SD card write enable - Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My NP is fully stock not rooted. I have a 64gb SD Card installed. I am able to copy files to it and some programs will use it to store data. The problem is when I try to change my email attachment download directory to the external SD card I get "This folder doesn't allow the creation of new files."
Is there any way to fix this?
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What do you use? Gmail, the stock email app or any other? Try with another app, or copy the files to the internal storage and then attach them but sorry I've never had this problem...
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prohackerbro said:
What do you use? Gmail, the stock email app or any other? Try with another app, or copy the files to the internal storage and then attach them but sorry I've never had this problem...
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I use Aqua Mail. I suspect it is an app issue. I sent a message to the developer, maybe they can help.
Thank!
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REHolt218 said:
My NP is fully stock not rooted. I have a 64gb SD Card installed. I am able to copy files to it and some programs will use it to store data. The problem is when I try to change my email attachment download directory to the external SD card I get "This folder doesn't allow the creation of new files."
Is there any way to fix this?
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Use the free SD fox app on the play store which you must be rooted to use. This is a known problem. Think I've read the update foxes it though.

minionhunter said:
Use the free SD fox app on the play store which you must be rooted to use. This is a known problem. Think I've read the update foxes it though.
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I'm running the latest stock update, so it did not fix it.
Not sure I want to root my device right now since since I use it for work with an enterprise system.
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REHolt218 said:
I'm running the latest stock update, so it did not fix it.
Not sure I want to root my device right now since since I use it for work with an enterprise system.
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No root == no go. It's a known KitKat issue, that can only be fixed if you're rooted.
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wmarcin said:
No root == no go. It's a known KitKat issue, that can only be fixed if you're rooted.
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That's strange: some apps work fine.
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REHolt218 said:
That's strange: some apps work fine.
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BTW, I didn't do the latest update (I'm rooted, and it didn't seem worthwhile to have to re-root). Maybe the update fixed this problem, but not completely? Just speculating.
SDfix from Play Store fixed it for me (root required).
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REHolt218 said:
That's strange: some apps work fine.
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Apps can only write to their private directories on the SD card. Or you used a system app.
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Simple method to install .APK that PlayStore Won't Let you install.

