Mark, How does the user access the sd card and the internal device built-in external storage in a device like this Motorola TRIUMPH? It has sd card and internal ( built-in external storage).
Motorola TRIUMPH specifications - Internal Memory: 2GB - Expandable Memory: 32GB - RAM: 512MB http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-phones/motorola-triumph-phone.jsp On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com>wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Ken Plumley wrote: > > So the code below will work for both the sd card and the device built-in > > external storage? > > There is only one thing designated "external storage" per device. What > it is (SD card, on-board flash, 3.5" floppy disk, wafer tape/stringy > floppy/micro drive, lots and lots of tiny punch cards, whatever) is up > to the manufacturer. From the SDK's standpoint, "the sd card and the > device built-in external storage" are the same thing, for devices that > use the SD card as external storage. For devices that do not, from the > SDK's standpoint "the sd card" does not exist. > > :: insert obligatory thread from others ranting about how Google is > teh evil for not supporting N forms of external storage :: > > However, getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() does not take an > arbitrary string as a parameter. It should be one of the documented > DIRECTORY_ constants on Environment. > > If you are seeking a directory unique for your own app on external > storage, use getExternalFilesDir() (available on all subclasses of > Context, such as Activity) instead of > getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(). > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy > http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training in DC: http://marakana.com/training/android/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
