update database of an app from another app in android

Question

I need to update and insert rows in Sqlite from another app. I am working on an android app and I have to update database of another app,how can I do that,is it possible to access and edit another app's database from my app.

Answer 1

You should look at Content Providers. From the android official docs

Content providers manage access to a structured set of data. They encapsulate the data, and provide mechanisms for defining data security. Content providers are the standard interface that connects data in one process with code running in another process.

Android Docs explain how you can use it.

Answer 2

I understand what you are trying to achieve. correct me if i am wrong. You are developing android application in which you are trying to update your application database by fetching data from some different database. right? if yes, you have to get details of the database server /database connection details from the database owner if possible. in case if the owner of the database is not providing or not ready to give you credentials/database connection details then confirm whether they have any services/webAPI/web services through which they expose database data. If they have webapi/webservices available then you can easily consume in your andriod application and do what ever operation you want to perform.

Hope this helps..