erences</a></code> APIs to store and
retrieve simple values.</p>

<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The <code><a href="../../../reference/android/content/SharedPreferences.html">SharedPreferences</a></code> APIs are
only for reading and writing key-value pairs and you should not confuse them with the
<code><a href="../../../reference/android/preference/Preference.html">Preference</a></code> APIs, which help you build a user interface
for your app settings (although they use <code><a href="../../../refe