SQLite with Android NDK

Question

Is it somehow possible to use SQLite with C++ on an Android phone? I haven\'t found any documentation around how this could be possible.

Answer 1

Disclaimer: i have only used this method for standalone executables, not libraries that implement JNI functions. It may work for a .so or not. Also, i'm working with a custom Android device not a phone.

You can use the built in SQLite via NDK but it's more of a hack than something supported. You need to nick sqlite3.h and libsqlite.so from an android source distribution and compile using them. Put sqlite3.h in your application source directory and you need to put the .so somewhere under the out/yourapp directory or build/platform/android-x/arch-arm/usr/lib for the linking step to finish. I have it in both places but i'm not sure which one is really needed.

You will end up linking to the libsqlite.so you provided but the binary will run fine using the system libsqlite.so on a target device.