To install an app the PlayStore wont let you install do the following (You will need at least one device compaible with the phone)
Install ESFile explorer on the Device with the working App.
Tap On App Manager then Select and HOLD the Application you want.
From the List Select Back-Up
Then Back out back to the first page, and find the Backup folder, and go into it, then into the Apps folder.
Your see the APK backed up.
Then Press and HOLD, and select SHARE.
Share the file to your DropBox
You can then grab the file on your PC and install anyway you see fit.
If you have Unknown sources ticked, you can also then open Dropbox on the Nexus 7, navigate to the folder you shared it to, and install it from there. (Simples)
You could also share the file Via Bluetooth, I have not tested to see if it will let you install the file, but I cant see why not) (Thanks for the idea Gogeta)
I installed and am now using BT Smart talk this way.
Hope this helped someone.
If you find a simpler way please post it.
If I managed to help, please say Thanks.
How about download the apk and install it..
One sentence, simple as hell.
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junnickbefore14 said:
How about download the apk and install it..
One sentence, simple as hell.
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As Per Title, This is for files that PlayStore WON'T let you install. So no way to install it. The .APK may not be available elsewhere, like BT Smart Talk.
Why pull dropbox in this while we have BLUETOOTH
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Gogeta said:
Why pull dropbox in this while we have BLUETOOTH
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Good thinking.
I'll give it a try.
Thanks.
If you go to /system/data/apps all installed apps go in there, as far as i know. Is this what your trying to get? That way you can skip the backup and save any space that it takes up.
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Or, you could use Quixer to send it straight over to the other device, no matter the distance. I like the Bluetooth idea as well though, that would be the easiest for single, close range sharing.
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tamathdb said:
If you go to /system/data/apps all installed apps go in there, as far as i know. Is this what your trying to get? That way you can skip the backup and save any space that it takes up.
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Cant seem to find the folders, but I am doing four things at once. Will take a look later. Thanks for the idea, all helps widen the thread,
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mikeypr said:
Cant seem to find the folders, but I am doing four things at once. Will take a look later. Thanks for the idea, all helps widen the thread,
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You should be rooted in order to access internal memory from your phone. Or use adb to pull the apk.
There's also lucky patcher but shouldn't share it in xda.
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A Thanks will be appreciated!
Prl91 said:
Or, you could use Quixer to send it straight over to the other device, no matter the distance. I like the Bluetooth idea as well though, that would be the easiest for single, close range sharing.
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Found Quixar, but sadly its not compatible with the Nexus 7.
Could use the old method to get it working.
mikeypr said:
Where do I find Quixer? Nothing in PlayStore, or even a Google search.
Thanks for the ideas.
Any way to install non compatible apps help.
Mike
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Quixer's my app. It's here on XDA and Google Play. I'll post a link to the XDA thread here for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2126368
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Millenium3 said:
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You should be rooted in order to access internal memory from your phone. Or use adb to pull the apk.
There's also lucky patcher but shouldn't share it in xda.
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Yes Fully rooted. and I can find the system apps, just not the folder with the installed .APKs
mikeypr said:
Yes Fully rooted. and I can find the system apps, just not the folder with the installed .APKs
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The downloaded apps are under "/data/app".
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mikeypr said:
Yes Fully rooted. and I can find the system apps, just not the folder with the installed .APKs
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Hmmm how about adb pull then adb push?
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Prl91 said:
The downloaded apps are under "/data/app".
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When I start in astro it just shows me /sdcard/ As its a Nexus it cant be an external SD card, I'm still lost. Will spend more time on it later.
Thanks
mikeypr said:
When I start in astro it just shows me /sdcard/ As its a Nexus it cant be an external SD card, I'm still lost. Will spend more time on it later.
Thanks
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Download and install "Root Explorer" from the market. It defaults to the root directory. Just open up the app, find /data in the root directory, click on it, and then click /app. All your user downloaded and installed apps are there.
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Prl91 said:
Download and install "Root Explorer" from the market. It defaults to the root directory. Just open up the app, find /data in the root directory, click on it, and then click /app. All your user downloaded and installed apps are there.
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Brilliant if your phone is Rooted. BIG thank you. Made my life much simpler.
mikeypr said:
Brilliant if your phone is Rooted. BIG thank you. Made my life much simpler.
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No prob!
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Prl91 said:
The downloaded apps are under "/data/app".
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Right, my bad. I mixed that and system apps.
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Many thanks for this tip.
Many thanks for this tip which allowed me to use my daughter's Samsung phone to get BT Talk Smart onto my Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 4.2. I can now use it with wi-fi as a phone.
Thanks again.
mikeypr said:
To install an app the PlayStore wont let you install do the following (You will need at least one device compaible with the phone)
Install ESFile explorer on the Device with the working App.
Tap On App Manager then Select and HOLD the Application you want.
From the List Select Back-Up
Then Back out back to the first page, and find the Backup folder, and go into it, then into the Apps folder.
Your see the APK backed up.
Then Press and HOLD, and select SHARE.
Share the file to your DropBox
You can then grab the file on your PC and install anyway you see fit.
If you have Unknown sources ticked, you can also then open Dropbox on the Nexus 7, navigate to the folder you shared it to, and install it from there. (Simples)
You could also share the file Via Bluetooth, I have not tested to see if it will let you install the file, but I cant see why not) (Thanks for the idea Gogeta)
I installed and am now using BT Smart talk this way.
Hope this helped someone.
If you find a simpler way please post it.
If I managed to help, please say Thanks.
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Empty folder eraser!??

Hi guys, I'm looking for a app that will let me delete empty folders left behind from apps I have installed. It's a pain doing it manually. Would like to keep my internal & sd card tidy. ?
Thanks in advance ?
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http://bit.ly/16JobYd
I had already tried doing a google search, but found nothing so thought I'd ask here
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SD Maid
gibbo82 said:
I had already tried doing a google search, but found nothing so thought I'd ask here
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Well the first hit in that link takes you straight to an empty folder delete app on google play.
Does sd maid need root access? As I don't have root
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gibbo82 said:
Does sd maid need root access? As I don't have root
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It doesn't need root, but it enjoys it .
Without root SD Maid will obviously only be able to access non root files including non root empty directories.
gibbo82 said:
Hi guys, I'm looking for a app that will let me delete empty folders left behind from apps I have installed. It's a pain doing it manually. Would like to keep my internal & sd card tidy. ?
Thanks in advance ?
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I would recommend Clean Master
HTML:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard

Can't write to extsd??? **FIXED**

OK so as you have noticed kit kat does NOT allow third party apps to write to the SD card, this is stupid, but lucky for us we have a fix IF you are rooted
we have 2 solutions
1) using root explorer or something similar go to
/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml
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and enter the permission that i have circled in red below (see attached) then it will work. Enter it so it looks EXACTALLY like it does below
2) the other option that MAY work is to go to the play store and download SDFix, that does the same thing (however myself and a few others are reporting that it isnt working as it is written)
big thanks to Mr Sam Epic for showing the fix, which came from Unknown Force in a SGS4 forum
****edit 4/19
had a few reports of SDFix not working, it didnt for me, i thought it was just a random error, what i did to fix it was to go into platform.xml and manually edit the permission so it looks exactally like the image below, i put in the extra return after the permission, there is not a logical reason why this fixed it, but it did
evilbeef54 said:
so i popped the micro SD out of my GS4 and put it in the GS5 but now TiBu is saying that it cant write to the external SD card.... any thoughts.... this phone is starting to piss me off, lol
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Try folder mount in play store. I'm on s4 and that came up when they went to kitkat...not sure if it's the same thing..but can't hurt to try
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Dropsync is having the same issue when trying to add folders. There is a warning that states kit kat is the cause of it.
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I popped mine in from s3 and everything is working nicely with tibu
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evilbeef54 said:
so i popped the micro SD out of my GS4 and put it in the GS5 but now TiBu is saying that it cant write to the external SD card.... any thoughts.... this phone is starting to piss me off, lol
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There is an App called "SDFix: Kitkat write to SD" in play store. Fixes Kitkat write to SD issue from new OS for external SD.
RevelationOmega said:
There is an App called "SDFix: Kitkat write to SD" in play store. Fixes Kitkat write to SD issue from new OS for external SD.
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You think this will work for Dropsync as well?
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jhuff83 said:
You think this will work for Dropsync as well?
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Yes, it works by overriding the Kitkat not being able to write to SD. should overcome that limitation in all aspects.
Yep. It's a kit kat issue. They killed third party apps being able to access the SD card
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Benconquerer said:
I popped mine in from s3 and everything is working nicely with tibu
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How?!
Joe0113 said:
How?!
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Did you enable usb debugging?
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Benconquerer said:
Did you enable usb debugging?
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I have it enabled and I still have that issue
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eyecon82 said:
I have it enabled and I still have that issue
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I use to flash this when I flashed ROMs that didn't read it. Maybe you can try it?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/t7edmoteic8silj/exfat.zip
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Is your phone rooted...the S5?
Sent using my SGS5 w/Ttalk 2
Here's a screenshot of what needs to be done to fix this issue, if the phone is rooted and you're using an app like root explorer. You need to put in the exact rule that's circled, save, exit and reboot. Credit goes to unknown force in a SGS4 forum.
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The sd fix app worked thanks
MrSamEpic said:
Here's a screenshot of what needs to be done to fix this issue, if the phone is rooted and you're using an app like root explorer. You need to put in the exact rule that's circled, save, exit and reboot. Credit goes to unknown force in a SGS4 forum.
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evilbeef54 said:
The sd fix app worked thanks
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Does that app essentially do the same thing as manually editing it?
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eyecon82 said:
Does that app essentially do the same thing as manually editing it?
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Yes
Can anyone confirm that using the SD Card fix app, then deleting the app, if the fix still works??
Joe0113 said:
Can anyone confirm that using the SD Card fix app, then deleting the app, if the fix still works??
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id like to know too
as well, as do we have to reformat the card before or after the edit? thanks
eyecon82 said:
id like to know too
as well, as do we have to reformat the card before or after the edit? thanks
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I know for a fact you do not have to do that.

