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Re: SD memory

From Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: SD memory
Date 2021-01-12 10:34 -0800
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On 1/3/2021 12:12 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 22:52:13 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>>> The camera app that came bundled on my smartphone has a setting to
>>> specify where to save new pics or vids, like to the SD card.
>>
>> Yes, that's usual.
> 
> Carlos is correct, as it's normal for "most" Camera apps to allow the user
> to set where he puts his DCIM (either internal or external storage).
> 
> However, the funny thing about the Google Gcam APK port is...
> o There is no setting to store DCIM on the external HDD (AFAIK)
> 
> That sucks...
> o As the Google Gcam APK port is the best app out there (AFAIK)
> 
> But, luckily, all good gallery apps can find pictures anywhere
> o Hence a manual move of DCIM to the external sdcard works fine
> 
> But it's still a negative that the otherwise pretty good Google GCAM APK
> port is unable to put photos directly onto the external sdcard memory.
> o How to install Google Pixel Gcam APK port on almost any Android phone
> <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.photo.digital/c/LtY49dG01mc/>
> 
>> How do you tell google maps to use external storage? Last time I looked
>> (which might have been two years ago) I did not see it.
> 
> I had used Google Maps offline storage since the early beta days
> o But I gave up on Google Maps offline storage in the past few years
> 
> Mainly I didn't like that they instituted a login requirement
> o Which I don't know if they still enforce
> 
> Plus, originally, it would just complain after 29 days
> o But later, it wiped out the offline maps after those 29 days expired
> 
> I mean, how much do maps _change_ in a month?
> o Almost nothing, right?
> 
> So why did Google enforce an Android 29 day requirement (28 days on iOS)?
> o I don't know if they still enforce it though

It is now 1 year.

> 
> Because, and I just checked, they _require_ a sign in to download maps.
> o <https://i.postimg.cc/05H6kD2p/offline01.jpg> Google Offline Maps GUI
> o <https://i.postimg.cc/tg5TLVMn/offline02.jpg> Requires Google login
> 
>>> As I mentioned, there is the option to meld internal and external
>>> storage into one volume which will make internal storage look larger by
>>> adding in the external storage, but there are gotchas doing that.
>>
>> Yep. I don't like those gotchas :-(
> 
> Like Vanguard & Carlos, I don't see any inherent advantage to swapping
> storage or melding them, but it's a nice idea, if it actually worked well.
> 
> Someday, when I test it out, I might write a tutorial so others can too.
>

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SD memory Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2021-01-02 14:21 +0000
  Re: SD memory Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-01-02 14:52 +0000
  Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 09:09 -0600
    Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-02 18:44 +0000
  Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-02 18:44 +0000
  Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-02 11:10 -0800
  Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-02 20:32 +0100
    Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 15:32 -0600
      Re: SD memory AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2021-01-02 14:51 -0700
        Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 19:39 -0600
          Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:37 +0000
        Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:12 +0000
      Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-02 22:52 +0100
        Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 19:41 -0600
          Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-03 13:56 +0100
          Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:37 +0000
        Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:12 +0000
          Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-03 15:37 -0800
            Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-04 09:35 -0800
              Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-04 10:26 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-04 21:21 +0000
                Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 01:56 +0000
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-04 21:55 -0800
                Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-05 15:13 +0100
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-05 08:29 -0800
                Re: SD memory  Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 17:24 +0000
                Re: SD memory AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2021-01-05 09:49 -0700
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 17:28 +0000
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-05 20:45 -0800
                Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-06 14:13 +0100
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-06 07:54 -0800
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-06 09:33 -0800
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-06 10:04 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 14:21 +0000
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-05 20:51 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-06 14:04 +0000
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-05 08:24 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 17:21 +0000
          Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-04 22:14 +0100
            Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-04 15:56 -0800
              Re: SD memory  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 02:04 +0000
              Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-04 22:05 -0800
                Re: SD memory  Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 15:26 +0000
            Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 01:51 +0000
              Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 02:10 +0000
          Re: SD memory Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 10:34 -0800
  Re: SD memory Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2021-01-11 13:51 +0000
    Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 15:23 +0100
    Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-11 11:15 -0600

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