avoid android to clear my static fields
<p>it seem that android SDK autmattically clear static fileds as it needs memory , how can I <strong>avoid</strong> specefic static filed to be cleared by android device ...</p>

<pre><code>public static ArrayList&lt;PackageInfo&gt; applications = new ArrayList&lt;PackageInfo&gt;();
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<p>thanks.</p>
