Data Storage options for Android

Data Storage options for Android

https://www.journaldev.com/9383/android-internal-storage-example-tutorial

Android Storage Options:
1. Internal Storage
2. External Storage
3. Shared Preferences
4. SQL DB
5. On Network (On Cloud)

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INTERNAL STORAGE
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PATH : Data/Data/{Package name}/Files/{file name}
API's : openFileOutput({file name}, MODE_PRIVATE);
openFileInput({file name});

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SHARED PREFERENCES
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SUITED FOR : Key-value pairs
PATH : Data/Data/{Package name}/shared_prefs/{pref name} [API : Environment.getDataDirectory()]
API's : Environment.getDataDirectory().
SharedPreferences  = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("{Pref Name}", MODE_PRIVATE);

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External STORAGE
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PATH : Android/data/data/{application_package}/{Folder name}/{File name} [API : getExternalFilesDir({Folder name})]
API's : Native Java

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SQL Lite
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PATH : data/data/databases/
API's : SQLiteOpenHelper, DBManager