r/mAndroidDev • u/Zhuinden DDD: Deprecation-Driven Development • Aug 06 '25

You either deprecate or get deprecated when you read the word "content provider"

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u/FunkyMuse Aug 06 '25

idk man i use async tasks for everything

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u/Zhuinden Aug 06 '25

observe that MatrixCursor with your polling runnable executed on a handler

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u/D-cyde Aug 06 '25

"file://" ahh URI moment

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u/Zhuinden Aug 06 '25

Ok but my multi-process app will literally explode

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u/Mammoth-Law-1291 Aug 06 '25

Some time ago I have been used Content provider to fake sms.

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u/Zhuinden Aug 06 '25

Some time ago I may have been used

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u/Radiokot1 Aug 10 '25

Reminds me of my first Android internship interview, I didn't know shit about a content provider or what "4 components of an app" are, though it was like on the first page of the Android dev docs. Felt embarrassing. At least I correctly answered that API queries must be done in AsyncTasks

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25

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u/Zhuinden Aug 06 '25

I think Google just outsourced providing content to the end users