Can Someone Clarify Android Context References?

My misunderstanding continues ... Can anyone cite references for the proper use of get*Context()? I get conflicting recommendations about using getBaseContext(), getApplicationCon

Solution 1:

http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/avoiding-memory-leaks.html

Read this article. It describe why we should use getApplicationContext() rather than Activity's this

This is summary of the article:

In summary, to avoid context-related memory leaks, remember the following:

• Do not keep long-lived references to a context-activity (a reference to an activity should have the same life cycle as the activity itself)
• Try using the context-application instead of a context-activity