said:
I'm using the galaxy nexus with AOKP and Franco.kernel. Is there a way to mount it as USB mass storage instead of MTP? I heard about a special kernel which has that option.
I also heard it's possible to connect other USB Sticks to the galaxy nexus like this. What kind of cable would I need to do that?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27495288#post27495288

Use Droid NAS
If you are using OS X, you can mount your Android devices as NAS over the network by using Droid NAS from Play Store.
In that case, you do not need to plug your device into your Mac via USB, just open Droid NAS and it will appear in Finder.
The weak point is that the transfer speed is depended on your network connection if your WiFi network is fast enough it is fine.
However, you can also connect it through network via network over USB Debug Mode
but in this case using Android File Transfer from Android's website is better.

The truth is this kind of phones should have an improved MTP feature, emulating more or less old mass storage mode.

I think I'm running into the same problem as the OP but with my new truck (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2152702). My truck doesn't recognize that my phone is connected and won't allow my to play music from my phone through my stereo. Does anyone have a suggestion on what exactly I can do, special cable, MOD, kernel?

[APP] [S4 Only] [UPDATE: 9-14-13] UMS(Universal Mass Storage) Mode widget toggle

Hey guys, wrote a simple widget to toggle between UMS and MTP USB modes. Simply install apk, add widget, grant root, then profit.
ADB and all other functions still work, however, internal SD is not accessible. Will work on trying to have either MTP, UMS, or both (external SD as UMS, internal as MTP) options.
UPDATE: 9-14-13
- Now you can have the External mounted as UMS as well as MTP, and also have the internal mounted as MTP. Just keep tapping the widget till it says "MTP/UMS"
- Remembers what you had set after reboot, and applies it.
Don't forget that thanks button

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Okay so i got both MTP mode and UMS mode working at the same time. Question for you guys, would you want the EXTERNAL sd card to be accessible via MTP while in this mode or no? Meaning, you will have your standard removable disk drive and the SGH-M919 > SD Card path accessibile, or would you want the SGH-M919 > SD Card path non accessible?

Both accessible for me!

UPDATE: 9-14-13
- Now you can have the External mounted as UMS as well as MTP, and also have the internal mounted as MTP. Just keep tapping the widget till it says "MTP/UMS"
- Remembers what you had set after reboot, and applies it.

Yea this is awesome! Haven't found too many apps/widgets that I like, but this thing has saved me in my car with bluetooth only alpine cde-133bt. Jacked my bluetooth settings trying update and usb mode is/was ios only compatible. Granted there is aux, but the audio quality between usb and bluetooth is noticeably better.
If only the was a way to clone the way ios is hosted by device. It can access playlists etc etc. Android can only access files and folders. But I can confirm that it works with a 64 GB card on both car stereo and ps3.
Thanks so much this works like a charm!!
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Hello,
Would it be possible to make one with the widget 1x1? 2x2 is huge on the home space!

Blue_Churo said:
Hello,
Would it be possible to make one with the widget 1x1? 2x2 is huge on the home space!
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It's resizeable. So long as your launcher supports it. If not I can.
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elesbb said:
It's resizeable. So long as your launcher supports it. If not I can.
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This is awesome. and for my device thanks a lot, Genius.

elesbb said:
Hey guys, wrote a simple widget to toggle between UMS and MTP USB modes. Simply install apk, add widget, grant root, then profit.
ADB and all other functions still work, however, internal SD is not accessible. Will work on trying to have either MTP, UMS, or both (external SD as UMS, internal as MTP) options.
UPDATE: 9-14-13
- Now you can have the External mounted as UMS as well as MTP, and also have the internal mounted as MTP. Just keep tapping the widget till it says "MTP/UMS"
- Remembers what you had set after reboot, and applies it.
Don't forget that thanks button
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okay i am on the international galaxy s4 running cyanogen mod and used to have the USB Mass Storage Enabler but your widget is amazing. I can listen to music on my SD Card and still be able to mount it on the computer not sure how you accomplished it.
What is not working is the combined UMS/MTP. Only the MTP portion of that works. The drive does not become visible.
anyway, good work! Just felt like leaving some feedback and thank you for your work

This is great. I need something like this for a looong time. Now I can finally use my phone as a flash drive for my xbox/ps3 again. it cant read the default usb settings and mttp

I guess I'm confused as to what he means in the op. With this widget set to ums/mtp, my internal AND external cards will show up on my pc? I don't see why anyone wouldn't want the option to access both, I guess...
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lucas said:
I guess I'm confused as to what he means in the op. With this widget set to ums/mtp, my internal AND external cards will show up on my pc? I don't see why anyone wouldn't want the option to access both, I guess...
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With ums/mtp mode, external is seen on your computer as a removable disk. While the internal sd card is seen as a media device.
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Are the files/folders still accessible though, even though it's a media device?
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lucas said:
Are the files/folders still accessible though, even though it's a media device?
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Yes.
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works nice, thank you

Works good thanks
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Thanks!
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Works great, nice tool. Thanx so much.

this is great. if the widget can be reduced to 1x1 it would be nice, and also the UMS/MTP mode is not correctly working for me... in this setting it works as MTP for both external card and internal storage. Any idea why is this happening?

