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Internal working of Livedata — How does Livedata work internally?

SUMIT KUMAR
6 min readOct 7, 2024

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In world of Android development livedata is most famous geek, creating apps that are responsive, lifecycle-aware, and easy to manage is an assest. As user interfaces become more dynamic and data-driven, handling data updates efficiently while respecting lifecycle states can be a complex task.

Welcome to a deep dive into LiveData! In this article, I’ll guide you through the inner workings of LiveData, from its core architecture to how it intelligently manages UI updates in sync with lifecycle changes, we will create our own custom livedata also. So, grab your coffee, get comfortable, and let’s explore the fascinating world of LiveData!

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Starting with the basics, we’ll dive into the core architecture of LiveData, discussing the significance of key classes like ObserverWrapper and how it interacts with the Android lifecycle. You'll learn how LiveData dispatches data updates only to active observers and how it ensures memory safety by automatically removing inactive ones.

We’ll also build a custom LiveData step-by-step, mimicking its core functionalities, so that by the end of this…

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SUMIT KUMAR
SUMIT KUMAR

Written by SUMIT KUMAR

SDE(Android) || Ex-Ingenium || Modern Mobile Developer📱

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