Saving Data on Android

Where to go from here?
• The tutorial here 
https://www.raywenderlich.com/2705552-introduction-to-
android-activities-with-kotlin
 on the utilization of SharedPreferences.
• To view the documentation on SharedPreferences, visit the developer guide here: 
https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared-preferences
.
• To read more about SharedPreferences, see the documentation found here: 
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/SharedPreferences
.
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Chapter 3: SQLite 
Database
By Jennifer Bailey
Using 
files
 and 
shared preferences
 are two excellent ways for an app to store small 
bits of data. However, sometimes an app needs to store larger amounts of data in a 
more structured manner, which usually requires a database. The default database 
management system (DBMS) that Android uses is called 
SQLite
. SQLite is a library 
that provides a DBMS, based on SQL. Some distinctive features of SQLite include:
• It uses dynamic types for tables. This means you can store a value in any column, 
regardless of the data type.
• It allows a single database connection to access multiple database files 
simultaneously.
• It is capable of creating in-memory databases, which are very fast to work with.
Android provides the APIs necessary to create and interact with SQLite databases in 
the 
android.database.sqlite
 package.
Although these APIs are powerful and familiar to many developers, they are low-
level and do require some time and effort to use. Currently, it is recommended to use 
the