# OrmLite for Android - Kevin Galligan

DevFeed: [OrmLite for Android - Kevin Galligan](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ormlite-for-android-kevin-galligan-38043.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/2011-01-ormlite-for-android>)

Published: 2011-01-25T16:52:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Object-relational mapping](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/orm.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [built-by-touchlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/built-by-touchlab.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [orm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orm.md>), [press](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/press.md>), [schema](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/schema.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses the lack of a practical ORM solution for Android and the constraints imposed by phone performance, Android's SQLite access, and unsupported JDBC usage. It critiques existing options and explains the motivation for the ORMLite effort.

## Source excerpt

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