Android app to connect to backend database / website

Question

I want to setup an Android app that will connect to a backend database (web/database server that I maintain). What are some good resources for doing so?

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Answer 1

Watch Virgil Dobjanschi's Google I/O talk: Android REST client applications.

He goes over a good pattern to use when dealing with a web service of any kind. His example uses REST, but you could just as easily apply this to SOAP or anything else you need.