Is it OK to launch coroutines from Globalscope on Android in certain situations (singletons)?

Question

When launching coroutines from Activities, Fragments or Android Architecture Components ViewModels, it makes total sense to use a coroutine scope that is bound to the lifecycle

Answer 1

Given that you're already trying to attach it to application's lifecycle, I'd suggest either passing the scope to your singleton or implementing a coroutinescope by it. Unfortunately, running coroutines on GlobalScope still might end in leaks. See this great article by Roman Elizarov for more info: https://medium.com/@elizarov/the-reason-to-avoid-globalscope-835337445abc