title: Should you use AccountManager for storing Usernames and Passwords for an Android app?
body: <p>I would like to know if one should implement <code>AccountManager</code> to save user credentials such as username, email, passwords etc. I can't find a good reason to use it myself.</p>
  
  <p>I don't want other applications to have access to the <code>Accounts</code> and I don't really want them showing in the "Accounts and Sync" settings (although maybe that's not a big deal).</p>
  
  <p>So my question is: should I use it? Pros/cons? Can I hide the <code>Accounts</code> from other apps and stop them from appearing in "Accounts and Sync"?</p>