What are com.sec.android.provider.* apps exactly?

android database sqlite provider
user1891121 picture user1891121 · Feb 20, 2013 · Viewed 20.3k times · Source

I know it's not a code question. However, i try to work on some databases that stored in directories like /data/data/com.sec.android.provider.*.

What does it mean by "sec" in the provider signature? Does it depend on the manufacture provider?

One example: the content provider for call_logs reads the database in /data/data/com.sec.android.provider.logsprovider on a Samsung. What read the same content provider on an HTC?

Im a bit confused...

Answer

CommonsWare picture CommonsWare · Feb 20, 2013

However, i try to work on some databases that stored in directories like /data/data/com.sec.android.provider.*.

Those are not part of the Android SDK.

What does it mean by "sec" in the provider signature?

Samsung Electronics Corporation is my guess.

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