How to change content of variable inside a Broadcast Receiver?

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In my BroadcastReceiver I'm trying to detect a missed call.

So I'm checking if the phone goes from EXTRA_STATE_RINGING to EXTRA_STATE_IDLE. I'm giving each state a fixed value and checking if a particular value is obtained.

However, the values of the variable are not reflected as I expect them to. I've tried using SharedPreferences, but I don't think they can be used inside a BroadcastReceiver. I've tried calling in a different class' object but it's giving me errors.

How can I achieve this? Please help.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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You should use some king of persistent storage to keep your state variable value between receiving broadcasts. You can use mysql, files or better SharedPreferences. You can easily use SharedPreferences from BroadcastReceiver.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Apr 02 '13 at 14:51

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Thank you! I didn't think of using context variable! – Saturnian Apr 02 '13 at 15:34

How to change content of variable inside a Broadcast Receiver?

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