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ak0692
ak0692

Reputation: 233

Does both ContentProvider and ContentResolver application need to be in memory to communicate?

Does both ContentProvider and ContentResolver application need to be in memory to communicate?

Two applications are different and using permission to read and write.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 42

Answers (1)

CommonsWare
CommonsWare

Reputation: 1006614

Yes. However, if an app makes a request using a ContentResolver, and the provider's app is not running, Android will start up a process for that app to create the provider, to be able to respond to the request. So, by the time the communication completes, both processes will be running.

Upvotes: 1

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