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title: "What are the different storage methods in android"  
description: "What are the different storage methods in android"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-06-11  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
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# What are the different storage methods in android

Android offers several different options for data persistence.\
**Shared Preferences** – Store private primitive data in key-value pairs. This sometimes gets limited as it offers only key value pairs. You cannot save your own java types.**Internal Storage** – Store private data on the device memory**External Storage** – Store public data on the shared external storage**SQLite Databases** – Store structured data in a private database. You can define many number of tables and can store data like other RDBMS.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Android offers several different options for data persistence.\
**Shared Preferences** – Store private primitive data in key-value pairs. This sometimes gets limited as it offers only key value pairs. You cannot save your own java types.**Internal Storage** – Store private data on the device memory**External Storage** – Store public data on the shared external storage**SQLite Databases** – Store structured data in a private database. You can define many number of tables and can store data like other RDBMS.


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