I have a app that has a database... So through DDMS i exported its database as .db so i want to know how do I open it to see its tables/values ? Is there a specific program that opens it ?
You can use any SQLite software, for example, SQLite Database Browser or SQLiteSpy. If you use FireFox, you can use SQLite Manager.
Also, if you have SSH-access to your rooted android device, you can use sqlite3 program from console and perform any SQL queries you want. By such way you do not need to copy database from device, and can debug what you need in real time.
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I created a app and added some tables, columns and some info in it and i want to check it, how do i do it?
Switch to DDMS perpective(Window > Open Perpective > DDMS).
Find out your database's db file in file explorer. Select it.
Export it by clicking on the button in the top right corner of the UI.(ie; Pull the file from from the device)
Use SQLiteman to view the data.
Hope it helps.
If you are running your app on the phone, you cant access your internal storage unless it is rooted. If that is your case simply run the app on a virtual device, then go to DDMS perspective, from there data/data/yourapplication/database/urdb.db then pull the db on the your computer and explore it with the tools stated above.
you can query the database from your android code to do this.
check the link http://codinglookseasy.blogspot.in/2012/08/sqlite-database.html where you can find creating table , inserting data into tables and retrieving it . Or use SQLite Database Browser http://sqlitebrowser.sourceforge.net/ to check the values without using the code
use Sqlite Database Browser tool to see the your Sqlite database.
Go to the DDMS and export your application database and open this database in Sqlite Database Browser
This post on how to access sqlite database on Android, will help you out. There is one mozilla plugin which can also help you to see the database.
I believe that Motodev Studio allows for database browsing.
http://developer.motorola.com/tools/motodevstudio/?utm_campaign=mhp01092012&utm_source=mhp&utm_medium=mws
Or you could just export the database to your desktop, for example, and then browse it with the Firefox SQLite plugin.
My proble is I created a device in sqlite database browser and its work fine in emulator.
but when a try my application to my device it cause force close.
and when I remove the database and create a new one using eclipse it works fine even in my device. But inserting a lot of data in database 1 by 1 realy freakin me out so anyone know a sqlite database browser that also work for device??!
check out this tutorial for using database file in application.
Remember one thing that it only copy you DB file in application that's it.
On real device you don't have permissions to sqlite database. That's why you won't be able to browse database like you can on a emulator.
See this for a work around.
Tool to see android database, tables and data
If you want to create a pre-loaded DB outside of your app and use it in your app later, you will have to put it in your assets directory and then copy it to your apps storage space the first time your app is started.
This is due to the fact that as a security measure, on real (unrooted) devices nothing but your own app is allowed access to that apps databases directory (and certain other ones as well).
There is a good tutorial for creating/copying your own DB outside of the app and copying it to the apps databases directory here.
I've created an application that uses an Android SQL database. Is there any way to find this database on the Mobile Phone that the Application is installed to?
Essentially I want to then use an SQL Database Viewer to look at all the rows?
root/data/data/package/databases/database
it should be in a file like that, in the emulator you can go straight to this using the file explorer in ddms, otherwise a rooted phone and ES file explorer
if you're using the emulator you can use the adb tool in the sdk-platform folder of the android install.
something like the following:
./adb shell
#sqlite3 /data/data/com.example.package/databases/database.db
you should then be able to do your queries.
If its on a phone, then try extract the database like above and use the sqlite3 tool to query that database.
A similar question has been answered here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4556642/450534
The same answer provided there is:
If for whatever reason, you need to access the database on the phone, you must have root access (superuser in other words) on the phone. Then you will need a file explorer that uses root permission to give you access to the system files.
If all the above exists, then you will find the application database in:
/data/data/com.yourpackage.name/databases.
I would like examine androids internal database files using a sqlite browser. From my understanding contacts, etc. is stored in an sql lite db on Android. Now I want to read these tables using sqlite browser. For that I need to specify the db file, but where is it located?
The question is where is the location for the emulator?
Where is it located on a real device?
Can I access it on a real device which is not rooted?
All databases are saved in:
/data/data/the.app.package.name/databases/the_name_of_db
And no, you cannot access that file in a non-rooted phone. Fortunately the emulator is rooted.
Open your application with emulator and go in DDMS. Then in FileExplorer go into data/data/application.package.name/databases/name_of_your_database. Then pull it from device
I am designing an app in android, for my app i created one database for data storage now i want to browse my app database from device so that i can monitor my tables and it's data. I am able to browse the database from AVD(using SQLite Database Browser) but it's not working for the device, so pls guide me.
Thanks,
Balaram.
Balaram , currently there is no way to browse database on the device (the way you want it) (without getting the root permission) similar to browsing on a SQLite Database Browser
While to browse the database on the device you need to follow programmatic steps given here at 'Using your own SQLite database in Android applications'.
Hope it is helpful.
You need to root the phone and get SuperUser permission to access app databases. The database will (after getting root) then be available in the "/data/data/com.your.application/databases" folder. Also, after getting root on your phone, you will a file browser capable of using the SU permission to display system files. For e.g. Root Explorer.
What works in the AVD works exactly the same on the device. Ideally, there is no need to grab your DB from the device. But if you must, be careful with the other system files.