Will the ViewModel state still be relevant after the application process ends?

The state of the ViewModel is not preserved after the application process ends. The ViewModel is designed to store and manage UI data within the lifecycle of an Activity or Fragment, but it only exists as long as the application process is alive.

If the process is killed by the system (for example, due to low memory), the ViewModel will be recreated upon restarting the application, and all data within it will be lost.

To preserve data between application launches, other mechanisms should be used, such as:

• Saving in SharedPreferences
• Databases (Room)
• Saving state via SavedStateHandle within the ViewModel

Thus, the ViewModel is only relevant within the current process and the lifecycle of UI components.