Sony Xperia Z C6606 White Paper page 22

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In reality, "sdcard" is a so-called symbolic link to "/data/media", but from inside an Android application, "/
sdcard" can still be used (for instance, use "sdcard/DCIM/100Android" to find all camera images).
Continuing to use /sdcard to access the content area ensures compatibility across different products and
Android releases in this regard.
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