From: me@privacy.invalid   
      
   On 18 Dec 2025 20:46:49 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
      
   >   
   >   I don't know the first thing about exFAT, but it isn't owned (anymore)   
   > by Microsoft, so Google doesn't have to pay them.   
   >   
   >   Wikipedia [1] says, "exFAT was proprietary until 28 August 2019, when   
   > Microsoft published its specification.".   
   >   
   >   If exFAT was proprietary/licensed/paid/, it couldn't be   
   > supported on Linux and FreeBSD.   
   >   
   >   So while there is indeed no longer support on Android >13 [1], the   
   > reason given "Google doesn't want to pay them for support" is false.   
   >   
   > [1]    
      
   This site:   
      
      
   states: Android natively recognizes FAT32 and exFAT systems on USB OTG   
   devices.   
      
   That's great, but it doesn't work on my Pixel 6 (not anymore) or my   
   Pixel 10. As soon as I get the chance I'll try on another Android   
   smartphone.   
      
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