[android-developers] Why oh why did Google let manufacturers take over the getExternalStorageDirectory() API?

Just what the title says,

The getExternalStorageDirectory API is supposed to GET EXTERNAL STORAGE. But manufacturers have all turned it into "point to the internal storage on the device". There should have been a "getInternalStorageDirectory()" API to go along with this.

I don't mind, I've "solved" this problem a long time ago, but just letting users type in the "real" path to the external card into my app. But many apps don't do this yet. So you get lots of apps that put everything on the internal storage when you have a 64GB card which is getting nothing put on it (I'm looking at you, Amazon MP3 and Amazon Kindle).

Who let this slide man!

-niko

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