Unexpected Null Pointer handling When Accessing SharedPreferences in Android 14 with Kotlin
I'm building a feature where I'm wondering if anyone has experience with I'm trying to debug I'm working with a `NullPointerException` when trying to access SharedPreferences in my Android app targeting API level 34 (Android 14)... It seems to happen intermittently, especially after restoring the app from the background. I've set up my SharedPreferences like this: ```kotlin val sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences("my_prefs", Context.MODE_PRIVATE) val myValue = sharedPreferences.getString("my_key", null) ``` However, I'm getting this behavior on the line where I'm trying to read `myValue`: ``` java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String java.lang.String.valueOf()' on a null object reference ``` To troubleshoot, I've tried checking if `sharedPreferences` is null before accessing it, but it seems to be initialized correctly every time. I'm also using `onCreate()` in my Activity to set up the SharedPreferences. I read the data after ensuring that the app is in the foreground, but the behavior continues. I've looked into potential issues with the Activity lifecycle and how SharedPreferences might be handled during configuration changes or background processes, but I need to identify the root cause. Any insights on what might be going wrong or how to safely handle SharedPreferences access to avoid this exception? Thanks! The project is a CLI tool built with Kotlin. Hoping someone can shed some light on this. For reference, this is a production microservice. I'd really appreciate any guidance on this.