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How to store a small amount of data using Shared Preferences
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Shared Preferences.java
Add the following lines to onCreate method..
SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = this.getSharedPreferences("package name", Context.MODE_PRIVATE); //let the mode private to prevent
//..any other App to access into it
sharedPreferences.edit().putString("variable_name", "variable_value").apply(); //@ putString() it could be any other variable type.
String variable_name = sharedPreferences.getString("variable_name",""); //"" refers to a default value for variable_name in case there wasn't
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