Question

I’ve already vainly searched extensively to find a method to access db without rooting my android phone. I don’t want to use AVD as it’s very slow. But in order to see what I’m doing I need to access my app .db file from PC or phone in someway.

/data/data//databases/.db doesn’t work for real devices.

So, please suggest me some method by which I can see my database.

Answer 1

Just add code in your application on specific event it will copy the DB into SD card, it will be copy of ur DB/data not actual DB. From SD card you can always access the DB.
this is the work around but it works for me.

Here is the code

    try {
        File sd = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
        File data = Environment.getDataDirectory();
        if (sd.canWrite()) {
            String currentDBPath = "data/"+sPackageName+"/databases/"+sDBName;
            String backupDBPath = "/.appname-external-data-cache/"+sDBName; //"{database name}";
            File dir = new File(sd,backupDBPath.replace(sDBName,""));
            if(dir.mkdir()) {

            }
            File currentDB = new File(data, currentDBPath);
            File backupDB = new File(sd, backupDBPath);
            if (currentDB.exists()) {
                FileChannel src = new FileInputStream(currentDB).getChannel();
                FileChannel dst = new FileOutputStream(backupDB).getChannel();
                dst.transferFrom(src, 0, src.size());
                src.close();
                dst.close();
            }
        } 

   } catch (Exception e) {

    }