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Asked: 2026-05-20T10:45:57+00:00

I want to better understand how to structure an Android app where an activity

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I want to better understand how to structure an Android app where an activity fires off an API call (for example).

I’d currently implement it by putting the API call into an AsyncTask subclass, passing it a reference to the activity so it can update the UI in onPostExecute. But my gut-feel is that this is creating overly-coupled code.

I’m wondering whether instead I should put an API call like that into a service, and use a BroadcastReceiver to update the activity.

What say you, AsyncTask, or BroadcastReceiver?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I usually follow the Local Service pattern. I have a strong suspicion that this is how the official Twitter app works and that this is the pattern most of the Google apps use. This also solves the issue of your app going away (getting killed or going into the background) before the task finishes, or if the phone switches configuration during a background task.

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