# Introduction to Jetpack DataStore and Migration from SharedPreferences

DevFeed: [Introduction to Jetpack DataStore and Migration from SharedPreferences](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hello-datastore-bye-sharedpreferences-android-part-1-preference-datastore-25725.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.shreyaspatil.dev/hello-datastore-bye-sharedpreferences-android-f46c610b81d5/>)

Author: Shreyas Patil

Published: 2020-09-03T15:40:25Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Shreyas Patil's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shreyas-patil-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Jetpack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [kotlin-coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin-coroutines.md>), [Coroutines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coroutines.md>), [Android Studio](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-studio.md>), [Dark Mode](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dark-mode.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>)

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## AI overview

This introductory Android tutorial presents Jetpack DataStore as a replacement for SharedPreferences, covering its asynchronous, consistent storage model, migration support, Preference DataStore and Proto DataStore, and a dark-mode preference example.

## Source excerpt

Introduction to Jetpack DataStore Part 1: Learn how to migrate from SharedPreferences to Preference DataStore for better data storage in Android.