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SharedPreferences allows you to save and retrieve persistent key-value pairs of primitive data types in Android applications. It can be used either inside a single app or shared between multiple apps.

SharedPreferences allows you to save and retrieve persistent key-value pairs of primitive data types in Android applications. It can be used either inside a single app or shared between multiple apps.

You can learn more about SharedPreferences under the Data Storage section in the Android documentation.

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How to use SharedPreferences in Android to store, fetch and edit values

I want to store a time value and need to retrieve and edit it. How can I use SharedPreferences to do this?
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How to delete shared preferences data from App in Android

How do I delete SharedPreferences data for my application? I'm creating an application that uses a lot of web services to sync data. For testing purposes, I need to wipe out some SharedPreferences values when I restart the app.
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What's the difference between commit() and apply() in SharedPreferences

I am using SharedPreferences in my android app. I am using both commit() and apply() method from shared preference. When I use AVD 2.3 it shows no error, but when I run the code in AVD 2.1, apply() method shows error. So what's the difference…
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How do I get the SharedPreferences from a PreferenceActivity in Android?

I am using a PreferenceActivity to show some settings for my application. I am inflating the settings via a xml file so that my onCreate (and complete class methods) looks like this: public class FooActivity extends PreferenceActivity { …
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Save ArrayList to SharedPreferences

I have an ArrayList with custom objects. Each custom object contains a variety of strings and numbers. I need the array to stick around even if the user leaves the activity and then wants to come back at a later time, however I don't need the array…
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Shared preferences for creating one time activity

I have three activities A, B and C where A and B are forms and after filling and saving the form data in database (SQLite). I am using intent from A to B and then B to C. What I want is that every time I open my app I want C as my home screen and…
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How do you save/store objects in SharedPreferences on Android?

I need to get user objects in many places, which contain many fields. After login, I want to save/store these user objects. How can we implement this kind of scenario? I can't store it like this: SharedPreferences.Editor prefsEditor =…
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Difference between getDefaultSharedPreferences and getSharedPreferences

What is the difference between getDefaultSharedPreferences and getSharedPreferences in Android? Can anyone please explain?
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PreferenceManager getDefaultSharedPreferences deprecated in Android Q

PreferenceManager getDefaultSharedPreferences is deprecated in Android 10. How do I replace it?
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Pros and Cons of SQLite and Shared Preferences

What is the good mechanism to store information among SQLite database and Shared Preferences? Why use shared preferences? Why use sqlite? I tried to find the difference between them, and which is the better mechanism for data storing, but I am…
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Where are shared preferences stored?

Where in an Eclipse project might one encounter a shared preferences file?
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How can I view the shared preferences file using Android Studio?

I'm using shared preferences to store certain values for my app. I would like to see the file where the info is actually stored on my phone. I found many ways to do this on Eclipse, but I'm debugging on Android Studio. My phone is rooted. I read…
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Android SharedPreference security

I wonder about shared preferences security. Is it possible to get access to sharedpreferences, even if they were created in MODE_PRIV (0) ? Is it possible to list all sharedpreferences available and then fetch all settings from other apps? Is…
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Should accessing SharedPreferences be done off the UI Thread?

With the release of Gingerbread, I have been experimenting with some of the new API's, one of them being StrictMode. I noticed that one of the warnings is for getSharedPreferences(). This is the warning: StrictMode policy violation; ~duration=1949…
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iOS Equivalent For Android Shared Preferences

I am porting an Android app to iOS, one thing I used was the Shared Preferences in Android to save each time a level was complete. That way when the user gets back into the app, they can see they are up to level 3 or whatever. Is there a similar…
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