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Brad McConn
2,785 PointsShould user data be stored in an android app?
I apologize if this question is subjective, but I'm not sure the best way to implement storing data about the user in a native app. For example, assume the app is consuming an API that uses OAuth 2.0. When the user logs in, the app receives a token to make future API calls. So if on the main page of the app you want to display the user's name, you can make a call to the API using the access token to get the user's info. But then if you navigate away from the main page and again want to display the user's name, should you make another call to the API? Or would it be better to store the user's info in an object and pass the object to the activity being created?
Maybe either is an option, or possibly there's a better way to do it, but I'm wondering what the best practice would be in this situation. Thanks for the feedback.