From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-18 22:16, s|b wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Try a plain FAT device, just to make sure it works.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
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