Windows Phone 7 SD card lockdown explained
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 10:13:51
Since the launch of Windows Phone 7 the nuances and niggles of this new mobile operating system have been thoroughly examined and now Microsoft has come out to explain why its implementation of SD memory card usage has been so restrictive.
At the moment, Windows Phone 7 handsets like the HTC HD7 have no microSD memory card slots although, in the US, there are some handsets which do support microSD technology. However, any SD memory card is rendered unreadable by PCs and other devices, once it has been used in a Windows Phone 7 handset and only a select number of SD card manufacturers produce compatible cards for this particular platform.
This is quite a problem when you consider that the whole point of including a microSD memory card slot is to allow the user to outgrow the standard onboard memory and buy their own card, so that they can keep their data and even swap it between phones and synchronise it with their computers.
Microsoft released a statement explaining that it had to carry out lengthy tests in order to work out which brands and types of SD memory card would best complement the Windows Phone 7 platform. This has involved partnerships with firms including SanDisk, but for the time being these compatible devices are still in the planning stages, with official availability still a little way in the future.
Expandable memory is a feature of even the most basic mobile phones and it could be a thorn in the side of many early Windows Phone 7 adopters. However, if Microsoft is able to get its act together and reduce the restrictions, or at least produce officially compatible products, then this could be a minor blip rather than an ongoing, ingrained upset.
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