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Helper method to copy your SQLite database to SD Card, in order to access it in non-rooted phones.
public class DBUtil {
public static void copyDatabaseToSDCard(String dbName) {
try {
File sd = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
File data = Environment.getDataDirectory();
if (sd.canWrite()) {
String currentDBPath = "//data//"+ BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID+"//databases//"+ dbName+".db";
String backupDBPath = dbName+"-backup.db";
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) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
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