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title: "What is a Sticky Intent?"  
description: "What is a Sticky Intent?"  
author: "AVADHESH PATEL"  
published: 2013-06-04  
updated: 2020-09-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1752/what-is-a-sticky-intent  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is a Sticky Intent?

A Sticky Intent is a broadcast from **sendStickyBroadcast()** method such that the intent floats around even after the broadcast, allowing others to collect data from it.

## Answers

### Answer by AVADHESH PATEL

A Sticky Intent is a broadcast from **sendStickyBroadcast()** method such that the intent floats around even after the broadcast, allowing others to collect data from it.


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