Enabling write permissions to external storage in android 5.1

[desmondo]

Important Root is required and this may work on other boxes on android 5.1

I find it easier to edit the files using an FTP server app on android and filezilla on my laptop to communicate. Others may find it easier using the file manager apps.

1. Navigate to /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml (Do remember to backup “platform.xml” in safe place)
2. Open Platform.xml by right clicking on the file in filezilla and selecting option open/edit.
3. Find android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE lines
4. change lines to show the following.

<permission name=”android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE” >
<group gid=”sdcard_r” />
<group gid=”sdcard_rw” />
<group gid=”media_rw” />
</permission>

<permission name=”android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE” >
<group gid=”sdcard_rw” />
<group gid=”media_rw” />
</permission>

[Jethro]

This is a double post, but just covering all the bases.

You can also use SDFix.apk it will write the same script in the platform.xml file.

If you want to side load it you can download it from http://apkdownloader.com

In the Search box add: nextapp.sdfix&hl=en