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Hello,

This question might be a bit similar to this one, but I (1) am not using mount-sdcard; (2) would like a more general answer regarding changes in SD card support in 3.2.0.12.

So... I have my android_storage folder offloaded to ext4-formatted SD card (done more or less by following this thread). I initially did that on my Aqua Fish (running SFOS 2) to gain some space for multimedia (images and videos received on WhatsApp, Spotify offline cache, OSM maps etc.). Then I switched to XA2 with SFOS 3 and was able to make it work almost seamlessly (with only a bit of fiddling with permissions).

Until the recent update, everything worked almost fine (there was some kind of conflict between Android and Sailfish apps regarding camera access, and sometimes I had to stop Alien Dalvik to be able to use the camera), but now it's a complete mess. Several Android apps won't start - most notably WhatsApp, which is crucial for me. I have tried reinstalling, installing different versions, and so on... it just doesn't start.

I have read the release notes for 3.2.0.12, and see that access to SD card was dropped for Android apps, but that's a bit too vague of a statement for me. I get that they might not be able to access SD-card-located media, but why are they not starting, if android_storage folder is (transparently for them) bind-mounted from SD? Surprisingly, a whole lot of other Android apps work just fine (or even better than before the update!), e.g. Spotify, which has its offline cache in the same android_storage.

I would be really grateful, if someone (possibly a Jolla developer?) could explain, what changes exactly were made to the system regarding SD card support, so maybe I could make this work again.

I'd like to point out, that I'm not a developer - just a user, and this is my only phone, so I'm always cautious and conservative when it comes to messing with the system. I probably wouldn't be posting this question, if the update didn't strip me of contact with several people I need to be in contact with - for which I need WhatsApp working.

Thank you in advance.

Hello,

This question might be a bit similar to this one, but I (1) am not using mount-sdcard; (2) would like a more general answer regarding changes in SD card support in 3.2.0.12.

So... I have my android_storage folder offloaded to ext4-formatted SD card (done more or less by following this thread). I initially did that on my Aqua Fish (running SFOS 2) to gain some space for multimedia (images and videos received on WhatsApp, Spotify offline cache, OSM maps etc.). Then I switched to XA2 with SFOS 3 and was able to make it work almost seamlessly (with only a bit of fiddling with permissions).

Until the recent update, everything worked almost fine (there was some kind of conflict between Android and Sailfish apps regarding camera access, and sometimes I had to stop Alien Dalvik to be able to use the camera), but now it's a complete mess. Several Android apps won't start - most notably WhatsApp, which is crucial for me. I have tried reinstalling, installing different versions, and so on... it just doesn't start.

I have read the release notes for 3.2.0.12, and see that access to SD card was dropped for Android apps, but that's a bit too vague of a statement for me. I get that they might not be able to access SD-card-located media, but why are they not starting, if android_storage folder is (transparently for them) bind-mounted from SD? Surprisingly, a whole lot of other Android apps work just fine (or even better than before the update!), e.g. Spotify, which has its offline cache in the same android_storage.

I would be really grateful, if someone (possibly a Jolla developer?) could explain, what changes exactly were made to the system regarding SD card support, so maybe I could make this work again.

I'd like to point out, that I'm not a developer - just a user, and this is my only phone, so I'm always cautious and conservative when it comes to messing with the system. I probably wouldn't be posting this question, if the update didn't strip me of contact with several people I need to be in contact with - for which I need WhatsApp working.

Thank you in advance.