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Where does Content Provider store data?

Why Content Provider is not considered as Data storage option in android Data Storage Options in Android

and where do content providers store their data ?

Solution

  • They are considered different to the other because they provide a way to globally share data between applications. The other data storage options are private to that application.

    As for where they store their data: From the docs:

    "How a content provider actually stores its data under the covers is up to its designer."