Android SharedPreferences and Jetpack Preferences Datastore

Ryan W
4 min readMar 21, 2024
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This article dives into the traditional SharedPreferences and the more recent Jetpack Preferences Datastore. It provides insights into their setup, usage, and key differences, culminating in a demonstration app that showcases both.

💡 Indeed, this article is my cheat sheet because I normally only have to implement once per app project, and I always forget the

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Ryan W

Android | Jetpack Compose | Kotlin Multiplatform 📱Releasing Android Apps since 2010 - dealing with the ecosystem not just coding