On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 8:11 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > I am kinda new to this all and have a question or two about the proper > way to do some things when designing an app. my first question is, is > it okay to use the built in SQLite database for an app?
That's why it is there. > i ask this > because it seems as if the database is supposed to be used for the > operating system data like contacts and whatnot, not really for apps. I have no idea why you might think this. In the documentation, you will find material on using databases: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html#db > my second question is when connecting to a web database should the > communication be done through a web page or is it okay to connect > directly to the remote database from android? IMHO, your Android app should use a Web service. > connecting to the > database directly seems like it could raise some security threats. Agreed. > my > last question is how many items is acceptable to put in the resources > for an app? for example i am trying to develop an app that could use > around 10000 images, i would assume putting that many files in the > resources would bog it down a lot, what would be the best solution to > this? Use fewer images. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
