**UPDATE:**
If i move to another fragment and return to this one the TextView gets updated...

I am unable to get the MutableLiveData in the UI to update to a new value either by using setValue() or postValue(). I can get this to work by changing the MutableLiveData to ObservableData but the point is to use LiveData not ObservableData.

I have similar things working in other views without an issue. Unsure whats happening here... The only thing I can think of is that I am jumping back and forth between a camera activity (via intent) and this fragment. On the activity result I am setting data from the fragment to the ViewModel.

I dont believe that I need to set any observer for the value in the fragment since i have 2 way databinding between the XML and ViewModel.

my\_fragment.XML

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<layout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

    <data>
        <variable
            name="myViewModel"
            type="com.example.myapplication.MyViewModel" />
    </data>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical">

            <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="@={myViewModel.photosCount}"
            tools:text="1" />

           <Button
               android:id="@+id/btnTakePhoto"
               android:layout_width="wrap_content"
               android:layout_height="wrap_content"
               android:text="Take Picture"
               android:onClick="@{myViewModel::navClicked}"/>

    </LinearLayout>

</layout>

```

MyViewModel.java

```
private MutableLiveData<String> photosCount = new MutableLiveData<>();
private MutableLiveData<Boolean> takePhoto = new MutableLiveData<>();

public MyViewModel() {
    photosCount.setValue("0"); // This correctly sets the value to "0" in UI
    takePhoto.setValue(true);
}

public MutableLiveData<String> getPhotosCount() {
    return photosCount;
}

public MutableLiveData<Boolean> getTakePhoto() {
    return takePhoto;
}

public void storeImage() {
    ....
    Log.d(TAG, "Updating UI count to: " + String.valueOf(count)); // this shows the correct value that should be updated in the UI
    photosCount.setValue(String.valueOf(count));
    Log.d(TAG, "Updated value: " + photosCount.getValue()); // this shows the correct updated value
    ...
}

public void navClicked(@NonNull View view) {
    if (view.getId() == R.id.btnTakePhoto) {
        takePhoto.setValue(true);
    }
}

```

Now, since LiveData does not guarantee updating the UI at the time of changing the value I thought this might be a binding dispatch issue. That hasent resolved the issue either...

MyFragment.java

```
private MyViewModel myViewModel;
MyFragmentBinding binding;

@Nullable
@Override
public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreateView(inflater, container, savedInstanceState);

    myViewModel = new ViewModelProvider(this).get(MyViewModel.class);

    binding = DataBindingUtil.inflate(inflater, R.layout.my_fragment, container, false);
    binding.setMyViewModel(myViewModel);

    return binding.getRoot();
}

@Override
public void onViewCreated(@NonNull View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    viewModel.getTakePhoto().observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), takePhoto -> {
        if (takePhoto) {
            Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);

            if (intent.resolveActivity(getActivity().getPackageManager()) != null) {
                File photo = viewModel.createImageFile();
                if (photo != null) {
                    Uri photoURI = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getActivity(),"com.example.fileprovider", photo);
                    intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, photoURI);
                    this.startActivityForResult(intent, Constants.RequestCodes.MY_REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
                }
            }
        }
    });
}

@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
        if (requestCode == Constants.RequestCodes.MY_REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE) {
            viewModel.storeImage();
        }
    }
}

```

Again, If you switch photosCount from MutableLiveData to ObservableData the problem is fixed however this is not LiveData.