[Q] Is 16gb enough?

I want to buy the Note. Been waiting for the kitkat update. Will 16gb be enough for on-device stuff like games and apps? Will games like modern combat save additional stuff to microsd. I plan on using a 64gb microsd.

No. Go with the 32. If you're tight on money order a used one from Amazon warehouse they can go as low as $356 for the 32gb.

I wish i went with 32gb. Will probably sell my 16gb and get a 32gb one
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I'd say 32 GB as well. I have 32+64gb card fully using it. Would have gone with 128gb but they are too expensive atm.

A million times, thanks

You need more memory more than ever now that we're on KitKat. Apps can create and access their own files and folders on the external SD card but all other apps can't touch them because of new permissions Google introduced in 4.4. Samsung's apps (EG: Gallery, File Manager) have universal permissions which helps a little. The only way to get full external SD access is a to root.

Now, what price should I be looking for if I want to by used/refurbished.

elzeus said:
No. Go with the 32. If you're tight on money order a used one from Amazon warehouse they can go as low as $356 for the 32gb.
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I bought one 2 weeks ago on amazon warehouse and they sent me a first generation note 10.1. They would not send another stating they didn't have any in stock.

Kit Kat and SD Card
I upgraded my Galaxy 10.1 (2014 edition) which has 32 gigs. I found I had several apps installed on a micro sd card that worked with version 4.3 and still work with 4.4.2. Also I downloaded a couple of apps since then and I found I could move them to the micro sd card ant app seems to run as normal. Maybe before Samsung made 4.4.2 available they changed something to work from the card. If you have any apps in the main memory that you have downloaded see if they can be moved to sd card. Some can and some can't. Depends on the developer.

grandcentral said:
I upgraded my Galaxy 10.1 (2014 edition) which has 32 gigs. I found I had several apps installed on a micro sd card that worked with version 4.3 and still work with 4.4.2. Also I downloaded a couple of apps since then and I found I could move them to the micro sd card ant app seems to run as normal. Maybe before Samsung made 4.4.2 available they changed something to work from the card. If you have any apps in the main memory that you have downloaded see if they can be moved to sd card. Some can and some can't. Depends on the developer.
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Try moving a file or creating a folder on the external SD card with a non-Samsung file manager. You can't. Even if you could, only the app that created the folder or file would have access to it. I used to sync files on my N3's external SD card with my home server using FolderSync and it worked flawlessly on 4.3. Once I updated to 4.4 FolderSync spits out error messages every time it tries to write a file to external storage. This has been an issue since KK first landed on a device with external storage (which was the Google Play Edition SGS4 in November). It is what it is and, without rooting to change access permissions, can't be changed and affects every device equally. Thankfully for those of us that can't or won't root, Samsung at least provided some of their key apps with universal read/write permissions.
Here's what the "My Documents" folder created by Hancom on my external SD actually translates to on my N3.
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And external storage appears just like normal within any app that's created files or folders there.

I think 32gb is much better.
I am using 16gb now. In my SD some data(lecturenotes, docs, ebooks) and 2 custom rom files. Even i have neither podcasts nor movies, but my SD have only 2gb space now. I think 32gb or higher capacity sd will be much better.

Never enough. I can't wait for 64 and 128 to become the standard.
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32gb it is then. Thanks to everyone for posting:good:

tarusdg said:
32gb it is then. Thanks to everyone for posting:good:
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32gb is the only way to go didn't even look at 16 GB she. I bought mine a couple of weeks ago
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And you'll notice all my media is on external SD...

@BarryH_GEG could I tranfer lets say a film from Internal Storage to SDCard on KitKat??
Thanks in advance.
Edit: Found answer in another thread
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Geordie Affy said:
@BarryH_GEG could I tranfer lets say a film from Internal Storage to SDCard on KitKat??
Thanks in advance.
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The work-around to getting pretty much anything to external SD is Samsung's My Files. The challenge is moving huge files, that or moving a lot of files simultaneously that are collectively huge. There might not be enough free space on your internal storage to get the files on to your device. Here's a couple of ways of getting files directly to external storage. Like everyone else I'm not thrilled with the new external SD card restrictions but there are ways to accomplish pretty much anything. The only thing I haven't found a work around for is syncing. I ended up moving a bunch of apps and files to external storage so I could move my sync folders to internal storage.
You can setup a two-window instance of My Files and drag-and-drop content directly from Dropbox to External SD.
You can also use Samsung Link to transfer files from another Samsung device, a PC, or a cloud service (Dropbox, OneDrive, Box) directly to external storage. IMHO, Samsung Link is one of the most overlooked features Samsung provides. It's fantastic for managing and viewing files across devices. For example, I can take a picture with my Gear which transfers it to my N3. I can view, edit, and share the pic from my N10.1-14 or PC seconds later. Anyway, here's a screen shot of it.