Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.mobile.android > #37057

Re: Android 6

From Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Android 6
Date 2016-12-30 15:34 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <VA.00000c21.0051986f@me.invalid> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <GF5$UjdX6GXYFwDO@end.of.the.universe> <221220161930042824%nospam@nospam.invalid> <N9L96fgduRXYFwwR@end.of.the.universe> <1qfns956w49cz.1e2eg8f0ti0g$.dlg@40tude.net> <449f715e-6c60-7051-98a5-bed4624d9a68@arnowelzel.de>

Show all headers | View raw

In article <449f715e-6c60-7051-98a5-bed4624d9a68@arnowelzel.de>, Arno 
Welzel wrote:
> Pictures taken by a camera app are not the same as *private* data
> of an app which is usually stored in SQlite databases (like the
> contacts database).

That's largely true ... but it is up to the programmer to decide what 
data an app uses should be "private" and what should be generally 
accessible. Even then, Android doesn't make the creation of generally 
accessible data areas easy -- the camera app is a special case.

There's nothing special about SQLite databases. They're just files.

The issue is whether the programmer has chosen to make the app write 
data to the SD card, and whether the app has the necessary permission to 
do so.

Android apps are not supposed to write to any area of external storage 
apart from their own app directory. Before Android 4.4 "KitKat" that 
rule was not enforced. In KitKat it was enforced for the first time, 
which caused a lot of annoyance as many developers had not understood 
the requirements correctly, or had assumed that the rule would never be 
enforced. In Lollipop a new permission was added whereby an app could 
request permission to write outside its own directory (essential for 
file managers, and the like).

In Marshmallow Google have changed the rules by making the user choose 
whether SD cards should be "internal" or "portable" storage. The old 
rules apply to "portable" storage, but (I think, I'm still learning 
about this) Android will no longer automatically move apps and their 
data to the card in that mode.

-- 
Cheers,
 Daniel.

Back to comp.mobile.android | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

Android 6 Bill <Billaboard@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 17:21 +0000
  Re: Android 6 The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 10:00 -0800
    Re: Android 6 Bill <Billaboard@gmail.com> - 2016-12-23 00:23 +0000
      Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-22 19:30 -0500
        Re: Android 6 Bill <Billaboard@gmail.com> - 2016-12-23 12:42 +0000
          Re: Android 6 tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-12-23 11:58 -0500
            Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-29 13:43 +0100
              Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-12-30 15:34 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-30 22:33 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-12-31 13:27 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-04 08:59 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-04 13:40 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-11 09:00 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-15 18:23 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-15 21:20 +0100
                Re: Android 6 AL <45364747@invalid.com> - 2017-01-04 10:06 -0700
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-11 09:00 +0100
                Re: Android 6 tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2017-01-05 01:34 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-07 14:14 +0000
                Re: Android 6 tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2017-01-07 13:09 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-08 18:18 +0000
                Re: Android 6 tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2017-01-08 15:42 -0500
                Re: Android 6 The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2017-01-08 17:11 -0800
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-08 20:19 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-09 23:55 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-11 18:07 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-01-08 21:34 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-09 23:55 +0000
          Re: Android 6 Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2016-12-24 10:49 +0100
  Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-22 23:55 +0100
    Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-22 19:15 -0500
      Re: Android 6 Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.ch> - 2016-12-23 05:46 +0100
        Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-23 00:15 -0500
      Re: Android 6 Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2016-12-23 17:11 +0000
        Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-23 12:43 -0500
          Re: Android 6 Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2016-12-23 21:22 +0000
            Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-24 14:29 -0500
              Re: Android 6 Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2016-12-25 11:10 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Piet <www.godfatherof.nl/@opt-in.invalid> - 2016-12-25 12:37 +0100
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-25 11:18 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2016-12-25 20:28 +0000
          Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-29 12:02 -0500
            Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-29 23:45 +0100
              Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-29 18:02 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-30 22:24 +0100
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-31 11:55 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-04 09:04 +0100
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-04 10:14 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-11 18:11 +0100
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-11 13:05 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-13 17:23 +0100
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-16 15:35 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-17 05:39 +0100
              Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-12-30 15:34 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-30 22:26 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-12-31 13:27 +0000
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-31 11:55 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-04 09:11 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-04 13:40 +0000
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-04 10:14 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-11 18:12 +0100
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-11 13:05 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-13 17:24 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-15 18:23 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-15 21:30 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-16 15:42 +0000
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-16 15:35 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-17 05:44 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2017-01-17 17:47 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Bill <Billaboard@gmail.com> - 2017-01-01 01:05 +0000
                Re: Android 6 tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2017-01-02 02:08 -0500
                Re: Android 6 David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2017-01-02 08:01 +0000
                Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-01-02 08:51 -0500
                Re: Android 6 Bill <Billaboard@gmail.com> - 2017-01-02 20:41 +0000
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-04 09:18 +0100
                Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2017-01-04 09:14 +0100
          Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-29 14:05 +0100
      Re: Android 6 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-29 12:02 -0500
        Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-29 23:46 +0100
          Re: Android 6 Dave Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2016-12-31 20:18 +0000
      Re: Android 6 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-12-29 13:47 +0100

csiph-web