Question

I’m developing software based on an open source package that uses external storage to archive data. I wanted to get a Nexus S to help me develop this software, but just noticed that it doesn’t have an SD card slot!

I’ve seen that some other Android phones without SD slots just have a /mnt/sdcard directory as though there were external storage, but others apparently don’t offer this feature.

So does the Nexus S emulate external storage? Or will this phone break my code…?

Thanks very much!

Answer 1

You should not get any problems:

Note: don’t be confused by the word “external” here. This directory
can better be thought as media/shared storage. It is a filesystem that
can hold a relatively large amount of data and that is shared across
all applications (does not enforce permissions). Traditionally this is
an SD card, but it may also be implemented as built-in storage in a
device that is distinct from the protected internal storage and can be
mounted as a filesystem on a computer.

From the Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() documentation.