In this post I will explain “refCount” method with an example. In my previous posts under RxJava, I explained about ConnectableObservable’s “autoConnect” method. This method is similar to “autoConnect” method. By calling refCount is nothing but calling autoConnect and passing 1 as an argument. Observable<Long> observable = Observable.interval(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS); observable = observable.publish().refCount(); is similar to…… Continue reading ConnectableObservable’s refCount method