Can we store files in SQLite?

Can I store file in SQLite?

Yes, go ahead. It is easier to store every file in the database, than just using the database to keep track of where each file is. If the files are small, performance should be fine.

How much data we can store in SQLite?

SQLite database files have a maximum size of about 140 TB. On a phone, the size of the storage (a few GB) will limit your database file size, while the memory size will limit how much data you can retrieve from a query. Furthermore, Android cursors have a limit of 1 MB for the results.

Can we store images in SQLite?

Inorder to store images to android SQLite database, you need to convert the image uri to bitmap then to binary characters that is, bytes[] sequence. Then set the table column data type as BLOB data type. After retrieving the images from DB, convert the byte[] data type to bitmap in order to set it to imageview.

Is SQLite faster than file?

General Findings. SQLite is competitive with, and usually faster than, blobs stored in separate files on disk, for both reading and writing. SQLite is much faster than direct writes to disk on Windows when anti-virus protection is turned on.