Demystifying internal vs external storage in modern Android

<p>Android devs have the option of internal vs external storage when saving files. Whilst there&rsquo;s a historical reason for this, the difference nowadays is a bit confusing.</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s go on a journey to understand why these options exist, which option you should go for, and what the better alternatives are.</p> <h1>Android used to be simple, but crazy insecure</h1> <p>In the old days, the internal and external choices had distinct purposes:</p> <ul> <li>Internal storage meant the device&rsquo;s internal memory. Files stored here were locked to your app, meaning that other apps couldn&rsquo;t access them regardless of their permissions.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://tdcolvin.medium.com/demystifying-internal-vs-external-storage-in-modern-android-c9c31cb8eeec"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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