Re: OTA update 2.4
2014/07/21 09:29:02
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I've noted a couple users above report that SD card use works, but I'm questioning that on stock OTA update 2.4. I had a 64 gb card formatted fat32 that worked great through Android 4.3. I got excited when this update said it fixed SD card issues. No matter what I did - and I tried reformatting the card a few times - I couldn't properly write or transfer apps to the SD card. After downloading big games, I'd try transferring them to the SD card, and while it appeared successful - clicking the game reported that it was not actually installed. I tried this with Asphalt 8 and Nova 3 specifically.
After several days of trying this, I gave up - and decided to root the tablet. It's gotten next to no use ever since the 4.4 update. I used the supertool from the XDA forums, and once again the memory card is working as I expected. I realize I've voided my warranty, but it's worth it to actually use the tablet as advertized.
With the latest official update, I really could only use the memory card to read media from. With the root and SD card fix from the supertool, everything seems to be working flawlessly after a couple days.