Install apk

Hi, quick question here, I'm trying to sideload the google play services 5.0 apk that is in androidpolice but every time it says that the install failed... Is there anything special that I need to do?
Thanks
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Kirot said:
Hi, quick question here, I'm trying to sideload the google play services 5.0 apk that is in androidpolice but every time it says that the install failed... Is there anything special that I need to do?
Thanks
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stick it into /system/app/, save it, then reboot. it'll install itself on reboot.
Do I need to rename it to something in particular?
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Kirot said:
Do I need to rename it to something in particular?
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nope. you can rename it BiteMe.apk and it'll still work
simms22 said:
nope. you can rename it BiteMe.apk and it'll still work
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Made me laugh, thanks
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Kirot said:
Hi, quick question here, I'm trying to sideload the google play services 5.0 apk that is in androidpolice but every time it says that the install failed... Is there anything special that I need to do?
Thanks
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Google Developers said:
adb install options
-l: Install the package with forward lock.
-r: Reinstall an exisiting app, keeping its data.
-t: Allow test APKs to be installed.
-i <INSTALLER_PACKAGE_NAME>: Specify the installer package name.
-s: Install package on the shared mass storage (such as sdcard).
-f: Install package on the internal system memory.
-d: Allow version code downgrade.
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Since you're installing over an older version you need to issue the '-r' arguement.
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Since you're installing over an older version you need to issue the '-r' arguement.
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that's only if installing via adb. i doubt highly that the op used or knows how to use adb.
Hahaha I do know, but was not even close to a computer to push over adb
Anyway, got it working, thanks
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Hahaha I do know, but was not even close to a computer to push over adb
Anyway, got it working, thanks
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glad you got it. I guess I was wrong about you knowing adb :silly:

Rooted Stock Rom - Netflix errors

I just purchased netflix. Si far i have used it for the 1st time on Cellular data as well as my home wifi.
Error 0013 "can not reach netflix service"
The weird part of this whole saga is that on Chromecast.
I absolutely do not get an error.
I called netflix and they claim its on issue on the phone itself.
Anybody else having this experience?
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Why do Netflix? when there's Kodi, showbox, cinemabox.
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torqtube said:
I just purchased netflix. Si far i have used it for the 1st time on Cellular data as well as my home wifi.
Error 0013 "can not reach netflix service"
The weird part of this whole saga is that on Chromecast.
I absolutely do not get an error.
I called netflix and they claim its on issue on the phone itself.
Anybody else having this experience?
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Try this...
Go to: /system/vendor/lib
Find the file "liboemcrypto.so" and delete it.
Reboot
Give Netflix a try
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weavr said:
Try this...
Go to: /system/vendor/lib
Find the file "liboemcrypto.so" and delete it.
Reboot
Give Netflix a try
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It won't let me delete that file. Even if i move it, that file is still there.
I'm using es file Explorer not sure if thats an issue.
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torqtube said:
It won't let me delete that file. Even if i move it, that file is still there.
I'm using es file Explorer not sure if thats an issue.
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Are you able to rename it?
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weavr said:
Are you able to rename it?
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Booom fixed! Renamed the file..
What does that file do?
Thank you!
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torqtube said:
Booom fixed! Renamed the file..
Thank you!
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Good to hear! Enjoy your Netflix binges.
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Good to hear! Enjoy your Netflix binges.
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What does that file do?
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torqtube said:
What does that file do?
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Somebody may know more than me but I believe it is blocking the DRM check that Netflix performs.
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weavr said:
Somebody may know more than me but I believe it is blocking the DRM check that Netflix performs.
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The only issue that i have noticed. The Bluetooth cuts out in the vehicle.
Therefore i have to go out of the Bluetooth and done..
Atleast i know what has to be done..
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I have a Note 5 international version and I went to that directory but it doesn't have that file at all. I'm getting the same problem... any ideas?
jedimaster18 said:
I have a Note 5 international version and I went to that directory but it doesn't have that file at all. I'm getting the same problem... any ideas?
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I just reflashed to a stock rom deoxed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3345216
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I have the same problem Im on a rooted Galaxy S3 with 5.1.1 Lollipop and I can't find the file.
weavr said:
Try this...
Go to: /system/vendor/lib
Find the file "liboemcrypto.so" and delete it.
Reboot
Give Netflix a try
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Im Having The Same Problem & Can't Find This "liboemcrypto.so" File
Try looking in the system/lib that's where mine was located. It wasn't in the system/vendor/lib
HI.
How do I find the system/vendor file????
the file is located in system/lib/liboemcrypto.so.
rename or delete the file and you're good to go
naeblis101 said:
Try looking in the system/lib that's where mine was located. It wasn't in the system/vendor/lib
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you are a genius, thanks
I have the same issue but I can't find this file on my phone.
remonvild said:
I have the same issue but I can't find this file on my phone.
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What phone? Rom? Android version?
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