You could use the global application state.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Application.htmlapplication state.
Update:
Customize and then add this to your AndroidManifest.xml :
<application android:label="@string/app_name" android:debuggable="true" android:name=".CustomApplication"
And then have a class in your project like this :
package com.example;
import android.app.Application;
public class CustomApplication extends Application {
public int someVariable = -1;
}
And because "It can be accessed via getApplication() from any Activity or Service", you use it like this:
CustomApplication application = (CustomApplication)getApplication();
application.someVariable = 123;
Hope that helps.