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Android KitKat sdcard write permission

In android KitKat there are some limitations for writing to SDcard.

So my question: Is it always permitted to write to Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES) even in KitKat?

Solution

  • Is it always permitted to write to Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES) even in KitKat?

    If your app has requested the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, then yes, as getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() points to external storage, which is not removable storage ("SDCard") on the vast majority of devices.