Persitant/static login credentials in android app?

Question

Android devices list different login credentials in the settings under "accounts". How do I get my app to save the user login credentials there or utilize that function in my app?

Answer 1

To do this, you would use AccountManager along with your implementations of AbstractAccountAuthenticator and AccountAuthenticatorActivity .

Disclaimer: I do not recommend attempting this if you are a beginning Android programmer.

This is the best article on the internet for using AccountManager with custom accounts and authentication: Write your own Android Authenticator

Answer 2

The Android documentation has some good training articles about how to do this. I'd recommend you check them out.

Basically, you need to implement a custom AbstractAccountAuthenticator that provides your authentication logic, specify the authenticator service in your manifest, and then you will be able to provide accounts and authentication through the system UI.