Android biedt verschillende lokale opslagopties voor verschillende behoeften — Room/SQLite (gestructureerde data), DataStore/SharedPreferences (key-value instellingen), bestanden, en meer. Het kiezen van de juiste optie op basis van de aard van de data is belangrijk.
Opslagopties
ROOM (over SQLite) → relational DATABASE for STRUCTURED data, queries, relationships:
→ the recommended way to store significant structured/relational data locally
DATASTORE → modern KEY-VALUE (and typed) storage for preferences/settings:
→ replaces SharedPreferences; coroutine/Flow-based, safer
SHARED PREFERENCES → older key-value storage (simple settings) — being superseded by
DataStore
FILES → internal/external storage for files (app data, media, documents)
KEYSTORE / EncryptedSharedPreferences → SECURE storage for sensitive data (keys, tokens)
