Do I need to return data from Service to Activity via Intent?

Question

Android

There is a Service that rakes out simple data, such as String, at a given interval. Do I need to return this data to the main activity with an Intent, or can I simply get variables through the Service object?

Answer 1

In the documentation, the developers described options for interacting with the service
developer.android.com/guide/components/bound-servi...
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Answer 2

And if you store data in DB via ContentProvider, then in the service it will be enough to write data to the database, and fasten the CursorLoader in the activity / fragment