How do apps store information?

Where do apps store their data?

When you install an app (either from the Google Play Store or through a downloaded apk file), Android places that into the device's app folder. What is this? That's /data/app/your_package_name for most apps. Some encrypted apps use /data/app-private/your_package_name.

How do apps store info?

The Mobile Computing Model Mobile apps use databases for much the same reasons desktop and web applications do. Databases allow you to store data in a secure place so you can access it later. However, apps cannot directly use external databases to store this data.

Why do apps store data?

store and access data? For an app to do anything useful, it needs data. For example, if your app allows your customers and prospects to view product, pricing and inventory information, it needs access to that information, where ever it is stored.