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On Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:49:42 -0200 |
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luis jure <ljc@××××××××××××.uy> wrote: |
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> on 2012-12-22 at 14:15 Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > It all becomes understandable when you figure out what MTP actually |
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> > is. |
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> yes, of course, thanks for the pointers. but i learned of the |
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> existence of this MTP thing only yesterday, and frankly, at first i |
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> couldn't see what was the advantage over plain ol' UMS for these kind |
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> of devices (not 100% convinced yet...). |
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Don't overthink it. Think like this: |
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With UMS: |
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User umounts sdcard. User writes lots of mp3's. User starts Google Maps |
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(or any app moved to scdard). User gets error. User whinges at Samsung |
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and Google. These bug tickets never stop coming. |
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With only MTP: |
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User plugs PC to phone. User does whatever user wants. User does not |
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whinge at Samsung and Google. |
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Now, imagine you are the guy at Samsung deciding what features the S2 |
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will support. Which option you gonna pick? |
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> BTW, i found an application that makes the external sd card (not the |
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> phone card) available as USB mass storage device: |
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> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009 |
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> i tried it, but it only runs on rooted phones, apparently. i've had |
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> mine only two days and i haven't rooted it yet. |
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> best, |
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> lj |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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