What is room DB?

What is room DB Android?

Room Database is a part of the Android Architecture components which provides an abstraction layer over SQLite which allows for more robust database access while still providing the full power of SQLite. Room is a persistence library, part of the Android Jetpack.

How does room DB work?

It has a single database(UserDatabase) which contains only one table/entity(User).1createOpenHelper() is invoked when you build instance of your database using Room. ... 2createInvalidationTracker() creates an invalidation tracker which keeps a list of tables modified by queries and notifies its callbacks about these tables.How does Room work internally? - MindOrks

Is room DB secure?

Room store it's sqlite file in app's internal data directory so no other app can access (including the user as long as the phone is not rooted). It should be fine for normal use cases. If you need extra layer of security you can use SqliteCipher to encrypt your database. You can use sqlcipher with room directly.

How do I view room DB?

Database Inspector Officially Support in Android Studio You have to choose your connected device, then need to choose package name that you want to inspect for database. In the left side, show the available tables and need to double click to see table details, and it will be show in the right side.