This is a new problem with Lollipop only. My app writes to external memory by building a file path name from:
Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() But when I plug the USB into a desktop computer, the new file does not show up in Explorer. If I reboot the Lollipop Android tablet and try it again, the file now shows up in Explorer on the desktop computer. Furthermore, if the file already existed, then the version of the file that Explorer sees is the new updated version, just as it should be. Brand new files do not show up until a reboot of Android. Also, this was not a problem with KitKat. New files written by my app showed up immediately on the USB-connected computer. Is there some way, in my app, to force new files to appear immediately to the outside world? I am writing to the root of the external memory. This is a side-loaded app, not a Market app, if that makes any difference. It has been working perfectly for 3 years, until this problem with Lollipop. -Robert Scott Hopkins, MN -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
