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
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I have a question regarding creating an android application for travel guide. I am creating it offline. I am familiar with the problem that we access the database on the real device. I want an external database file in which the data is already filled. I just want to include this database in my apk and just want to access that database in my phone offline. I am using SLQite database. I had imported db file from assets folder. It works on emulator but not on a real device due to no access to system files.
I think this blog post does what you want to do. I am using this approach in my applications for a while and I am satisfied with it.
It is fast and relatively easy.
http://www.reigndesign.com/blog/using-your-own-sqlite-database-in-android-applications/
I have included the db in assets folder and the db file is copied in the path sdcard/Android/data/packagename/test.db on a real device..now I am accessing the db, it works fine on emulator but when I used it on a real device it get crashed.the db is still not working on real device.
I have been using an SQLite database in the application I am developing for the android platform. I would like to explore the data from my PC and see the tables and entities. I don't think I have the proper security to access it when I try from the DDMS file explorer on eclipse. I can't open the data folder and when I copy it on my desktop it is empty. Does anyone know how to dump my mobile android SQLite database onto my PC?
You could use cellObject sqlite browser to browse directly from DDMS below is a link to the eclipse plugin: http://www.cellobject.net/Tools/CellObjectSQLiteXMLBrowser.aspx
Without rooting your phone you can get a copy of the DB by running the app on the emulator and then use the DDMS to pull it.from there. It will be the same as if you pulled it off your phone.
You can get DB file your application. Even if your device not rooted.
You must add debug action: copy from \databases\database.db to sdcard. Get database path by getDatabasePath.
From sdcard you can get file by adb pull or File Explorer.
Also you can process back operation: copy from sdcard to app. Of couse you app at device don't
be started.
Иut I have not had any problems, even when the application is running, but there is no access to the base.
I could not find the sqlite db file of the application that I am developing runs on a tablet (not on emulator). Please anyone share with me that where does android keep db file of an application. And how do I export it to the computer? And finally is there any tool that can parse an sqlite expression even if it has no db or table? I mean it will only check the phrase and will say the phrase is available to run or not.
Unfortunately, application's database files are not available on non-rooted devices. You can either use a rooted Android device, or Android standard emulator, or Genymotion (see https://www.genymotion.com) in order to be able to access database files of your app.
It keeps it in a private embedded linux folder that's based on your application name, but that only the userid of your application can access.
There is no way for you to copy that file directly unless you root your tablet. In the emulator, that file is directly accessible, but the emulator is a special case.
That being said, there is a programmatic way to pull out the data from that database and reconstruct it on the SDcard to pull it back on your PC (that solution is not perfect, but at least it's better than nothing).
Nope, You can't access the DB of the device (eithr phone or Tablet) via ADB or any other third party Eclipse plug-in.
This was restricted because of security, but you can access it if you root your Tablet or Phone, which is again most people don't prefer to do.
or you can choose to make the db in sdcard (which recomended when the db is too huge).
I have created an android application for my Android device which stores records into sqlite databases and even the retrieval of the data from the database works correctly on my application. Now i want to access the database file located in the location as follows:
/data/data/org.project.compdroid.dash1/databases/data
where data is my database file.
This data file i want to export to my pc to keep a backup of all the records.
for this I first tried accessing it from the emulator by the command
adb pull /data/data/org.project.compdroid.dash1/databases/data [local address path]
this worked correctly for the emulator. but when i try to copy the same file from my Android phone it says permission denied. I think since I am not the root user for my phone I am not allowed to access it and I am allowed to achieve it in my emulator since I am already rooted there.
Now is there a way by which i will be able to copy the data file from my android phone without rooting it? or is rooting the only solution for my problem?
Please do suggest any other technique(if there are any) for copying the database files from an android phone to my computer.
Thanks in advance...
You can include code in your app that will copy the file from internal storage onto the sd card, since your App has full access to its own storage. See How to backup database to SD and Backing up your Android..
You could also spit out the Db as a text file which can then be imported into any DB.
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.