Where is the data of an app stored?

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 /data/app/your_package_name. This section of your device storage is also known as Shared Storage, as all of your apps put their data here.

How is data stored in an app?

Android applications Like the iOS platform, Android devices utilize SQLite for application storage. This works well for apps' preference files, which usually present in an XML or DAT format. These are two file types that host data in a text or binary format for the application that created it.

Where is the data of Android apps stored?

For normal apps, there are stored in internal memory in /data/app. Some of the encrypted apps, the files are stored in /data/app-private. For apps stored in the external memory, files are stored in /mnt/sdcard/Android/data.

How do I access app data on Android?

GUI — In Android Studio, launch Android Device Monitor from the menu: Tools/Android/Android Device Monitor. Navigate to the File Explorer tab, then data/data/<your app package name>/. Find the file you are looking for, and you can push and pull a file from there.