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For example, in 2014, Google removed normal MicroSD write access on Android 4.4, limiting each application to their own dedicated folder, arguing that this makes it easy to remove all files left by the app during uninstallation, given that no app can leave files outside their own dedicated folder. | For example, in 2014, Google removed normal MicroSD write access on Android 4.4, limiting each application to their own dedicated folder, arguing that this makes it easy to remove all files left by the app during uninstallation, given that no app can leave files outside their own dedicated folder. | ||
No menu option to change this behaviour was given to the user, therefore users who wanted to restore normal write access were forced to resort to | No menu option to change this behaviour was given to the user, therefore users who wanted to restore normal write access were forced to resort to unofficial methods involving bootloader unlocking and rooting. | ||
It should be noted that Google's own Android smartphones and tablet computers (Nexus and Pixel devices) never featured a memory card slot. Similar restrictions were later added to USB on-the-go storage.<ref name=android-traditional-storage>{{cite web |url=https://source.android.com/docs/core/storage/traditional |title=Traditional storage | Android Open Source Project }}</ref> | It should be noted that Google's own Android smartphones and tablet computers (Nexus and Pixel devices) never featured a memory card slot. Similar restrictions were later added to USB on-the-go storage.<ref name=android-traditional-storage>{{cite web |url=https://source.android.com/docs/core/storage/traditional |title=Traditional storage | Android Open Source Project }}</ref> | ||