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Microsoft exFAT patents expired in 2019, I think. It's included in the Linux kernel since 5.7 or some version around then. Android devices support exFAT dependi
by jychang 5y ago
Microsoft exFAT patents expired in 2019, I think. It's included in the Linux kernel since 5.7 or some version around then. Android devices support exFAT depending on which Linux kernel version they have.
- Asmod4n 5y agoThe patents didn’t expire in 2019, Microsoft just allowed Linux to use them without fear of getting sued.
- nolok 5y agoAnd Microsoft ACTIVELY went against Android manufacturers to get licensing fees a decade or so back, so those that didn't want to pay are much more likely to have a hard ban on exfat in place that will take time to overcome even after Microsoft opens it
- salamandersauce 5y agoMaybe that will change in the future but most Android devices are not using a 5.x kernel yet. All my Samsung devices support exFAT and use Android 11 with a 4.14 kernel. My old BB Priv also supported exFAT with Marshmellow which definitely did not have kernel version 5!