As far as I know, till you have space left in the storage(phone/
sdcard), you should be able to extend the DB. I don't exactly know how
SQLite works for large dbs.

I have never run out of space with my apps. But It's an interesting
question though. I would like to know more about it.

Kumar Bibek
http://tech-droid.blogspot.com

On Jan 13, 3:43 am, Arhimed <vitaliy.khude...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1) Our Android app will store data in a built-in SQLite DB.
>
> I see the DB can throw android.database.sqlite.SQLiteFullException,
> but there's no exact info in API what is the limit.
>
> Could anyone tell what are the size limits for a DB in order not to
> get into the SQLiteFullException?
>
> I assume DB will store data in device's internal storage (versus
> SDCard). Am I right?
> Given SQLite DB is just a file, probably the DB size is limited with
> free internal storage space. Again - Am I right? If yes, then what is
> the internal storage size on Android? How to detect it? Does it vary
> on a device model basis or OS version basis?
>
> 2) We'll also need to save app settings. I think SharedPreferences
> will fit nicely. However the question is - are SharedPreferences saved
> to the internal storage too? If yes, then is it the same storage where
> the DB stores its file?
>
> Thanks in advance!
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