Difference between getDefaultSharedPreferences and getSharedPreferences

Question

What is the difference between getDefaultSharedPreferences and getSharedPreferences in Android? Can anyone please explain?

Answer 1

Both getSharedPreferences() and getDefaultSharedPreferences() are used to access application-level preferences .getDefaultSharedPreferences() is used to get the shared preferences that work in accordance with Android’s overall preference framework. getDefaultSharedPreferences() is better to use as it gives the SharedPreferences object that works with a PreferenceActivity by default.