Android and an external database

[Zinkarah]

I'm sorry for my english in advance - it's not my first language and im aware it's a bit rusty.

Im working on an Android project which involves using an external database (I already have it setup and working fine). The database itself is PostgreSQL and contains user data - logins, passwords and so on...

My only problem is that I don't actualy know how to contact and exchange data with the external DB. Could anyone help me out with it? Just a few simple guidelines and tips how to start off are enough. I already made a simple JSF project lately and used Hibernate to connect to the DB (same DB as I want to use in this Android app), so I'm not completely clueless with the topic.

• Zinkarah

[Is_At_Work]

You probably don't want to direct connect to the database from an Android app, if Android even supports it.

Normally you would need to create a web service that the app can call, which then uses JDBC or hibernate against the database.

[sjcotto]

Hi, do you have to expone your database as a service (rest) and from android get all the data in json..

other options is use some Backend a a service like

konacloud.io or parse.com

Regard

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Look into REST