Implementing DataStore

When building mobile applications, it is critical to ensure that you persist your data in order to allow for smooth loading, reduce network issues, or even handle data entirely offline. In this recipe, we will look at how to store data in our Android applications using the Modern Android Development Jetpack library called DataStore.

DataStore is a data storage solution for Android applications that enables you to store key-value pairs or any typed objects with protocol buffers. Moreover, DataStore uses Kotlin coroutines and flows to store data consistently, transactionally, and asynchronously.

If you have built Android applications before, you might have used SharedPreferences. The new Preferences DataStore aims to replace this old method. It is also fair to say that Preferences DataStore harnesses the power of SharedPreferences since they are pretty similar. In addition, Google’s documentation recommends that if you’re currently using SharedPreferences...