storing full access to the external SD card on android kitkat
-Method 1: Editing the permissions file manually:
Make sure your phone is rooted. After that perform the following steps:1.Using a root-enabled file manager (likeES file explorer), navigate to /system/etc/permissions2.Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.3.Add an additional group definition for this permission: <group gid=”media_rw” />4.Save the changes tothe file.5.Restart the phone.All credits for this method go tothis threadon XDA developers forum.
Method 2: Using NextAppSDFix
SDFix is a small app that makes life easier by automating the permission file editing and thereby restoring full write access to the SD card. Please do note that this app does need root permissions.You can download the app from either thePlay Storeor theXDA forum thread. After that, launch the app and follow the onscreen instructions to solve your problem.
Method 3: Using Xposed framework
with HandleExternalStorage moduleIf for some reason, the above two methods fail to solve your problem, then don’t just give up yet. Try this too.If you do not have Xposed framework yet,download it from hereand install the apk. After that, install the framework from inside the app and reboot. Please note that youneed root permissions to install Xposed.Once you have Xposed, download and install the HandleExternalStorage module from either thePlay Store, XDA forum thread or from the ‘Download’ section within the Xposed installer app.This module has no user interface. Just enable it in the ‘Modules’ section in Xposed and reboot. You’re done!
Method 4: Using a custom ROM
If none of the above methods work, then we’re really sorry that you are out of luck with the stock firmware.We suggest you to try a custom ROM/firmware likeCyanogenMod 11,AOKP,SlimKatorCarbonROMwhich already has the permission problem patched.
