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KitKat External SD Card Patch

Filexpert · com.geeksoft.extcardpatch

4.4 out of 5 (7 ratings) 19.4K downloads v1.0 526.3 KB Android 2.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

  • The source store flagged this file with a security warning Details

At a glance

Latest version
v1.0 (1)
Updated
Oct 29, 2024 (1 year ago)
APK size
526.3 KB
Requires
Android 2.2+ (API 8)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Aug 18, 2019 (at least)
Permissions
6 (2 sensitive)
Website
xageek.com
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

KitKat External SD Card Patch is an app by Filexpert in the Tools category, listed since at least August 2019. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read phone status and identity and modify shared storage.

Ratings

4.4out of 57 ratings
  • 5 ★71%
  • 4 ★0%
  • 3 ★29%
  • 2 ★0%
  • 1 ★0%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “catappult”.

“Curse you, Google! Your KitKat update broke my SD card!” Poke around the Android section of the Internet and you’ll hear something similar. Users are in an uproar because they updated their phone to Android 4.4 KitKat, and now the SD card support has changed. Apps no longer work, folks have problems with cameras and music players, and while everyone else is saying “Oh, yeah. That’s how it works now,” nobody warned them in advance before they grabbed that update. (By Jerry Hildenbrand posted on Android Central March 12, 2014) If the above description suits your situation, this patch is born to save you! Google has modified the default permissions for the external SD Card on Android 4.4 KitKat, which directly caused many of your favorite third parity apps lose read/write access to external SD card and became useless. Problem you may have for third party apps after the KitKat Update: * File Manager app can no longer create, move or edit files or folders on external sdcard * Camera, Music or Video app can no longer save files to external sdcard or edit your media file saved on ecternal storage * Previous paid or free app/game data saved on sdcard can no longer work or be accessed * WiFi syncing to SD card is blocked * Move apps to sdcard is blocked * many other problems Here we are providing a FREE, SIMPLE, and Ads-free app which helps you magically restore all your previous access to external SD card. Once this patch in installed on your phone, the third party apps can run nornal as before. Notice: 1. This app requires Root Access and must grant Superuser Permission to use. (If your device is not rooted, please Google your device model root method and apply.) 2. We cannot recommend or give you direct methods to root your device, since root method varies from devices. 3. Please make sure you are having problem of reading external SD card on KitKat, or this app cannot help you with anything 4. Please make sure you have an external SD card (removable storage) on your device, for example, Samsung S 4. If you are using Nexus, then you do not need to install this app. 5. As is generally the case with all root modifications, you need to take all risk by yourself. 6. File Expert, the powerful file manager, is about to release a new version which will fix external SD card access problem very soon. Please stay tuned to File Expert update. If you do not understand or vague about what happened to your Android after update to KitKat, please look through the following info carefully. KitKat and SD cards — what's fixed, what's broken and what's misunderstood: (http://www.androidcentral.com/kitkat-sdcard-changes) External Blues: Google Has Brought Big Changes To SD Cards In KitKat, And Even Samsung Is Implementing Them (http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/17/external-blues-google-has-brought-big-changes-to-sd-cards-in-kitkat-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/) Note 3: KitKat update disabling use of external micro SD Card (http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3/364683-note-3-kitkat-update-disabling-use-external-micro-sd-card.html) If you have any questions about this problem, please feel free to contact us. Email:[email protected] for all your support. Keyword: external sdcard, KitKat, Android 4.4, secondary external SD Cards, external storage, KitKat update, expandable storage, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, write to sdcard, access to sd, micro SD, third party app, third party apps, Android 4.4.2 KitKat update, SD fix, KitKat External SD Card Patch, Kitkat issue

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Warning

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Apr 9, 2014.
  • Certificate issued to “Geek Soft Inc” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature check failed Mar 10, 2025
  • Validated against Google Play Apr 9, 2014
  • Antivirus scan passed Nov 18, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Geek Soft Inc, OU=Geek Soft Inc, O=Geek Soft Inc, L=Xi An, ST=ShaanXi, C=86
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)E7:ED:45:E5:8C:26:EC:64:57:BF:DF:3C:97:8F:21:88:E3:27:05:1C
  • File MD5d3205e41dfacf86290182ba09c247c63
  • Uploaded by “catappult” Platinum tier · 1,377 followers · uploading since 2018

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Permissions (6)

KitKat External SD Card Patch requests 6 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

KitKat External SD Card Patch APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the KitKat External SD Card Patch APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store flagged this file with a security warning. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is d3205e41dfacf86290182ba09c247c63.

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