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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...

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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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    i was under the impression at first it meant SECurity.. but your explanation makes much more sense .. it helped me today when trying to salvage a sdcard crash on my phone (trying to retrace what is installed and removing corrupted/incomplete apps) – marc-andre benoit May 17 '13 at 19:48