Timeline for What file system does the format option in settings > storage use?
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Apr 30, 2019 at 23:00 | comment | added | Chris Jenks | My Galaxy S5 running Android 6.0.1 just formatted a 128 GB MicroSD card with exFAT. | |
| Dec 7, 2015 at 14:59 | vote | accept | clst | ||
| Dec 1, 2015 at 20:04 | vote | accept | clst | ||
| Dec 7, 2015 at 14:59 | |||||
| Dec 1, 2015 at 19:25 | comment | added | DukeSilversJazz | Yep, I just formatted my Verizon LG G3's external sd to troubleshoot an issue, and that's the case (it runs Android 5.1). You may be able to format it outside of the device to NTFS or exFAT, but whether or not your device will read it correctly depends on the device manufacturer. | |
| Dec 1, 2015 at 18:40 | comment | added | clst | Thanks. Even the newer version like Lollipop and Marshmallow? | |
| Dec 1, 2015 at 16:16 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Dec 1, 2015 at 15:57 | history | answered | DukeSilversJazz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |