06-11-2020, 10:06 AM
Thank you Boern, for your detailed answer, very helpful. I was looking for a long time to access files on an Android phone in an easy way with the Windows file explorer, so that data can be processed on a PC as if there where on a PC storage drive. This was possible until Android 4.4. With newer Android phones, I failed to find such a solution.
I m a writer, and I started with a simple Nokia phone, a Qtek mini PC, and a SD card as storage device, which I could use with a card reader on my PC, in my Nokia device and in my Qtek.
From Android 5.1 and above, it was not possible to write to the external SD card anymore. I had to downgrade a Samsung Galaxy S5 to Android 4.4. to write to the external SD card. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is great as a low-cost device with replacable batteries. But for writing, the sceen is small.
The Linux Pinephone will replace my old Qtek device as a writing machine, wth external SD card, replaceable batteries, and file access over network. Great device, also without the option to make phone calls. I can use the Pinephone with a sim card for surfing, and a Galaxy S5 for making phone calls.
I m a writer, and I started with a simple Nokia phone, a Qtek mini PC, and a SD card as storage device, which I could use with a card reader on my PC, in my Nokia device and in my Qtek.
From Android 5.1 and above, it was not possible to write to the external SD card anymore. I had to downgrade a Samsung Galaxy S5 to Android 4.4. to write to the external SD card. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is great as a low-cost device with replacable batteries. But for writing, the sceen is small.
The Linux Pinephone will replace my old Qtek device as a writing machine, wth external SD card, replaceable batteries, and file access over network. Great device, also without the option to make phone calls. I can use the Pinephone with a sim card for surfing, and a Galaxy S5 for making phone calls.